It's been long overdue for me to update my blog. I'm ashamed to see my last post has been from May 20th, more than two months ago. A lot has happened with regards of the motorcycles I've written about on this blog.
Some time ago I've posted something about the battery box that had to be fitted to the Honda CX500. I tried to drill some holes into the stainless steel to mount some brackets. Since then I decided to weld the mounting brackets onto the battery box instead of putting them on by nuts and bolds. My welding skills are rather poor thus decided to powder coat to mask off the ugly welds. Meanwhile I did however improve on my skills to drill into stainless steel and I manage to drill plenty of holes into the bottom of the box.
The battery now has a nice place underneath the engine/gearbox right between the two exhaust manifolds. On the picture below the box is held into place by a screwdriver but has since been replaced by some bolts.
We then continued to mount the license plate and some other odds and ends to make it legal to ride on public roads. Bart decided it was time to take it for a spin. He thus proceeded to take the CX for a ride around the neighborhood. All went well and he returned safely back to the garage. Exited about our accomplishment he thought it was alright to take it for another spin. Fortunately the bike didn't brake down and held up nicely but unfortunately he did run into the law, which is a different story...
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