Project: "someday" is finally getting close!

531blackbanshee wrote: they use seemed tubing in these old bike frames.

these old bikes are known to be flexiflyers with three back bones,you cut two out :huh: .

it is your bike and your butt,you get to do whatever you want.

i dig chops more than most (round here)but it would seem that as you obviously lack no fab skills, that you would clip that stock back bone tube out and use a piece of .120 wall 1 1/2 o.d. dom tubing.

that is the same size used on old iron head sportsters and makes tank fitment easy as that is what a bunch of tanks are made to fit.

i would also think that while you were at it that cutting the front downtubes aout and cleaning up the neck might be a worthwhile endevor as well.

kinda like this,

this is my favorite chopped,swingarm kz tho.

just throwin some ideas out there,not tryin to talk sh!t or bust chops.
i am all about building 100mph deathtraps believe me.
but i would hate for you to get done and then have a pant shitting experience and come back and go "guys why didn't you tell me these frames were built outta plumbers pipe?" :lol:

if you didn't know,now ya know.

thats my .02 fwiw,i can't wait to see what you come up with.

keep us posted,

leon

I don't know why, but this song springs to mind when I look at that frame.....

531blackbanshee wrote: they use seemed tubing in these old bike frames.

these old bikes are known to be flexiflyers with three back bones,you cut two out :huh: .

it is your bike and your butt,you get to do whatever you want.

i dig chops more than most (round here)but it would seem that as you obviously lack no fab skills, that you would clip that stock back bone tube out and use a piece of .120 wall 1 1/2 o.d. dom tubing.

that is the same size used on old iron head sportsters and makes tank fitment easy as that is what a bunch of tanks are made to fit.

i would also think that while you were at it that cutting the front downtubes aout and cleaning up the neck might be a worthwhile endevor as well.

kinda like this,

this is my favorite chopped,swingarm kz tho.

just throwin some ideas out there,not tryin to talk sh!t or bust chops.
i am all about building 100mph deathtraps believe me.
but i would hate for you to get done and then have a pant shitting experience and come back and go "guys why didn't you tell me these frames were built outta plumbers pipe?" :lol:

if you didn't know,now ya know.

thats my .02 fwiw,i can't wait to see what you come up with.

keep us posted,

leon

the back bone is already re done in 1.25" dom chromoly, we did that when we mounted the gas tank, and the rest of the front section is getting cleaned up and redone when i pull the motor there is going to be hardly any seamed left when im done, that second bike is bad ass for a soft tail

wheres the progress pics? :evil:

leon

yeah what he said lol

more pics coming soon i spent today trying to figure out how i want to re route the exhaust

it does take quite a bit of "sittin and starin"to figure some of these puzzles out. :blush:

it does for me anyway :lol: .


keep us posted,
leon

double post cleanup.

so,i am throwin this pic in for gits and shiggles :silly: .



leon

sorry havent been any updates in about a week or so, I came down with the flu and havent made it to the shop to get any work done

know the feeling havent had a chznce to get to mine either makes for long days lol

oh shit finally some updates! transfereing the pics now i cleaned up the front end a ton

Rotten.kz9 wrote: oh shit finally some updates! transfereing the pics now i cleaned up the front end a ton

What happened to the pics?!

4 day pic transfer you just teasing us