Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:01 am
I like it!. ............lm
hillhudson wrote:Finally (almost) finished!! a few more tweeks here and there and she will be complete, runs and drives swimmingly thanks to Loud Mouse and this forum, could not have done it without you all.
a few words about the bike:
its a 1966 bike with haggon shocks and a 1963 engine, i made the seat with a friend out of the ass end of and old cb77 gas tank and had it upholstered by an amazing young woman here in portland oregon, built a custom LED tail light for the end of the seat that mounts inside of the hump and shines through finely placed drilled holes, handlebars/mufflers and tank side panels all ceramic coated black. Rebuilt early speedo. the seat, fenders and headlight bucket are all raw steel with a wax coating. when i rebuilt the engine i X'd the gears, and bored her to .75 over. the battery is a 'ballistic lithium ion' battery that measures 2 1/2 inches by 2 1/2, very small and all tucked up under the seat hump. I'm currently in the process of wiring up the electric starter again so i don't break another side cover and have to shell out another $200 for one, (or destroy my knee again while breaking itagain) I custom built a side riding tool box with a copper lid that mounts to the frame with bolts and leather straps. also tucked the ignition switch up higher when i got rid of the original battery mount before i painted it black. I also made the tank badges with my own custom laser engraved insignia.
thanks again for all the help.
-hill