Hi guys! It’s a big moment for me. After months of chopping ,stripping and designing, I’m starting to put on new parts, think about painting and stuff. Is nerve racking how much money and time you need for a true custom bike.
Is an 86 Sportster.
Right now is just the skeleton of my Baby!
Wide glide , double disk front with braided lines, chopped frame for a lower seat, big drag bar. The frame is sanded and waiting for the paint. New transmission from an 87 XL (C transmission).
The last 4 weeks I have emptied me credit card on Ebay?so now every day is like Christmas. New parts are coming with the currier every day. It’s great!!! Except the part when my wife is refusing to talk or have intimate moments with me. But you can’t have them all! Just kidding, she’s very supporting (and she’s locking over the my shoulder at the screen)!
So, I’m waiting for a 4,2 stretched softail tank, forwards controls, chrome fender struts, 96 up chromed handlebar controls, Arles Ness bullet hand grips, an Hypercharger(my favourite ), and a lot of other small parts?
I will update the thread every time I’m doing something to my baby?and is looking better(hopefully)
Cheers
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Looking fwd to seeing it develope.
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Thanks Bonez. Not much interest here, but I don’t care , I’m marching in for my dream horse ! My baby is reviling some shapes:
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Bloody impressive, keep up the good work.

Cheers
O
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You,ve got my attention mate.I,m likeing it,looking forward to seeing end result.:Punk:
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Go hard mehigh! You set your goal now your makin it happen! Respect.
(good alias by the way):msn-wink:
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That is a fukin NICE looking bike you got there!!! :yes:
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Righteous...
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my street tracker project is rolling - and i'm ironing out the teething probs, so i know what a lot of work and waiting goes into what you're doing.
the bike looks sweet, keep up the updates!

ken
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Mate I quite like the look of what you are doing there. Really keen to see the end result. But whatever you do, don't put it together without powdercoating that frame!!!!!!
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Thanks guys! I hope next week I can cutom paint it:whistle:
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Your bike is starting to look very impressisve... Great work! can't wait to see your custom paint job and the bike shinin!

WELL Done
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Nice work mate, keep posting the work in progress
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Very cool MeHigh. :rockon:

I'll be watching with great interest. Thinking about doing something similar myself. [edit: one day, one day...]

What's the blue one in front of yours in one of the early photos?
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awesome stuff!!!!!
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I've made the bike as I seen it in my dreams?now I’m looking for an electrician to set my bike?electric stuff and I’m on the road !
PS Any body can give me a name or ph number to a cheep guy that can put my electric stuff together? Thanks!
PSS Thanks for the appreciation guys!
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I've made the bike as I seen it in my dreams?now I’m looking for an electrician to set my bike?electric stuff and I’m on the road !
PS Any body can give me a name or ph number to a cheep guy that can put my electric stuff together? Thanks!
PSS Thanks for the appreciation guys!
is that the final result? DAMN :first:

have fun with that
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The seat is done to!
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Not quite my taste in modified bikes (hey, everyones is different eh) but bloody good onya, it looks great and you should be proud of it.

Have you sorted your electrics yet? If you managed to do the rest, I'd bet you could do them as well, it's not that tricky... Just take your time.

Cheers
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The seat is done to!

Now, THAT, is one NICE work of art/seat::rockon:
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wow.. how long did that seat take? green rep for that
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My ride ... my pride!
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My ride ... my pride!

Looks great MeHigh, well done!!!!:rockon:
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From Jun I’m on the road with my baby… but was hard, re-vining, low volume cert , etc… I’ve put new pistons+ rings, hone the cylinders, cut a valve guide … end up with 11.5 compression! Uhaaaa!
The trany is fresh but something is rattling inside… have no idea what…
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KB being KB, I read the thread title, 'Mods on my bike', and had an entirely different mental picture to what you're talking about.

Lovely motorcycle, though!

:2thumbsup
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Well done mang, thats truely your bike.
enjoy :clap:
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sweet bike dude... no one else has asked so i guess i should..

Whats a hypercharger? sounds cool.
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From Jun I’m on the road with my baby?but was hard, re-vining, low volume cert , etc?I’ve put new pistons+ rings, hone the cylinders, cut a valve guide ?end up with 11.5 compression! Uhaaaa!
The trany is fresh but something is rattling inside?have no idea what?br />
Sweet ride, and all your own work - well done that man.

Bling awarded.

Hook up for a ride sometime.
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Lookin good, can't go wrong with black...
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nice one, good looking bike
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Beauty work mate, its always cool to see someone make thier own bike. Heres to many happy miles on it :D
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Love the seat postition, makes it look like you have a hard-tail when viewed from the front.
The whole bike looks good, great stuff:yes:
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Thanks guys!
I thinking to strip the paint on the tanks and treat it somehow against rust?If it’s metal to be metal! But I have to research the problem, not to end up with a rust bucket.
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I love the profile/rake/angle you have achieved, looks very rideable,well done.
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