New Jersey newbie coming from the HAMB

[chopperkid13]

Hey guys, been a member for a while just havent posted up. I just picked up a '66 BSA 650 rigid that I had just started chopping on. I have been working on Harleys for a while and Im crossing over to British bikes so forgive me if I ask dumb noob questions (only after I use the search haha) It wouldnt be fair to tell you about the bike without posting pics...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/oldskoolhotrodr/Picture195122.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/oldskoolhotrodr/Picture195072.jpg

My friends '08 Sporty, my BSA and '71 Road Runner.

[little d]

welcome kid, damn ya did good with getin the bezar. just my openion, but i think i like the penut tank better then the sporty. like the roadrunner too, the wife has a 70 dart swinger, with the 340 mag in it, all oragnial. good luck with your build, later, little d

[chopperkid13]

thanks, it was a hell of a buy at $1800, just rode it today for the first time! I like the peanut to but Im 6'6" tall and I dwarf the bike. I added the sporty tank to make it a little taller and beefier.

[Cali Kingpin]

Hey Kid..Great deal on the BSA...the first look at the Sporty tank I thought you f'ed up but the 2nd look I'm thinkin' it looks better. Welcome

[InvisibleKid]

Welcome to the site. Good to see another Brit bike in the mix.
IMO, I would leave the Beezer as-is...very sweet all around.
I'm a newbie on the HAMB with a 56 Chevy PU as the "next project".
Its been next for some 20 years though. Keep postin pics
and progress of the BSA. You sellin the red Wassel/Peanut tank?

[realgonekatt]

looks good man....Im a little partial to original bsa tanks, but thats just my humble opinion....That plymouth runnin a 440" by any chance? (one of my first cars)

[chopperkid13]

heres the bike as of a week ago when i brought it home.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/oldskoolhotrodr/Picture19503.jpg
The wiring was a mess and it did not run, kickstart return spring was slipped, rear fender had rough cuts and was not mounted. Just about everything was done half-assed. This bike will breath new life. I may sell the Wassell tank (made in europe stamped). It just seamed way to small for meand it was rusting inside and clogging my fuel filters and carbs. Im also debating a 19" spoolie for the front..

As for the road runner its a 383 that puts 400 hp to the wheels.

[milligan76]

Nice cycle. I'd have to say British tank is good, but the Sporty looks better! Just my .02.

[MIKE47]

Nice bike. where in Central Jersey?

[chopperkid13]

Thanks for the compliments and opinions. I have a new kick pedal and tank coming tomorrow and friday so I hope to be back on the rado by friday night.

Im located in Jackson. Where you at?

[MIKE47]

Im located in Jackson. Where you at?

Manville, Somerset County.

[Jackster31]

Great bikes! Welcome to the site. Did your friend's bike start out as a Nightster? I like what he's done with it.

[JOCK E SHIFT]

jackson,,,,where in jackson all the time

[chopperkid13]

yeah my buddy's bike started as an '08 nightster, I built the shifter out of old drag bars.

If your in the area, I go out to all the cruise nights in Freehold and Jackson. Ill be at the Jackson outlets tonight.

[La Dolce]

Ah ha, you jerk. Sup! I am the dude that ran into you at freehold kruse nite.
The guy with the same frontend as you... See you around man.

[Cali Kingpin]

It's about time for some progress pics ,ain't it?