Brainstorming
Posted: January 27th, 2008 | Author: ccollins | Filed under: Motorcycle, Projects | Tags: Ideas, List, Motorcycle | 2 Comments »Once I am excited about a project or idea, it is very difficult for me to not think about it. In fairness, it don’t try very hard not to, but I doubt I could anyway… So, when I got the ‘OK’ from the wife to work on the P40 Seca Project, I found myself consumed with thinking of all of the things I could do. As you can see, I’ve already begun to trim some the the ‘less good’ (not ‘bad’) ideas from the list:
- Sharkmouth paint job
- New (used) clubman handlebars
- Seat replace w/ cafe-style seat
Forward facing air scoops w/ ducting to engine (maybe)After doing some research on this, I would only see any improvement in performance in speeds in excess of 80mph and then only marginal improvement. Plus, I don’t go 80mph.
- Custom Speedometer/Tachometer a la Altimeter
- Custom Fuel Gauge/Voltmeter a la Artificial Horizon/Pitch/Yaw
- Custom (LED) Rear lighting and directionals
- Custom switches for off/run/off, starter
Additional on/off toggle with cover- Safety cover for key switch
- Bar-end mirrors w/ LED directionals
- 12-volt accessory receptacle
That’s all for now… I’ve got a few folks willing to help with some of the design work, and the bike will have a checkup after each change (at The Shop in Bayview). I’m not sure where to start, though…
Found a 1950’s styled scooter on New Cafe Racer Society (planned to use nixie tubes for the gauges – super retro hip), and the feature that would work great for the P-40 Seca is the SUV silhouette ‘kills’ below wherever the cockpit winds up…
Cool idea… I could do Minivans and add one for every $1k saved riding instead of driving. I’d probably use decals so I can adjust the unit of measure.