The Taiwanese counterpart of tank destroyer Vespa

Next in a series of accessories for the Transalp, was the tank guard. After some pulling, pushing and profanity, it all lined up and everything is bolted in place. One more accessory to go until this...

My tankpad and others my designs...

Managed to get her back out using tack welding washers and a pull hammer. Next up a bit of filler to smoothen her out....

I painted a car once many years ago, so I knew some of the basics, but painting materials and techniques have come a long way since then. My experience was with one-part acrylic lacquer and a high pr...

The tank was a little different. It had a few little dents, probably mostly from road debris, but since there is no access to the inside, they had to be filled....

To hold up the tank and fenders, I adapted three cheap Harbor Freight adjustable roller stands by taking the rollers off, adding plywood cradles made for each item, and putting the stands on wheels....

Here is where one of my main concerns was. I had to mask for the black paint, but only had a few small pictures to go by.   Let me digress here for a minute. When I searched the Internet...

Initial polishing. The pieces will get another thorough polishing before installation....

Now that I have the tank painted and pin striped, it still won't be truly complete until the Triumph badges are mounted. The badges are chrome plated die cast pieces screwed to either side of th...

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Tankpad for Honda...

New tankpad e sticker. ✌️????...