At the time of my wreck, I had an original Imperial primary strapped to my sissy bar. These are super rare and people want stupid money for them. I wanted one to modify, so while I paid too much for it, it wasn't near as much as I've seen them go for. Well, the primary got slammed in to the pavement at crash time and it was severely warped. The soft sand casting allowed it to bend in a really odd shape instead of just cracking. Cracks, are easy to fix, full on warps are a whole other deal.
I hung it on the wall and figured at some point down the road I would jump in an attempt to fix it.
Up till today I had no real idea what I was going to do for a air cleaner cover, then I saw that derby cover and, well, what I did would give most "period correct" cats a heart attack. I chopped it.
Took the center rib out, milled to two halves so they would butt up nicely to weld. Then added a solid piece down the center. A couple hours of sanding and hand files and a slap on the buff wheel. Next is to make the mount. I'm feeling a new part for Cro Customs Parts line, "The Imperial"
