No Fourth of July ride this year, but according to my photo history I was in the workshop with the soon-to-be-unveiled HB-04.
This metal object began life as a D-ring for 3/4″ webbing, made somewhat circular with the help of deathgrip pliers. Flatten it on top, and it would look like a Miyata 1000. Sort of.
Looking up 
Hope for the future 
Ends in tears
Awww, that didn’t work as well as you hoped. Time to get some welding equipment better epoxy.