Oldschool XS chopper in Sweden

[Gyllenberg]

Hi all, made an intro go read it if you wish!

Finally made a tough decision and traded my halfdone -53 Pontiac chop for an XS chopper, Triumph frame, Triumph 750 engine and LOTS of stuff

Started by sorting through all stuff and riding the bike, it looked like this and was really not into my likings

First mod was an old z-bar off of an old moped that I found in a big pile of scrapmetal. It was crooked and had a nasty crack.

Shortened the grips, narrowed it and welded it nice and solid, then got started on a sissy instead of the ugly spiderweb brackets

Nature rocks, far out

Swapped that ugly modern fronttyre for a 3.00-18 Conti and played around with another tank, didnt like it

Got my new reartyre and all of a sudden the fender was too wide, cant have it that way..

Used some nice old russian exhausts to build new pipes on the bike since those on it were gay

But I wasnt entirely happy so I cut them apart and changed them a bit and wrapped them

Went to a car and bike show, got some nice critics and snapped a pic on the way home while stopping for coffe

Plans are to get rid of the ugly forwards somehow, fab a k&q seat, get the sissy done and plate it and then a new paint. Dont think it needs more or does it?

 

[retiredgentleman]

My brother and I had a used 1953 Pontiac, around about 1963/64. We were just teenagers, paid $200, and drove it to high school. Flat head 6 cylinder engine, not much power.

I guess we were "cool" but didn't know it at the time

 

[speedjunkie]

Hej, kul å se att det finns fler svenskar här på forumet.
Är du bra på böja o svetsa avgaspipor?
Ha det bra!

 

[Gyllenberg]

I guess we were "cool" but didn't know it at the time

Hehe you sure were Mine got the straight 8 though, a little cooler!

Hej, kul å se att det finns fler svenskar här på forumet.
Är du bra på böja o svetsa avgaspipor?
Ha det bra!

Detsamma Mjaa, jag kör på principen man tar vad man har. Bygger alltid av gammalt bråte då jag är för snål för att köpa nya fina böjar. Sugen på nytt avgas?

 

[speedjunkie]

Yes im in a really bad need of new exhaustpipes!

 

[Gyllenberg]

To bad youre 800kms away :/

Since my black tank started leaking I had to use the red one to be able to ride and I think it starts to grow on me, what do you think?

 

[501Spanky]

Swedes and long choppers - something in the culture I guess

I love the lines on the bike. My comment is to fix the black tank, I prefer it. I love the girder forks too.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[weaselbeak]

How do you access the oil cap with those pipes? And I liked the spider webs.

 

[ridgerunner1965]

love the bike!lots of potentiol. reminds me of my 69 bonney cept mine had a long springer.

 

[Gyllenberg]

Swedes and long choppers - something in the culture I guess

I love the lines on the bike. My comment is to fix the black tank, I prefer it. I love the girder forks too.

Welcome to the forum!

Haha yeah, Swedes has allways been into long bikes! My first one thought, I have mostly been fiddling with bobbers and stockers earlier but I just love riding this chopper..

Havent decided yet on tanks but gonna fix the black one anyways

How do you access the oil cap with those pipes? And I liked the spider webs.

I dont... Kinda sucks, need to look into that!

love the bike!lots of potentiol. reminds me of my 69 bonney cept mine had a long springer.

Thanks! Well Im gonna build something around that Triumph engine this winter, between fixing my dailydriver car, getting the XS exactly how I want it and getting a -53 Studebaker roadworthy after 40 years of sleep.. And getting my pickup MOT´d.. And finish painting my girlfriends bike. You know how it is

Found a pic and clip someone snapped of my bike at the show.. No Im not trying to be gangsta but its getting really cold in Sweden so you got to cover your face while riding!

Great time riding longforks on wet dirtroads...

Well I did slaughter the LePeralooking seat and start on a K&Q but since I work nightshift I havent got acces to a welder until after 16.00 tomorrow so Ill update then, hopefully with a finished "seatpan"

 

[nj1639]

'53 Studebaker?

 

[Gyllenberg]

The owner says its a -53 but I think it might be a -54

 

[Gyllenberg]

Started moving all my shit to the garage, need shelfs!

Unconventional way of getting the bike into the shop

Progress on the seat!! Kept it simple and made the backmounts out of roundstock

 

[richardthemotorcycle1]

Looks like your on your way to a awesome build

 

[ridgerunner1965]

im jelous of the girder, always wanted one.they are so simple and effective. the seat base is also quite awesum.i like the way yur goin on this bike.long bikes are so rare here nowadays.they always draw a crowd.

 

[Gyllenberg]

Dropped the seat of, turns out she also rides! Petty cool old lady

 

[Gyllenberg]

Chopped the neck, the frame was almost leaning forward

Before and after

 

[Gyllenberg]

Bike has just been standing still while waiting for the seat, but after work today I finally fixed the ugly forwards. Havent got the hardware to make my own forwards so I figured I would just mod the ones on it. Started by cutting out the roundstock, redrilling and reshaping the mounts

The pedals were made out of 2 parts welded together and the angle for the shifter wasnt right after I moved them down so I had to slice it up and change it a bit

Not quite happy with the shape of the mountingplates, maybe Ill take some more material out of them later but the shiftinglinkage is soooo much cleaner now

Not sure how to do with the brake yet since its wireoperated, thinking of doing some combo between a pushrod and a chromechain or something. Got some Ideas

Wanted them further in, down, and more tucked away, Im happy with the outcome

 

[neanderthal]

youre building a sweet bike! digging the seat cant wait to see it with some skin.

 

[Gyllenberg]

Thanks man, shes started on the foam but shes gonna change it up a bit after my request

Will turn out great!
Package from Lowbrow turned up, got stuck in customs before

Removed the old exhaustmounts, good welds

Also started working on my first real bike again, the russian chopper. Gonna turn it into an iceracingbike I think