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sportster mock up advice sought

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This is one of the current projects. I am thinking of running the Buell oil tank...not quite sure. It has its advantages and disadvantages. How does it look? Also the seat is one of those Corbin Triumph seats, I just threw it on there to see how it sits. I think I'd like to make the seat similar to this (humped) as apposed to the flat track style "tail section". Also thinking of a Buellesque (is that really a word? it is now as far as I am concerned) stainless exhaust system. Feedback from the style gurus needed as I am always out of style...
 
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Goat,
there are a few Guys going your route, I know of a Guy fitting an XR750 motor in a featherbed frame, I know that you are aware of the Incredible patience needed to make it work, everytime I need a spacer or something welded I need to wait as I do not have a shop like this, Your Motor Sprocket to Rear Sprocket is the Major #1 concern, you will make it happen I am sure, what I did admire about the Tube Frame Buells was the Lightness, nothing like a 400 lb (or lighter) Sportster..Good Luck..
Monte
 
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Names Matt. I help out at the shop in my down time and will be assisting in this build with most of the fabrication work. Im no expert fabricator by any means but I know a little bit and we have some pretty cool plans for this thing. My dad will also be helping bacause he's laid off and bored. He is a great fabricator, so rest assured, all the things I mess up, he'll show me how to fix it.
 
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