LOL, the cowbells and uppers are stainless. I'll probably pull the headlight and paint it this winter, but the trim ring will stay chrome just for some contrast, thank you veddy much!

 

THIS IS A FIRST!!!!! Skip defending chrome on his bike. I'm phoning the papers now!

I always knew you had a secret love for chrome!

HeHeHe.

 

Killer bike , Like em clean like that . Primary is awesome also .I just finsihed my bike and reallt like that idea . I powder coated my inner and left the outer chrome . Sounds like some gridnin and coatin will be in my future , good job .

 

The bike looks awesome! I also like the primary - is it a stock unit cut out? Are the straight pipes that loud that the ear plugs hangin from the bars are necassary?

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The ear plugs are for wind noise. Wind noise will damage your hearing. It ain't a matter of if, but a matter of when.

The pipes are loud, but the sound is mostly behind the rider. Loud pipes save lives? lotsa folks disagree 'cause cagers have their sounds on and windows up, and can't hera anything anyway. But I've found out the deer can hear me coming! And that's really important where I live.

The primary is the stock unit that I took a cutting wheel and grinder to. I didn't cut it out as much as a couple people wanted. I left a good section at the rear to protect THE MAMA's feet. With the passenger pegs I have installed, the passenger's feet get pretty close to the clutch drum area. I didn't expose the engine sprocket for my protection. I rode a few open primary bikes in the '70s, some with chain drives, and had a lotta pant legs shredded!

 

Scout, I've never had a bike that wasn't rattle canned, except when I first bought 'em used. Never had a compressor until my dad & I built one from an old air-start diesel truck compressor. It wasn't big enough to do anything except slowly fill tires. When it finally crapped out beyond rebuilding, I bought a small cheapie from Wal Mart, but it ain't really big enough to paint with, either.

Riding around here is hard on paint. The roads are pretty much OK, but often a coat of road tar & gravel is laid down to help with wet traction. They're noisy, and the stones eat paint jobs. Plus I get to follow a lotta log trucks, dodging what they toss off, and flip up off the road. I can paint my tanks and fender for about $12 - $16. Cheaper than a compressor! Someday, .....

What type of bend are you talking about? I had a piece of thick stainless bar that I'd set aside to make a lever from. The plan was to heat and twist it several times, and bend it slightly in a forward direction. Someone stole all my scrap metal stash, including a couple hundred pounds of various sizes of stainless flat, round, and sheet.

I've made several shift levers for this bike. The earlier ones were made with a couple pieces and the vibration usually broke 'em at the welds. This one is one piece, made outta cheap flat bar. The holes are drilled into it to change the weight so that any vibration happens at a point above where I usually ride. Without the holes it vibrated at 50 - 60 mph. With the holes the vibration happens at about 85 mph. It's bent below the pivot for an offset to align with the rod. It's bent out away from the tank just above the pivot for some clearance. To bend it forward or back would probably require a notch to be cut, the lever bent, then welded back together.

Thanks for the compliment, Scout.

 

I was thinking a small slow "s" bringing it forward a inch or two would look great, but of course that's my opinion, and I would have to see a aluminum mockup first. Just a comment, don't take it too serious.

As far as the compressor and gun, yeah it would cost a few hundred to get setup, but a standard colour auto paint has become so cheap, that if you painted a truck, and the bike once or twice it would pay for itself. But, I do understand that $12.00 for a quick repair does sound good in the short term.