77 shovel build

[swade41]

What is your wife going to say about Betty Page you freak ?

[radarsonwheels]

Nice bike! Hi piney John!

[Pipes]

HA Swade I got that covered! I just tell it its supposed to be her!..just with black hair..longer legs..bigger chest..a little smaller ass...
see got it covered man!

Originally Posted by swade41

What is your wife going to say about Betty Page you freak ?

[jager]

Got some chrome fatbobs if ur interested...

[Pipes]

Hey jager, thanks for the offer man.. id be interested but unfortunately prolly not in the budget right now..stuff still a bit tight..again thanks for the offer!

Originally Posted by jager

Got some chrome fatbobs if ur interested...

[Pipes]

trying out a new look with diff fender

[KELD]

Originally Posted by JDS

Check these batteries out, antigravitybatteries.com , amazing little batteries with gobs of power.

did you end up with this battery? Looks pretty interesting but $$$$

[Pipes]

Originally Posted by KELD

did you end up with this battery? Looks pretty interesting but $$$$

It was tempting but funds just werent there..i picked up a reg sized one for a fxe at the local advanced auto parts..damned if i can remember the name.ill have to look when i get home. For right now i think im going to run the horseshoe tank just to get it on the road..still a few things i wanted to do with the tank i made but thats on the back burner now..i got the itch to get this done now!

[KELD]

Originally Posted by Pipes

It was tempting but funds just werent there..i picked up a reg sized one for a fxe at the local advanced auto parts..damned if i can remember the name.ill have to look when i get home. For right now i think im going to run the horseshoe tank just to get it on the road..still a few things i wanted to do with the tank i made but thats on the back burner now..i got the itch to get this done now!

I tried two different batteries on my build in an effort to reduce weight.
A late model model Sporty battery, and a Shorai Lithium.
Both turned the motor ONCE and then slowly crapped out.
They didn't have the stored grunt so had to go back to the MASSIVE FLH battery. Sadly. Would have loved to loose the 10kg of weight.

[hotrod29]

great job on the tail!

[Pipes]

Thanks!

[swade41]

Why the change in rear fender ?

[Pipes]

well havent posted in a while.. havent had time to mess with the bike..but im getting on it now. at this point its august or bust.. Got a nice promotion and big raise so im throwing what i can at the bike..did I mention, im dying to ride this?? Not 100%sure about the tank and fender.. but ill worry about that this winter whe ni have it painted. well professionally painted.. im doing a rattle can job on it till then..
We are making a new sissy bar, fender brackets for front of rear fender, which means ill be using the skinny fender. Kinda dug that one best anyway.put on the manual solenoid just need to adjust it and wire it up. got new tread for the back and polished up a spoke rim for it. I wasnt digging the fatboy rim. Anyway not a whole lot ,but im back working on it.




primered then scotched brited, then painted some metallic blue from home depot

[Pipes]

found some paint there called glitter..figured what the hell..close enough to flake in a can for me..



did a lite coat over the blue metallic, then let it dry then did another coat of the glitter waited for that to dry then did a light coat of metallic blue then a very light coat of glitter scuffed it and clear coated.. yeah i have absolutely no friggin idea what im doing.. so im just going with what looks ok at the moment
but it looks good enough for me till i can get it in a paintshop..

[Pipes]

did some wet sanding with 600 grit did another coat of clear..i think im going to wet sand it one more time then buff it up see how it looks, so far pretty happy how it looks..think i got 40 bucks in paint and sandpaper..Might go with something darker when i get it repainted this winter..


still got to wet sand and possible one more coat of clear on rear fender, but i couldnt resist putting it on to see how it looked.

[Pipes]

today we got the spoke rim mounted, Friend made up some spacers and we got it centered and made sure the chain fit. now we have to weld on new axle adjuster nuts. thats what happens when you buy chrome ones off ebay and the cheap ass chrome flakes off and binds in the threads and you have to snap it. new 3/8 all thread coupling nuts and stainless bolts will replace them. Bill took some measurements and will make up the fender mounts and start on sissy bar..im digging up parts and cleaning out the damn shed.. did i mention there is flakes of silver EVERYWHERE..

[Pipes]

close up of tanks after a bit of compounding

[Pipes]

got the rear fender front mounts welded up,(tire is cocked so i could unbolt it), the fender got its last coat of clear, then get wet sanded, and buffed.. wiring next, a master link,brake bleeder and got to either remember how the hell the oil lines got from the tank to pump and remote oil filter..
heres the front mounts for back fender..

[Pipes]

i got the wiring left.. and weld a tab on for the brake caliper mount..and get the new seat..and a few other little odds and ends..but i just had to pop the tank on and push it outside

o throw the tank on it and push it outside to see..

[Harleyfunds]

this build looks so GREAT!!!
really like the spot lite,,seems up pretty high, ya gonna lower it some,like down in front of the springer shock?? just amazed at all the oil bag,
keep up the good work ,,,,