Time to chop
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Thinking i'm going to just paint the frame black for this season. Just want to get it done an on the road after all the work. As far as the tank and fender, I'm thinking about going for a brandy wine type red. Next winter I figure there will be some things I'll want to change up on it. At that point I'll strip it all back down and get the frame powder coated something other than black.
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I went with TC Bros. Its a 2" stretch and has pretty much perfect instructions. Its a nice piece and I'd recommend them. But if i was to do it all over again, I would have went with ledsled customs. They have a 4" stretch that would have made my current situation a lot easier. I decided to go with a mooneyes old school chopper oil tank, and its pretty much thrown a wrench in the works. Couldn't put it in front of the seat post due to rear head pipe clearance. Got it all set up behind the seat post, and now my fender mount wont clear it, so I'm going to have to make my own tabs to mount the fender. My swap meet fender was cut pretty short (basically 90 degree radius), so i couldn't slide it forward anymore. Lots of headaches along the way, but I guess thats why those chopper guys smile so big going down the road....It'll be nice to get there one day haha
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I went with TC Bros. Its a 2" stretch and has pretty much perfect instructions. Its a nice piece and I'd recommend them. But if i was to do it all over again, I would have went with ledsled customs. They have a 4" stretch that would have made my current situation a lot easier. I decided to go with a mooneyes old school chopper oil tank, and its pretty much thrown a wrench in the works. Couldn't put it in front of the seat post due to rear head pipe clearance. Got it all set up behind the seat post, and now my fender mount wont clear it, so I'm going to have to make my own tabs to mount the fender. My swap meet fender was cut pretty short (basically 90 degree radius), so i couldn't slide it forward anymore. Lots of headaches along the way, but I guess thats why those chopper guys smile so big going down the road....It'll be nice to get there one day haha
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Thinking i'm going to just paint the frame black for this season. Just want to get it done an on the road after all the work. As far as the tank and fender, I'm thinking about going for a brandy wine type red. Next winter I figure there will be some things I'll want to change up on it. At that point I'll strip it all back down and get the frame powder coated something other than black.
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I have the street glide for the big trips/when the wife comes. This is just going to be for running around town, and the nights that I get off work and only have an hour or 2 to ride. Main reason I'm building it is I have a 1 car driveway, and only way to get the street glide out is to move my truck as close to the fence as possible and it barely squeaks by. Wanted something skinny to sneak out the side yard fence with. Perfect excuse to build a second bike if you ask me.
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Well I finished my fender mounts last night. They're not beautiful but they'll hold. I'm not a pro welder over here, so don't flame me out!
Basically made 2 contoured pieces out of 1/8" steel, and welded one to the cross brace on the frame and the other to the fender. Then ran a 1/2" bolt through them. IT AIN'T MOVIN!!
Next job is to find somewhere to mount electronic ignition, fuse block, and other electrics. I'm thinking of building a box on the back side of my oil tank mounts. Between the rear cyl and the oil tank (but this will be the hottest part of the bike and that usually the death of electrical equipment). My other idea is to go with the antigravity lithium ion battery which would be 4.25" x 4 1/8" x 3.75" (i think) and make a battery box of normal size between the rear tire and bottom of the frame. Then divide it in half and use half for battery and half for electronics. I'm open to any suggestions. I'd like to fill that space between the rear cylinder and the oil tank but not at the cost of reliability obviously.
