Updating a Combat Commando

Drive side-



Meter lights done-



Tail light connected, brake light works. 1/20

Front fender installed today 1/25




Just needs decals and a bit of detailing. The seat bracket is too long, so it'll get trimmed a bit at a time till the seat sits as low as possible while still engaging the hold-down knobs fully.

Looks great. Can't wait for graphics and final tweaks.

That's sharp enough to cut.

jbruney said:

That's sharp enough to cut.

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Yes, it is. Some of the polished edges are ALMOST like knife blades.

Wow that's great looking. Great tank

the problem with chrome or all silvery metalic bikes is they are harder for other motorists to see because they reflect the colors around them so there's a camoflage effect. I think it's beautiful myself, but the owner should be extra careful in high traffic areas

Once I had a guy turn left in front of me while I was on my silver honda 750F. I was wearing a silver helmet and had a sky blue shirt on. The guy cut in front of me, then saw me after it was too late to stop, so he gunned it to get out of my way. I just made the manuver to get around his tail end without a collision. I circled back to talk to him, and his first words were, "You blended right into the backround of the blue sky and glass buildings. I didn't see you until it was too late." I looked at myself, realized he was right, thanked him for "gunning it to get out of my way" and learned the lesson... Be visible!

The Trojan War began over far less beauty most likely. I bet that should really catch the glimmer of big city lights & leave the crowd slack jawed. Normally I don't go for glitz, but with the lines and all it sure looks sexy. I want to see the trim.

o0norton0o said:

the problem with chrome or all silvery metalic bikes is they are harder for other motorists to see because they reflect the colors around them so there's a camoflage effect. I think it's beautiful myself, but the owner should be extra careful in high traffic areas

Once I had a guy turn left in front of me while I was on my silver honda 750F. I was wearing a silver helmet and had a sky blue shirt on. The guy cut in front of me, then saw me after it was too late to stop, so he gunned it to get out of my way. I just made the manuver to get around his tail end without a collision. I circled back to talk to him, and his first words were, "You blended right into the backround of the blue sky and glass buildings. I didn't see you until it was too late." I looked at myself, realized he was right, thanked him for "gunning it to get out of my way" and learned the lesson... Be visible!

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Like the 550 Spyder JD died in. Invisible on the road.

Riding on public roads is dangerous. Racing is safer, especially now that most people have mobile phones. In any case you cannot really use most motorcycles on public roads, in the way in which they are intended by their design. My car is a Mazda 6 which has a six speed close ratio gearbox. I've had it for ten years and have only ever used it properly once. I drove it from Queenstown to Strahan on the west coast of Tasmania. I went from second gear to top and back about six times in about 40 miles. It was almost as good as a motorcycle. But in most cases on Australian roads a motorcycle or a car that you can actually drive, is a total waste of space. On that particular road, with a motorcycle, you would probably spear off into the bush.

I think if you looked at accident/injury per mile, you'd find racing is more dangerous than street riding. There are hundreds of thousands of bikes out on the road every day and the only noise heard is when someone crashes. Racers are all going the same direction, wearing all the gear and riding in a relatively obstacle-free environment, but they're going like hell and always on the verge of non-control. Some street riders never crash and some racers never crash. On the street, other vehicles are dangerous, but race crashes often take out innocents also.

When I was young, all my friends had dirtbikes, but I could never afford something unless you could put a plate on it and use it for transportation. My dirtbiking buddies all did the finger-wag, woo-woo-woo about the dangers of street riding, but they all long ago quit riding and most of them still limp.

My racer buddy rides on the street in shorts and t-shirt (helmet always) but on the track, he wears full leathers, boots and gloves along with an airbag vest. He never crashes either way, but I think his normal attire says which venue he thinks is more dangerous.

Or he cant get on the track without the full lot...

gortnipper said:

Or he cant get on the track without the full lot...

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I doubt he would race without full gear, rules or no.