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xs650 > > Custom Work: Chop, Bob, Cafe and Flattracker - Streettracker > > Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! > > Hardtail frame... Most of the site pics seem to be hardtail> |
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Hardtail frame... Most of the site pics seem to be hardtail>
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mikeonbike1962 New Member
Joined: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Orlando
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Posted: October 19, 2005, 7:26 am Post subject: Hardtail frame... Most of the site pics seem to be hardtail> |
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Is this something that is easy to do on this bike. I haven't picked up my brothers yet, but it's a solid mass of crap. I think he wants to see it running again but he didn't say how. I'm into the minimalist/bobber look so... Is this thing easy or what?
mike
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zman Full Member
Joined: Sep 30, 2005 Posts: 25 Location: west coast
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Posted: October 20, 2005, 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Hardtail frame... Most of the site pics seem to be hardt |
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choppers are easy compared to restoring it to original. with a chopper you dont have to worry about original parts. let your imagination flow. get it and methodically take it apart bolt by bolt. have some different size ziplocks ready for the stuff like coils, motor mounts, and nuts and bolts ect. tag them with a marker so you know what they came from. now you will have a mass of crap spread out on the ground and a raw frame.keep the front end , the rims,coils,regulator and asociated relays ,handlebar controls,footpegs, brake parts and engine gas tank( if you dont want to go custom )go to ebay where you can buy or bid on a black widow hardtail service.(they are cheaper there) and he will tell you where to cut the frame for shipping. while its being done (about 2-4 months) while thats being done try to imagine what you want it to look like. mini speedo,bullit turn signals,maltise cross tailight? what kind of seat you want. do you want to use a stock tank or get a sportster tank or other custom, handlebars, exhaust, ect. lucky you in florida. theres a bike swapmeet nearly every month. (i`m a florida native) its about a days work and an 18 pack to strip cut and catagorize the parts and maybe 4-6 months or more to get it back on the road done right. dont hurry with assembly there is allot of fine tuning to be done if you want it to look and perform right. if your going to commit to it do it right or its just a waste of time and money. are you up to it?
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Phred Full Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2005 Posts: 110 Location: St. Louis, MO metro area
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Posted: October 21, 2005, 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Hardtail frame... Most of the site pics seem to be hardtail> |
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I intend to build my own hard-tail frame so I can set the lines how I want them. Check out this site for a great step-by-step on building your own frame without a jig: www.chopperhandbook.co...index.html
There is quite a bit of other info there as well.
_________________ "Phred"
'75 "Project YamaHog" or "Project Yamabob" or my wife's favorite "pile of crap in the garage" |
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