Sparks!

The last session saw the students do some constructive and destructive things.  First, the carburetor and adapter were test-fitted to the intake manifold.  Everything lined up as it should.  However the custom throttle cable that needs to be made is a bit longer than expected, so Mr. Sheppard is out of a length of inner wire.  Some more will need to be ordered.

It took a bit of fiddling, but the students did get it mounted.

We then test-fitted the fuel tank and seat.  Once everthing appeared to be lined up, we realized the rear seat rail/loop had to be removed.  This is common for cafe bikes, which were originally designed to fit two passengers.  The students steadied the bike while Mr. Sheppard cut off the rail. 

Next, both kids took a stab at grinding down the remains of the seat hinges.

Two down, two to go...

It now appears that we will likely need to repaint/refinish the frame.  New seat mounts will need to be welded on to accomodate the seat.  Regardless, the end result should be pretty cool!