Well the sun has been belting down in the UK,so put a holiday in for today and it was off for a ride on the old Yamaha,320 miles blasting around our motorways.....sooooo hot

More a case of frame off engine

big lump of iron came out today to finish the welding on the frame

thats what i like to see,a team of welders bizzy as bees on my bike

thats better to weld underneath the frame

all welded up,just a tidy up with the air linisher and it will look like it was ment to be like that from the factory.Tomorow cut all the brackets off and burn the paint off the frame

a light light bracket

Well i had to do some real work today so only had a few spare moments on the Bullet,grafted a lump of S/S i had around into a light bracket.Fit and forget this i should be doing as much as i can in stainless.

needed a few bits off FleaBay,the bloke only lives 5 mile away so an email to him and went thru tonight and got them,save on postage and not a bad price off him
throttle cable
clutch cable
decoke gasket set
gear rubber
electronic ignition
£52

And its off the jig

need something better than a lump of wood to stop it falling over

head light on

Padock stand works a treat i made

Nearly off the jig

just a little mess with the bike today,made some s/s spacers for the rear wheel to centre it,then i have to shave a bit off the hub to line the sprocket then its time to fit the tyre and get it rolling

tried the tank on to make sure it cleared the rocker covers,it is touching here but it will be mounted 1/2" further up

decided to make a paddock stand for when i am rolling it around,from what i can gather the bike will be stable on this

Back end build

front top tube welded in place

back plate in place then remove mock SA and an attack with mr makita again,cut and bend bottom rails ready for weld

there we go,pop the rear wheel in place and it looks like a bloody chopper

chain side just needs 10mm skimming off the hub to line the chain up

brake side looking good plenty of room to mess with,going to try and use a rod for the brake instead of a cable

Bill

Black is the new chrome

Front wheel in etch primer ready for lashings of 2k black

after lashings of 2k black

Black is the new chrome

Cut and thrust

Whats that for then???

I see,handy for lifting an Enfield up onto a welding jig!!!

Its MAKITA time,back end gone in the blink of an eye...

Front end in jig,not going anywere this...

Back end in jig with false swinging arm to line things up...

Now comes the hard bit,bend 2 top rails and mill the back of them to sit in rear wheel hanger...

Not to bad even if i say so myself..

Plenty to weld to,i need to cover this section with a plate to mount the tank and a rubber insulator...

Top rails ready to weld in place...

Bill

FOR SALE

ONE BOLT ON TRIKE FOR ENFIELD BULLET

SIX BOLTS AND ITS ON,KEEP ALL ORIGINAL BITS FROM YOUR BIKE.COMES WITH ELECTRICAL BOX AND EXHAUST

Bill

Here goes nowt

LET THE FUN BEGIN.............

Tanks done

Underside of the tank fully welded and a coat of etch primer

New cap and filler welded in and a layer of bodge to see were i am at

Front of the oil/lekky tank with a screw on lid

The rear of the tank welded on,not sure to leave the welds showing for that backyard look or to smooth them off???

Bill

A couple of shots of the seat.

State of play report

After a bit of a bollocking from Bill and all the work he's putting in, thought it was best to give a bit of an update. Barry knocked up the battery tray that sits nicely in behind the gear box. Bolted through the engine plates by the rear frame bolts, it is stopped pivoting by a pin through the centre stand pivot hole.

The current state of play. The seat has come out a treat, apologies for not posting this when it first came back a few weeks ago. A new, well new to me, upholsterer about 5 miles away, great job and only took about three weeks. Probably going to run the rear muddie in a similar fashion, but may well get another guard.

Oil / Lekky tank

Decided to use the ally tank for the electrics to go in,pain in the ass stainless.So i have the main body now i need a lid.Chunk of ally in the mill and away we go

Machined a step all the way around to sit in the body,i will recess this for the ignition switch.

And there you go a perfect fit,not sure what to do on the other end,weld a plate in or anther cap,shall have to see what the access is like

Bill

Big hole in tank

out with the grinder and cut a bloody big hole in the tank

then out with the tin snips to start filling it in

there we go just need to fine tune the shape ready to weld

nice

when you look at the side of the tank it should look like the original seam

Bill