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- I started by removing the seat and fender to find my cut line and start hacking!
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- Starting to look better already! I cut just before the 2nd to last crossmember.
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- Now the fender sits right where I want it. It tucked in real nice!!
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- Time to start on the seat pan! You can see I have the outer edge of the pan started here.
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- Once I had the outer edge I the proceed to build a skeleton structure. Also I make a mounting tab where the seat will attach.
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- Stage one complete!
OK, an Albuquerque local got ahold of me and asked if I could do some work on his ’81 Kz440. I said “hell yeah”!! Aaron had a list of things he wanted to do. I would say this is the first step. Here I was to shorten the subframe, shorten the rear fender, add a rear hoop, and make a custom seat pan.
I stopped the frame about mid-way over the rear tire, made a hoop, and burned it in with a slight angle. Next I was on to the fender. Reusing one of the original fender mounts I cut off the subframe, I moved it further in toward the motor and burned it in. This allowed me to use the entire rear fender while making it appear shorter. Once the hoop and fender were done all that was left was the seat pan. I always make my seat pans by tacking and building right off the subframe. This allows for a clean tight fitment. Once I have the skeleton built I cut it free and skin it with 20ga steel.
So far the Kz440 is coming along nicely! Lets see what we can get into next!! Stay tuned…
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