Bling...

Got my first piece of brass put on. The new risers look good with bars mounted up (pictures to come). And yes I know I don't have a rear wheel mounted up any more. The new 200 rear tire came in so we were in the middle of slapping that piece of meat on...

Rudolph the red tanked bobber...

So we mocked up the 3 inch open primary to see if it would fit the bike. I am still a little undecided on how it flows with the old school bike, but it definitely looks gnarly. I also scalped a tank from an old 883 sporty. It looks sick when it is in place, but it is a peanut tank for sure. I might be carrying extra fuel on my back. I have new 4 inch brass risers coming, but the 12 inch apes look/feel pretty dang good on the bike as is. More parts coming soon...

No the tank isn't going to be red in the end...

This thing just might chew my leg off...

Starting to look like a bike.

Religulous

Go see the movie.... nuff said.

The drug dealer bike build.

After about 5 years of wanting to build a motorcycle from the frame up I am finally doing it.  I have been fortunate enough to have great friends that have an unbelievable shop, Legends Vintage Motorcycles in Springville, great skill, and the patience to put up with me trying to learn how to build bikes. Last Friday we started my little project and I thought this blog would be a great way for me to keep a little journal of how the build goes.

Day 1: So I started this build by pirating a frame and motor that Rick already had at the shop. I am starting with a Paughco rigid frame with an old school springer front end. My motor is a 100 cubic inch Rev Tech Exotic Knucklehead. Pair that with a Rev Tech 6 speed tranny and this thing should haul some ass! Getting this build organized and lined out, as well as getting some design ideas out of the way took up most of the day.

Day 2: This frame was supposed to be for a project a couple of years ago with a different mechanic so I had to cut and grind off a bunch of mounting tabs and random stuff welded all over the place. After I got the frame all cleaned up I was able to mount the motor, bolt in the tranny plate, and mount the transmission. 

We yanked the pulley off of then trans and switched it to a sprocket to run a chain drive

More to come...

Blogtastic...

So here we go... 

Since I think I am the last human on Earth to not have a blog I figured I would give it a shot. Here goes nothing.