Ron's trade is fibreglassing. He's been in the business since he was 15 & seems able to create just about anything in 'glass. One outhouse was stuffed full of trike mudguards in every style you could think of. Bike mudguards, totrod bodies, T bucket bodies, some cool pointy headlight shells, (any use for the 2CV thingy Shaun? Or Lunatic's Volksrod?), race-car seats, fairings -anything you could take a mould from he can make. He even knocked up a sled for his kids when it snowed recently.
We didn't turn up intending to go shopping but couldn't resist picking up one of these while we were there. A fibreglass Harley 45 style seat base. We'd planned to use the tractor seat donated by Twisted Patience on Taz's trike, but it'd need cutting about to work really. Ron sold us one of these for a tenner. Bargain. I'd run it just as it is, but we might have it upholstered for Taz's benefit with a very thin layer of foam & a black vinyl cover.
We also picked one up for Postie Dave, for his Honda Shadow bobber project, as well as a bobber rear mudguard for 15 quid. We also nabbed a small bike radiator of unknown origins so we can use the electric fan on Taz's trike. If you need
anything in fibreglass, give Ron a PM & tell him we recommended him.
So we had a very pleasant weekend break, staying overnight in a Travel Inn near Sheffield, & came home with the car loaded up with goodies. Many thanks for the cuppas & parts Mick & Ron. You're both true gents.
