Coming together nicely Dave 
I’ve never seen a jig for bikes before, it looks a useful piece of kit.
Geoff.
I’ve never seen a jig for bikes before, it looks a useful piece of kit.
Geoff.
DaveCov's Pyro 1/16 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide (M-157-125)
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Nice work Dave. Keep battling on.
Thanks lads 
Unfortunately, I have discovered that I had assembled the front forks wrongly and they would not fit to the frame correctly.
To correct the problem, I had to rip the headlamp assembly apart:
I reassembled and repainted the headlamp assembly and removed the paint from the forks and brake drum as they had suffered a lot of damage during the fixing of the problem:
Forks have been repainted:
They were then glued to the headlamp assembly:
The front wheel was fitted to the forks along with the mudguards. I also glued the Front Roll Bar to the frame:
That is all for now
Dave
Unfortunately, I have discovered that I had assembled the front forks wrongly and they would not fit to the frame correctly.
To correct the problem, I had to rip the headlamp assembly apart:
I reassembled and repainted the headlamp assembly and removed the paint from the forks and brake drum as they had suffered a lot of damage during the fixing of the problem:
Forks have been repainted:
They were then glued to the headlamp assembly:
The front wheel was fitted to the forks along with the mudguards. I also glued the Front Roll Bar to the frame:
That is all for now
Dave
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For some reason your pictures are not showing Dave so I am commenting without viewing them. Thats a real shame about the front forks. From your description I am assuming that things turned out well after the corrective work. Well done on that.
Thanks Steve.
I had uploaded images that hadn't been reduced in size so that may explain why you couldn't see them. I have resized them to 1000x750 so you should see them now.
Dave
I had uploaded images that hadn't been reduced in size so that may explain why you couldn't see them. I have resized them to 1000x750 so you should see them now.
Dave
Nice fix on the forks Dave.
Yes a great fix with the forks Dave.
Glad you were able to fix the error. Looking at the photos it looks like a very neat fix.
Thanks everybody.
I have made more progress with the rear roll bars and exhaust glued in place. The exhaust is making it difficult to fit the right hand foot rest but I will get there. The tank and seat are both dry-fitted at the moment but both need some more painting before they are glued:
On the left side, I have glued the foot rest but it took a lot of aggro before it would fit correctly:
A lot of touching up needed on the paintwork, especially the chrome as I keep touching it whilst fighting to fit parts!
There are two things that I am pondering with this build. The first is dealing with the lack of cables, leads etc. To be honest I really don't to bother but the handlebars won't look right without something in place.
The second thing I am not sure about is whether to fit the hard saddlebags/panniers, one of which is dry-fitted at present:
That is all for now
Dave
I have made more progress with the rear roll bars and exhaust glued in place. The exhaust is making it difficult to fit the right hand foot rest but I will get there. The tank and seat are both dry-fitted at the moment but both need some more painting before they are glued:
On the left side, I have glued the foot rest but it took a lot of aggro before it would fit correctly:
A lot of touching up needed on the paintwork, especially the chrome as I keep touching it whilst fighting to fit parts!
There are two things that I am pondering with this build. The first is dealing with the lack of cables, leads etc. To be honest I really don't to bother but the handlebars won't look right without something in place.
The second thing I am not sure about is whether to fit the hard saddlebags/panniers, one of which is dry-fitted at present:
That is all for now
Dave
Nice work Dave, this is building up nicely
Great rescue with the forks and headlight dave , its looking great now . Personally I would put the panniers on , its that classic electraglide look and the brake levers would definitely benefit from a couple of cables . Cheers tony
Coming along nicely Dave. I would absolutely go with the panniers.
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