John .... bought it for pennies as a basket case when I was living in Santa-Cruz CA in 1979 .... been with me more than half my life! 🙂
It was painted silver with old-english white panels and a fine gold pinstripe between ... much more comfy than the rigid chop version (especialy with the advent of ubiquitous potholes) ... and it was nice to have a tank with the range to get me between two open petrol stations on the A1 on a Sunday evening!! 🙂
Phil .... wrote a bit on one of my earlier posts regarding the back of your bike but deleted it before sending as it's none of my business! 🙂 ... but seeing as you brought the subject up! 😆 ..... on the side pic, if you imagine a line from the rear of the tank to the end of the front muffler, it's like two bikes! ... to the right it's stripped and lean (and would be welcome in my garage all day long🙂) .... to the left it still looks like it was designed by a Harley exec with a belly the size of Jupiter! .... slim seat and some radical surgery to the rear fender will redress the visual balance I feel .... the rear fender on the current (blue) incarnation of my bike was the full glide rear before I put it on a crash slimming programme courtesy of my angle-grinder ..... a set of drags on that will have a bark!!
Look forward to seeing your solution... dont skimp on the pics! 🙂
