The sissy way out...

So it has been a while... Not tons to report. We are kind of at that stage where big substantial "visual" things aren't happening on the bike. I did hack off the rear fender and we machined some spacers to get it mounted. Then we took our twisted hex stock and after much deliberation about a sissy bar, came up with the low-pro wrap around design. Going to look sweet all brassed out and antiqued. The boys wanted the big 60's sissy bar but it just didn't look right to me on this bike. We got the headlight/taillight design figured out, and ordered the front brake master cylinder and grips. Merlin is working on our suicide foot clutch conversion and I am trying to design a seat pan. 

Got a call from S&S. The new knucklehead should be here next week!

Twisted Steel

So we moved on to designing the rear end. After reshaping the rear fender on the English wheel we moved on to rear fender struts. Came up with an idea to twist up some solid stock and try to make something gnarly. Merlin had seen some hexagon stock so we tracked some down and started trying different ideas. We welded one end of the rod to the table and tacked a handle on to the other end. We heated up about an inch and a half at a time and twisted it in opposite directions. Came out pretty rad. Going to use it for struts and maybe a sissy bar....?

Gas Tank Magic

So Merlin is definitely more of a magician than a wizard. We got the new tank in from V-Twin and decided to give a super clean look. We hacked it apart with the plasma cutter (my new favorite toy on Earth) and got rid of the stock mounting tabs. We decided to cut out the entire bottom of the tank and the tunnel and fabricate an all new set up to give it a clean finished look. Merlin worked his magic, and rubber mounted the tank to the frame so it looks like it is floating on the back bone. Pretty sweet set up. That boy has some tricks up his sleeves. The new gas cap and mounting plate came in as well, so we slapped them on and our gas bucket is now done....

Coming together...

So things are really starting to come together. The new oil tank came in and we went to work on that. We blasted it in half and narrowed it by about an inch and a half, and Merlin took out the battery box in the rear of it and welded it up solid. After a little contemplation and fabrication we got it mounted up and it looks great. Got the new 200 rear tire slapped on. Found a rear fender that will work from a trailer supply company, and I got to try my hand at an English Wheel. I am going to re-shape it a bit. That is some hard stuff! Looks so easy on the Discovery Channel... :)

We got a new King Sporty tank in and started hacking that up too. I will post more to come on the new tank design. We had to pull it off the lift to check for clearance of the risers missing the gas tank, so we rolled it out back to take a pic or two. Gets me excited to see it this far along.

Oh and I may have ordered a whole new motor for the bike... How about a true S&S Knucklehead instead of an Exotica... Check it out here.



Nice ass Merlin...


I know, kind of cheesy...
This thing about took my fingers off!