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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 113321" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>That photo doesn’t show what is bugging me. When the actual tank and seat are sitting where they will be mounted, the top of the oil tank looks like it is at an odd angle. Without CAD, which is completely out of my wheelhouse, I couldn’t have figured that out until things were assembled. The oil tank was made to fit the opening and the fuel tank was also made to fit the unusual choice of frame. While obsessing about the angle of the oil tank might make me sound a little light in the loafers, I wanted this thing to have a reasonable look to it from a styling point of view. (I’ve probably ranted about this before) Styling while still having some sort of nod to function..... unlike a lot of the current “cafe racers” out there that are strictly chasing a look without regard for function or safety for that matter. Hindsight being 20/20, it would have been wiser to build a frame from scratch and jump through the hoops to get the necessary paperwork. The GL is shaft drive and had some of that horrid stamped steel, so it took a bit of surgery. When adding tubing, it would have been nice to run the forward ones from the swingarm pivot to the steering head, but the timing cover was a bit of an obstacle. I don’t have any concerns about strength as the (engine stress member) frame didn’t have tubes there to start with. The backbone consists of 3 tubes with lots of gussets, so should be able to contain the Comet’s hp and withstand whatever forces are generated by the oddball disc brakes and scrawny tires.</p><p>Stock frame on the left.</p><p>Ps.. I have thought about painting or powder coating the oil tank black.</p><p>[ATTACH]30591[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30592[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30593[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 113321, member: 3426"] That photo doesn’t show what is bugging me. When the actual tank and seat are sitting where they will be mounted, the top of the oil tank looks like it is at an odd angle. Without CAD, which is completely out of my wheelhouse, I couldn’t have figured that out until things were assembled. The oil tank was made to fit the opening and the fuel tank was also made to fit the unusual choice of frame. While obsessing about the angle of the oil tank might make me sound a little light in the loafers, I wanted this thing to have a reasonable look to it from a styling point of view. (I’ve probably ranted about this before) Styling while still having some sort of nod to function..... unlike a lot of the current “cafe racers” out there that are strictly chasing a look without regard for function or safety for that matter. Hindsight being 20/20, it would have been wiser to build a frame from scratch and jump through the hoops to get the necessary paperwork. The GL is shaft drive and had some of that horrid stamped steel, so it took a bit of surgery. When adding tubing, it would have been nice to run the forward ones from the swingarm pivot to the steering head, but the timing cover was a bit of an obstacle. I don’t have any concerns about strength as the (engine stress member) frame didn’t have tubes there to start with. The backbone consists of 3 tubes with lots of gussets, so should be able to contain the Comet’s hp and withstand whatever forces are generated by the oddball disc brakes and scrawny tires. Stock frame on the left. Ps.. I have thought about painting or powder coating the oil tank black. [ATTACH alt="6D07B388-80D9-4284-9130-1BBDDB77E227.jpeg"]30591[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="0ED7047A-47FE-4CB6-B07F-D75BAE3EDECE.jpeg"]30592[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="83E6A892-726D-4CB0-BA67-A701B09B3D43.jpeg"]30593[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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