my take on a bobber build

[cherokeedad]

ok let me start from the beginning. I found this bike in my stepfathers barn in Tennessee. I asked him if i could have it he of course said yes. so i had to rewire it and tried to get it running (rats chewed the wiring harness to pieces). got the wiring figured out put a battery in it and i have power. so i had to clean the carbs (this prossess ended up taking me three times to get it right). so i bobbed it a little bit see pic ok i added them i think lol. but i made two fire extenguishers the gas tank made it a ridged frame and rode it for a little bit not to bad it got a lot of looks but now its time to do everything the right way so this is where my story begins



today i tore most of it back apart exhaust is off along with the seat pan handlebars most of the electronics and painted the mufflers hi-temp flat black and the things that hold the mufflers on and sanded the ridges of them back to stock finish see pic and tell me what you think. more to come later

 

[FUBAR]

looking forward to see what you do with this

 

[Shaun Chandler]

Those tanks are awesome!

 

[cherokeedad]

thanks shaun they actually wasnt that bad to make

 

[haga41cat]

Nice build those tanks look pretty cool

 

[drewpy]

tanks look good, I thought about that on mine, but it didn't have the look I was after!

are you keeping them retro rusty? I think it would still be cool

 

[Shaun Chandler]

I've wanted to include some copper in a future build mabey that will be the way. Fab up a couple copper tanks. I know those look like steel but they would look pritty sick in copper aswell, they would get that tarnish over time.

Shaun

 

[drewpy]

yea, Steampunk!

 

[Shaun Chandler]

Just run a gas line down to the carbs.

 

[corruptmind]

Since we're on the subject
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z230/sdcorruptmind/img_1573.jpg

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[FUBAR]

oh boy thats ugly

 

[cherokeedad]

Well I took the motor off last night it was actually easier than I thought lol. I started sanding the frame down then my grinder crapped out on me so more to come tonight

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[Shaun Chandler]

I would go with blasting if you can. I would think 50 or 60 bucks would be all it would cost. There are just so many places you won't get to with a grinder and wire wheel. Not to mention a grinder is going to leave digs in the frame. Just my opinion. Either that or chemical stripper then power wash it after.

Shaun

 

[drewpy]

if you get it Powder coated, they should do it for you as part of the service!

 

[cherokeedad]

ok well the frame is primed and i was just wondering if anyone has seen forward controls on a bike like mine if you have please let me see a pic so i can see how they done it i dont think i can add a down tube on my frame i dont think it will clear everything please help

 

[corruptmind]

Check ebay, before my bike was a cafe project I was going to make it a bobber and found a set on there. I can't find the exact auction but it showed them on the bike but tbhis is the samething: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-XS40...Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19c9bb23eb

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[bcware]

Forward controls? Is that the opposite of a rear-set?

 

[corruptmind]

Forward controls? Is that the opposite of a rear-set?

Indeed it is. Seen a lot on american cruisers and choppers, most harleys have them standard.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j8L2d5QCBvQ/S97NW-9JQcI/AAAAAAAAACo/DZXTxkBtlZg/s1600/IMG_0802.jpg

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[cherokeedad]

I don't know if those would work because my bike dosent have the down tubes infront of the motor. But I think that I'm gonna build my own frame now that its winter and all. And I can strech it out and build it the way that I want it

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[corruptmind]

Yeah you're right, I failed to even realize that when looking at the pics the first time.

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