"It's a rainy day, it's raining outside and I can't go out and play"
So what do I do today...I stay inside and work on my downgrade. I just reffer to it as that because this piece is not as practical as the original piece.

This is my copper line #2 because some of you that remember I put one also on my crank case breathers, so it only makes sense that I match it on the other side.

Anyways this is how it went. I had this left over line from the last copper breather project and it didn't take much.

See this breather line below. this line keeps your tank from building pressure. Open up your gas cap and yelp you guessed it! that line that's poppin out under your cap is the breather.

Now I was in need for a new line because my tank swap to a 48 peanut left me a couple inches short . there is nothing attached to the other end of this line is it travels to the bottom of the bike, and the ontly thing holding it in place is just one plastic clamp that gets concealed behind the battery cover.

Maybe I use unorthodox methods to make my bends, but i don't own any pipe benders nor do I feel the need to buy any. I have pleanty of rounded objects I can work with.

Lots of caution should be practiced as you DO NOT want the copper to collapse on you at the bend, and it is extremely easy to do! You can feel it happening with the closer you position your fingers around the pressure points. There are ways around this like packing your lines with sand, or freezing water in the line until iced, but who has time for this. (would give you some sharpass bends though, maybe even a real pipe bender)

this pic above shows the stock breather line next to the new copper line. Notice the gap I had from reaching the 48 tank.

Now i don't have a practical, or conventional method of customizing my bike. Some might gasp at the thought of going to the peanut, and or some may not like the idea of mixing copper tones with polished aluminum, or chrome.
I can only assure you that everything will all make sense when the bike comes back from paint in early november. Anyways it's my F***ing bike!

 

Why didn't you call me to paint it?

 

That thing looks freakin SICK man!!!!!

 

Always thought copper and brass look cool on a bike so of gives it that locomotive feel.H

 

dats a lotta weights lying around..... see u puttin them to good use haha jk
Copper and brass would look awesum togeta... thinkn abt scott websters bikes frm Leroy Thompson =))

 

Nice project and I think the copper ties in color wise w/ the solo seat color. It is great.
Rear brake reservoir line next?

 

Did you stretch the copper first?

 

That's awesome fella. I live in the uk and looking at brass pegs from 4t8 so I might go with a similar solution as u. I was advised when doing copper piping to put a coil in so the bike vibration and heat and cold doesn't split crack the pipe how have u hit over this?

 

Hey Slack, whatcha gonna do with the nightster tank? store or sell?

p.s.
your inbox is full. (tried to pm you.)

 

where did you get the rear fender from and do you have another? i would like one and would pay also.