This is a blow-by-blow account of work on a 1991 Honda Transalp V400.
Jua kali.
Bike belonged to a good friend and regular participator in the Rally Raid.
Brief: Full remake, custom decals and bespoke crash guards.
Before.
Pic taken after restoring broken fairings and matching the plastics from a 600cc version to the tank of a 400cc model.
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2. The take-down.
Bike all stripped down.
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3. Designing the crash guards.
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4. After buying pipes and getting them bent at Gikomba, then welding and a dry fit at the pig sty.
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5. Fine finishing: Filling weld joints and prepping for paint.
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6. The final product.
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7. The owner had me match the new paint to the colour of the saddle. Raw hide from a master craftsman in Laikipia. Brown skin.
Boss nice job. Designing that crash guard must have been the tough job.
Sasa swali, have you redesigned the frame of a bike before? Like the tail end or the handle bar orientation?