The Deadbird Chop – pic heavy

[sandergecko]

Very nice, no shortcuts.

[buddhistpunk77]

very nice. great little touches on the detail. I've subscibed so keep it coming

[gaffe]

Great work! Love the rod you can see in the background

[servi53]

looking well worth the wait, keep at it

[Lowpunk]

LEE!!!! Whats up man!!!!! After hearing about this at the last few pileups during the sign setups, its super rad to see it!!! Great job man!!

["Whitey Ford"]

man damn good job. this thing is looking good

[hillbillyhell]

man Lee, that's a lot of work to get done in one day! haha

Looking great!

[steel horse rider]

looking good can't wait to see it finished

[bustedlifter]

Get this thing done so you can start a thread with that Ironhead.

[panhead48mc]

better lock it up man! that kid has that look in his eye!!! he will be wheelin it while you at work. Way to pass the torch! nice fabrication home shops wher it at! Dig the sedan too.........needs a blown caddy motor in it LOL

[Deadbird]

Originally Posted by kickstart257

NICE
great follow with alll the pics
I guess your son "OWNS" that bike now

I think he would like to. But no way, not yet. She's mine, all mine.

Originally Posted by Destralo Roach

Nice Man!! And I dig the Raleigh Chopper!! I had a couple of them bikes!!!

Thanks man. Yeah, I've always been a Brit bike guy I guess. My first was a brand new 69 MK1 - Rally green 5-speed and a head rest. Should have kept that one.

Originally Posted by Lowpunk

LEE!!!! Whats up man!!!!! After hearing about this at the last few pileups during the sign setups, its super rad to see it!!! Great job man!!

Hey Ryan, I was hoping you would see this. Hopefully it will be ready for Torquefest or at least Wayland!

Originally Posted by hillbillyhell

man Lee, that's a lot of work to get done in one day! haha

Looking great!

One day and 5 years maybe. Thanks Clay. I'm heavily influenced by your builds.

Originally Posted by bustedlifter

Get this thing done so you can start a thread with that Ironhead.

Patience my man. We can't let the cat out of the bag just yet.


Thanks everyone for the comments. More pics to come. I promise!

[Deadbird]

Originally Posted by panhead48mc

Dig the sedan too.........needs a blown caddy motor in it LOL

I like that idea! It would free up the SBC for the C10. Hmmm...

[Ironhead-Slim]

I'm into this one! The details are dead on and you seem to have a machinists touch with your work. Looks killer!

[Stinky Pete]

Beautiful craftsmanship - looks like you've got all sorts of cool projects going.

Keep up the good work!

[stuckzilla]

Yeah, nice work. I thought those were two different sons.

[shades34]

nice metalwork and good pics to boot. By the look of the cars (truck) in the pics you are no stranger to iron. Nice bike and the finishing with the parts is super clean.

[1ironhead]

Nice work and persistance.I'm kickin' myself for giving up and selling unfinished projects.I like the way you went with the taillight (no sissy bar) and the bars.As much as I like brass,you got a nice clean look.It's fittin' your boy pretty well ... C'mon dad,do you REALLY expect us to believe you didn't have this planned ? ... lol

[HD48FL]

Originally Posted by Deadbird

Well, I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I started this build more than 5 years ago. In fact, by the time I actually get it on the road it will have been 6 years since I first bought the pile. But hey, it’s my first ever motorcycle. That ought to be worth something, right? Anyway, I started a thread a long time ago. Seemed better to just start over since the thing is actually coming together now. I’m going to post progress pics from where I started up to where I am now. Hey, after all, it has been almost 6 years. There’s a bunch to post, so here goes nothin’.
This is what I bought. Man, what was I thinking? I got a clear title with it, which is worth a bunch in Illinois.

Great job all around. It's a learning experience for sure. Don't be embarrased, I started my Panhead project in 2005. Changed directions way too many times and let too much time go by here and there. Looking forward to finishing as I'm sure you are.

[Richard D]

Rome wasn't built in a day. Excellent work.

[belltown]

I noticed that I was givin no credit in the text for my constant ragging of you to get off you butt and work on this thing! Thats cool Lee, i'm just always the motivator, never getting anything in return! haha! looks great man, I really never thought it would look this good, or that you would get it this far, kinda sucks cause I was thinking someday I would buy this pile of parts from you!