Since it’s started to gather some surface rust I decided to paint the bike frame even though I’ll need to repaint it later after welding stuff to it.

I did some kind of paint job on the subframe as well as it looks nicer when the entire frame is black.

I installed the APK controller and put the seat on to get some hint of the placement of it all.

At about this time I figured I might just as well put a windscreen on the bike as it’s going to be wide and heavy like an offroad bike anyways.. so I did some cad, removed the front part of the bike and..

Drilled matching holes in the frame and put threaded inserts into the aluminium parts for them to last.

And after installation..

Making sure the bolts doesn’t interfere with the steering stem on the inside and we’re good to go.

Started mocking about with some printed towers and realized it’d be fun to try to use a 100% 3D-printed tower and fairing.. so ..

I printed the base of the tower, added threaded inserts where needed and put the headlight and instrument cluster on there.

The next step was making a fairing.. and while it looks ok in CAD..

It felt a bit too thin in real life.. so, remaking the fairing once more..

Not perfect, but it’ll do for now. Got a low front fender that I made a mount for and I’ve made custom brackets to secure the seat on the bike… The battery box covers will be white with some black carbon fiber inlays, just for the looks of it and some rigidity.

Now all I have to do is wiring, brakes, lights, chain, controller setup and some cover plates under the seat… then I think we’re good for a test drive.. Let’s see if we’re there before next update.. 🙂