I looked though the dark and saw a light!

getting some work done on the yamabobber
hardtail, springer seat, new tank, back fender and fender supports also
chopping the kickstand and moving to side after pipes are on good.
then forward control tonight
see gallery

 

sorry had a problem with my stupid brain and deleted pics
take 2

 

How did you shorten the side stand? I need to shorten mine a tad. It appears to be cast iron. I don't want to try and heat and bend it because I like it to stay tucked away when it's in the "up" position. (don't have a torch that hot anyway). I'm afraid to cut and try to weld because I'm not sure cast can be welded. Can it?

I was going to "slot" the mounting hole and allow it to slide up, effectively shortening it. When I looked at it closely, I decided to re-think that because of the way it fastens (forget the details now...something threads into something....I plan on re-visiting soon to come up with a way to do that).

 

i'm moving it tonight before my forward controls but i'm cutting it all the way off and relocating it on the side of the frame.i don't want to cut it or bend either. i will post pics in the morning though

 

hat looks sweet! It will be a great improvement from stock too.
You do not have to shortent he side stand. I put mine in the bench vice and used a 3 foot breaker bar to bend mine just enough ( about 1") so the bikes leans over more. (they are not cast iron, they're made of tempered steel) I wanted mine to lean way over like a Harley to keep it from being blown over from the wind (which has happened with some of my bikes)

 

thanks alot PainterD got some work done lastnight also chopped the speedo ans tach in half, then with bondo and paint she looks good . relocating key from front and center to right side near the front frame. i'll post more pics today...... soon i hope

 

Yamabobber,
Good, can't wait to see it!!!

We got another 6" of snow yesterday, so it looks like mine will be sitting until Tuesday. It's supposed to be inthe 60s this week, so I'm sure to get some saddle time in for sure. It's about dam time too!! PD

 

cutting and welding also works... i had to cut about 3 inches out of mine

 

Oh yeah! she is looking mean now! i just cut the kickstand and the spring then drilled a new hole in the spring plate(spring was getting alittle too short)
cut the speedo in half and with alittle bondo here she is. still have to get forward controls on they are fabed but not on as of yet. have a hard time not riding in 78 deg. wheather

 

paint test on tank. she'll be that color blue though.
how doya like the stock/mod front fender, thats cut with a side grinder....
yes a side grinder

 

Looking good man!

 

YES YES YES that is bloody sweet

 

thanks alot guys i'm glad some folks get into the bobber look instead of the fresh off the line cookie bikes. don't get me wrong some classic looks are weellll ok? to each their own. we come here for help, ideas, and to show out our imagination, i think anyway. i would love to see other bobber pics around
or maybe threads of catagories ie bobber, cafe', classic ect. ect.

 

Make it your own! It looks like a mean bobber, no doubt about it. That tank sets it apart and with the blue, it will be like a cherry on top of the cake!! PD

 

got some more done lastnight. suicide shift w/ clutch and forward control on brake. the rod was bowing so we made it look good and functional. hd tail lights and retro stop. scraped the seat, beating a new pan today and wraping
with old 650 xj seat cover. body work, paint and cleaning this week and off to myrtle beach in two weeks!
BTW, looking good leadboots

 

Are you gonna double the signals as running lights and signals and use the STOP for just the brake ?

 

no signals. nc law doesn't require it, two running/brakes and one stop brake