Recent acquisition

Heh, I should probably get some z's. I can't seem to tell one bike from another tonight. Can't wait to see the paint!

 

jeez and I thought my garage was cluttered. I'll take a Bridgeport mill and lathe anyday over my table saw and other woodworking junk. then again I have my fishing stuff, my woodworking junk, my beer making stuff, mmmmmmm beer!!!, my camping junk and the super seca 550 on a workbench..


Wow just saw the pics and wow you have plenty of room for more bikes.. The ones you have are coming along nicely and should be great neck snappers for the coming summer.

 

i really like what you've done so far... bears a strong resemblance to mine i'd say... i dunno if that's a compliment or an insult but it does!

today it sits like this:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199 ... Exa002.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199 ... Exa003.jpg

and of course my just recovered seat is coming un-stapled for the picture... grrr...


it began out as this: http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199 ... t001-2.jpg

 

Here is the painted fender... first time painting a fender, it's exactly what i am looking for.


Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic

 

Some progress on the build today... installed speedo, set odometer to 666 permanently :lol: painted fuel tank, chopped kick stand to support bike, gotta find a way to keep the kick stand up though...

here is the tank

let me know what you think...

 

Love the paint scheme! Setting the the odometer to 666 is a great idea lol. Are you throwing a bunch of clear coats over the paint to protect it? What kind of paints are you using?(I've gotta paint mu Suzuki lol)

 

That's right, make it your own! Nothings better than chopping a bike. There's a certain satisfaction you get when you sit back and look at the progess. It's almost as fun as riding and good therapy for when there is a foot of snow on the ground outside.
I didn't like the idea of customizing a bike with shaft drive either, but there are alot of ways to make it an exceptable candidate for chopping. I never thought I could get mine to look like I did until I took the plunge and did it. Old parts bikes are great for parts too. Mine has Kawasakii, Suzuki, and Harley parts on it.
I've got to do something with my paint now. I don't like what I did last winter anymore and it needs a face lift now!

 

Here is the bike together, after a nice smokey burn out. Sorry didn't get a pic of the burn out...
Rode it down the highway bike felt awesome, good power I am pleased... Pretty much done except waiting on my headlight tail light and seat....
let me know what you think...

 

Looks badass. Speaking of which, watch the bumps while you're waiting for your seat!

 

Looks good, keep us posted! Are you gonna do some custom pipes?

 

Here's an update. I got the wiring on the bike completed, ignition switch is moved. Headlight taillight and license light are all wired and functional.

I do plan on doing some custom pipes. Both sided 2 into 1 then both will turn out staggering onthe right hand side.

Let me know what you think

 

Looking good. Where did you get the taillight? Is it individual leds or a strip?

I'm getting ready to start down this same path with my '82 650

 

Ah, looking good! Ya gotta love those LEDs, they are sweet looking. I like what you did with the tailight. How bright/noticable is it in bright sunlight? That would be my only concern with that strip of lights. Keep us posted on your progress. PD

 

I love the brake light idea, im trying to get my hands on another xj front fender, im gonna weld it to the swing arm infront of the tire so it has a close tolerance to the tire and will actually move with the tire when the ride height is adjusted

 

I got the led strip off of ebay already wired up for a dual intensity for a brake and running light. They are surprisingly bright.

 

95% complete just need exhaust and tires

what do you think?

 

Looks wicked from here! Nothing better than having one of a kind and being able to enjoy it. Good job xderrickx!!

 

I'm diggin' that white seat. I think seat covers other than the standard black can really make a bike distinctive! Nice work!

-c

 

That's got some decidedly "Old School" looks to it ... I must say!
Retro!
Although I am one to view such projects, (deviating from Showroom) as sacrilegious ... I must tip my cap to you on creating such a unique bike.

Nice work.

 

Thanks for all of the feedback guys...

I was going for an old school kind of bobber feel to it... I kind of want to do a mono leaf spring front end on it.