hey guys new to the for not new to fab work heres a few pictures of the build so far i started with something that sombody already tried to ddo some OCC on this thing
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angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
WOW! What is up with those antler crash bars!!! and those fork extenders! Geniuos! j/k.
Glad you rescued that. is the seat still good? you could prolly get a few bucks for that. Nice front end.
Nice shop.
Glad you rescued that. is the seat still good? you could prolly get a few bucks for that. Nice front end.
Nice shop.
yeah the old seat is mint.. i found these foot pedals off some old farm implement from the turn of the century thought theyd be cool. i cut off the boot straps and sand blasted them.. there made of some kinda cast iron or pig iron so i didnt want to try and weld to them. i got the brake assembly off dads old shovel head parts bin, i still need to rework it a little. i was at the local harley swap meet and saw this front fender off of a fat bob.. im thinking if a section a inch or two and trim the fat off the sides it could look pretty good. with the avon rear tire i have..
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bopit
XS650 Member
Looking at the original modifications it can only be assumed the owner hated himself; was this his suicide machine? Like how it's turning out now though.
bopit
XS650 Member
Just looked at the pictures again & the fork extensions are a class act, can't really see from the pics how the frame has been raked but I presume it's been done with the same attention to detail & skill as the forks. I think I may have got the idea behind the rear facing spikes/antlers wrong. At first I thought they were the work of a mad man but then I realised they're a safety device designed to keep you from flying over the front of the bike should you hit something; quite clever really when you think about it....
Bopit! You should have seen it in person. Like back yard built doesn't even come close. The guy told me he was going for a " rat-rod" look. And he told me everything was blueprinted... Hahaha I would of argued but it's pointless arguing with idiots
bopit
XS650 Member
Did you explain Blueprint means a little bit more than the colour of ink in his pen? Just a thought, you could hang the antlers on the wall either side of a headlight as a trophy for killing it. Best of luck with the build & look forward to seeing it done (Right this time).
Dead Roman
XS650 Addict
That is gonna be really sharp bro. Slick bike.
Punkskalar
Hugh's HandBuilt
Looks killer, nice fabwork. My only complaint, is those rear axle plates look like an afterthought angled up like that in comparison to the rest of the nice clean work you've done.
I LOVE Goosenecks
I LOVE Goosenecks
Thanks. And I know they angled axle plates look kinda goofy. When I first scetched up the frame I had them angled up but Im not done back there. And I know as the I adjust the chain it will stlighly change the ride. But I'm gunna finish it back there and if it still looks dumb I'll cut it off and rebuild it.Looks killer, nice fabwork. My only complaint, is those rear axle plates look like an afterthought angled up like that in comparison to the rest of the nice clean work you've done.
I LOVE Goosenecks
RFLIVES
Resident Sidecar nut
WOW you smacked the ugly right off of that thing! good work
i got the exhaust mocket up and welded, its nothing fancy like the other stuff i seen on this site but its what i think suits the frame and makes the bike look a little lower.. and i fixed up the rear frame and cut those fugly plates i welded on. i really dont know what the fuck i was thinking welding those on there.
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o yeah i beat her hard! with those fugly chrome antlers!!
mounted my coils under the seat... not really sure if i like it or if ill have any problems with it? i dont know. and im not too sure what i should do for a battery box? im thinking ill build something out of brass sheet.
