650 maxim chop

Here is a chop we are building... We are building a full frame with axle plates rather than using the swing arm and tubing it. It will be a 4 up 2 out hardtail with a leafer front end and 10" mini apes.

 

Holy Crap! Talk about re-engineering! Way to go guys thanks for sharing this process with us- can't wait to see the rest..

 

Wow, this is pretty cool. But is it just me or are the photos not in chronological order? They seem to make better sense when I watch thme from the bottom up. LOL

 

:grabs a beer and popcorn waiting anxiously for more pics:

 

waiting on pics from one of the students to show this weekends progress. It was a trying and slow moving weekend.
the mill broke an entire gear assembly. I had a backup set of gears to replace them as I knew it was going to happen. The thing I did not count on was not having the proper tools to pull the spindle out of the bearings to remove the gears. So that is sitting dormant at this point and we are using an inferior Chinese bearing drill press to do work on. because of the size of some of the tubes and the angles we were unable to use the notcher so it was back to the stone age and hand notch the tubes. Then to top it off one of the students was told to hold the wheel which was attached to the motor via the shaft drive. He left his post, the wheel fell pulling the shaft drive in turn pulling the engine off the cribbing. It smashed to the floor and cracked a derby cover. Its better than what it could have been. So sunday we spent building a motor jig as i should have had them do the first day. So much for trying to map the frame before making all the jigs.

 

the pics are not in timeline order. Hope you guys enjoy. THe axle plates are being milled right now for a 17mm axle hole and a new longer 17mm axle is being made for the rear. We are now putting a harman frontend on it. along with a dropped style tank not sure if it will be fatbob or sportster. Frame will be done in 3 weeks as this weekend we will have all the seatpost forward done but not be done with the axle and plates and next weekend I have to see a friend off to the army. So no work next weekend.

 

looking awesome, oh for the want of a well equiped workshop mine would be soooo finished by now/ Like your style so far.

 

epic build!!

can't wait to see it together!

 

Coming along awesome! I'd put a nice big custom 5+ gallon tank on that bad boy.

 

wow! I'm not sure ive ever seen a build where the old frame wasnt even ever used, very nice! I was wondering if you guys were gona get a new shaft made for the rear end.. you are, arent you?

 

this is the type of bike we are looking to build. we will be building a harman frontend and want to the bike to look something like the one in this link http://www.executivechoppers.com/images ... 1/009.html

definitely want a show and go bike.

Just got the axle plates done with the 17mm axle hole. Hope to get the new axle in short time. That is all that is left for the frame. Then its on to the frontend.

 

This is an awesome link! I will be following this very close.

 

So, what's the latest with this one? :?: :?: :?: :!: :!: :!:

 

How r you guys getting along with the build?? has it been shelved untill the newyear (like mine)

 

almost a year and no new pictures?

 

The last time he posted anything was Oct 5 2009.... :cry:

 

sorry for not coming around more...We got everything done and the bike is back in the shop for the winter for a new frame and frontend combo. I don't know if the guy wants to post pics of the new build or not so i will have to see. Projects on hand right now is a 280mm rear tire evo motor custom frame and an XS650 in a custom frame. after that i only have 2 kz 440s, a kz400, and a VTX1800

 

man i was getting into how yall were building it to find out there is no finished pics. i dought i would ever get that deep into the building of my bike but love to see others going where i wish i could.

 

guys the owner just got a stock frame and cut the neck to start a new full frame so i will do a walk through as to a full frame build with a lengthened shaft.