1980 XS build

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

Well I've been getting bored waiting for the front end to come in so I sat the gas tank and front wheel on/next to the stock frame at about the hieght it will sit at to take some measurements for the frame I'm gonna be building (single downtube with a neck to fit a harley front end.) Still gotta go pick up the rear wheel I'm going to use too. Anyway here's a picture I snapped from my phone.

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

Front end came today. slapped it together to make sure it's gonna work it's an 18", I know most of you guys are using 20"..but I like it low. Just a couple more pictures of it with the stock frame. Hopefully I can get busy building the new frame this weekend now that I have all the parts I need.

west24 · Posted: April 30, 2009, 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

I like it, looks good!

xs1961 · Posted: April 30, 2009, 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

Nice one..Where can I get a front end like that without costing an arm & leg ?

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

west 24- Thanks!

xs1961- American Classic Motors $300 shipped to my front door. I got it off of ebay..and they sent the wrong one at first but eventually got the right one to me. The legs are raw (unpainted and not chromed) which I like and might run it like that for a while. Like I said this is the 18" fork so it's 2" under stock for these bikes. So if your cool with scrapping every now and then this is the way to go. I've rode much lower bikes and have never had any real problems.

Tomorrow my dad and i are going to pick up the metal for the frame, might make an extra one while we have it jigged up, might as well.

Going this weekend to get my 16" apes, my 16" rear spoked wheel, and I've got a guy making some step studs so I can run these dogbone risers I got off of ebay with the springer fork.

blackwidow · Posted: May 1, 2009, 7:53 am Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

so 20" is stock man I want a front end like that and 300 is not bad at all

Mofokker · Full Member Joined: Oct 22, 2008 Posts: 46

You don't have to change the neck to bolt Harley front end on..Just change the bearings..Presto bolts right on

xs1961 · Posted: May 3, 2009, 4:34 am Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

How much do forks like that cost over there ?

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

I read that about running a Harley front end on here somewhere. But I'm making a whole new frame so I might as well just make it fit Harley bearings.

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

Got my rear wheel today, its from a heritage i suppose. Anyone know the story behind the two leading two spoke pattern?? I'll post pics if you don't know what I'm talking about. Can't decide if I like the way it looks or not yet. Think I'll leave it alone for now though.

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

eh..you can kinda tell what I'm talking about in this picture.

blackwidow · Posted: May 6, 2009, 12:13 am Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

So do you have a link on where to get some forks like you have??

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotor...ccessories

thats not the one I have but its a link to one of their front ends. Mine was cheaper because its unpainted and it looks like they are out of that one right now. Still, $380 shipped to your front door isn't bad at all.

xs1961 · Posted: May 6, 2009, 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

OMG ..$250 shipping to the UK ! Crying or Very sad

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

damn. that sucks..

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

Got my risers mounted today..one step closer. I was hoping to take a shake down ride by my birthday but that ain't gonna happen.

Riga08 · New Member Joined: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 1 Location: sweden

Oh man, what is that tank from? this build is giving me so much ideas. good work keep it up! i cant w8 to see the finished one:)

bryant · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: KY

it's a wassell or wassell knock off. not sure, they're getting quite popular seems like.

think i may be changing directions with this bike, just picked up a '73 ironhead and i might use the front end and frame supplies on it...that means this bike might be headed for some sort of (somewhat) stock frame build. gotta get all my parts in one spot and think it over. might end up keeping the hd with the stock frame who knows. i've got so many ideas, maybe i just need more bikes!

blackwidow · Posted: July 29, 2009, 4:13 am Post subject: Re: 1980 XS build

So you said this bike is lower if I wanted it stock height do I run a stock harley springer front end??Have you finished the bike how does that springer ride??I have a tc bros hardtail and it seems the bike is stock height so I don't want it lower in front

jimxsrider · Full Member Joined: Oct 31, 2006 Posts: 67

looks cool!

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