New to here...Intro and pics

[livingdeadmc]

hello all... Just found this site (at work lol) and it seems to be great. I have built a number of bikes in the past. Last year I built up and Ironhead chop (my first american build) didn't really enjoy it as I thought I would and ending trading it for an XS. I love these bikes and I am building another right now. To give credit I got this bike as an near finished project, it was in a near complete ridable state....but still needed some work. Since then I have cleaned up and redid the wiring, built the bars, mounted the rear fender, made the struts and have now added a sissy bar, made the axle and spacers to get the front 23" on there, lowered the forks, built the pipes, I'm building new mids currently (I just picked up a great Logan 825 Metal lathe) and took care of a few other odds and ends....anyways I'll get some pics up when I get home

 

[grepper]

hello all... Just found this site (at work lol)

Me too, and I'm about 5 miles away from you, working on the south side of Lansing.

 

[bbillington]

that angle makes the 23" look even more monstrous than it is. I guess under panic braking you get added stopping power when the tire hits the lower triple clamp

cool looking chop. How is your riding position with the low seat and the control location?

Any pics of your previous bike?

 

[livingdeadmc]

Me too, and I'm about 5 miles away from you, working on the south side of Lansing.

oh for real....you live in the area??

 

[livingdeadmc]

that angle makes the 23" look even more monstrous than it is. I guess under panic braking you get added stopping power when the tire hits the lower triple clamp

cool looking chop. How is your riding position with the low seat and the control location?

Any pics of your previous bike?

lol...and I want to lower the forks another 1.5 inches....its actually pretty comfy, and I'm 6'3"...its a elbows to knees, tucked riding position but I dig it...I'll get some pics of my previous bikes I've built up tonight. Thanks!

 

[stuntdouble]

sweet bike! what headlight?

 

[grepper]

oh for real....you live in the area??

I actually live in Ionia right now, but work in Lansing. Yeah, pretty far commute.

 

[Hoperator]

hello all... Just found this site (at work lol) and it seems to be great. I have built a number of bikes in the past. Last year I built up and Ironhead chop (my first american build) didn't really enjoy it as I thought I would and ending trading it for an XS. I love these bikes and I am building another right now. To give credit I got this bike as an near finished project, it was in a near complete ridable state....but still needed some work. Since then I have cleaned up and redid the wiring, built the bars, mounted the rear fender, made the struts and have now added a sissy bar, made the axle and spacers to get the front 23" on there, lowered the forks, built the pipes, I'm building new mids currently (I just picked up a great Logan 825 Metal lathe) and took care of a few other odds and ends....anyways I'll get some pics up when I get home

Welcome! nice bike. I think i've seen her around tumblr.

 

[livingdeadmc]

Welcome! nice bike. I think i've seen her around tumblr.

yea I'm on tumblr all the time lol

www.jumpstreetcustoms.tumblr.com

 

[livingdeadmc]

I actually live in Ionia right now, but work in Lansing. Yeah, pretty far commute.

oh wow yea thats a drive...

 

[MNXS650]

Welcome love the 23" front I'm thinking of going that route but keeping the XS hub

 

[livingdeadmc]

Welcome love the 23" front I'm thinking of going that route but keeping the XS hub

Yea I thought of that as well and may go that route sometime....the original plan was to run a wargasser spool hub, but a buddy did this and it just looks like to much negative space to me. I kept the stock honda hub gutted the drum brake business out of it and made a "hubcap" to keep it clean looking. I love having the 23" on there! Thanks man!

 

[MNXS650]

is it an 18" rear or 16"?

 

[livingdeadmc]

is it an 18" rear or 16"?

16" rear

 

[Pov76]

diggin that front wheel

 

[MNXS650]

I just wish there were more tire options out there for the 23" front ... maybe if we all put up a big enough fuss with one tire company lol.

 

[livingdeadmc]

Yea there are a whole three to choose from lol, I was good with the Bridgestone as it matched my rear tire, but a tire with a vintage tread would be great!

 

[livingdeadmc]

Here are some pics of a few of the bikes I've built in the past... and a couple of the sissy bar I just made and the mid-controls I'm working on for my current XS.