Joined
·
815 Posts
Alright friends, critics, and others, I am breaking down and showing a picture. I'm mocking up my ironhead these last few days/weeks. I'm in the middle of putting the motor back together, rehone, rings, bearings, gaskets, new 2nd gear, the normal stuff.
Here's a cosmetic mock-up of the roller. I'm thinking I'll cut the front tab and move the tank up a bit, but not sure yet. i'll be moving the fill cap closer to the front of the tank, and moving the petcock all the way back, to increase fuel capacity. This isn't a cosmetic mod, it's simply to get all of the gallons possible out of the tank.
The bike will be pretty rough-and-tumble. Frame/wheels/drums will be painted black (cheaper than chrome, eh?) and the tins will have black sides and cream tops. I haven't made my fenders yet, I'll be building my own pair of fenders soon. I'm also going to build my own bars with built in risers, but they should be vaguely similar to those bars.
What do you think about the flow/lines? Is it a bit blocky, or is it getting close to 'correct'? Suggestions? 'Correct' is obviously a subjective and somewhat transient term, but there's also a natural flow that is appealing, and sometimes it's hard to distance yourself from your own work and back up far enough to see it.
I'm going for a bit of a lean/mean look, the back and front tires are both a somewhat narrow profile, but they're the same width. That's a 19 on the front and an 18 on the back.
Thanks hatch for making me want these wheels and tires. I blame you for that. =)
Tear it up and tell me what you think!
I'll be posting a few more pictures in a day or so, front and back profile, etc., but this should be enough to get the conversation started.
Here's a cosmetic mock-up of the roller. I'm thinking I'll cut the front tab and move the tank up a bit, but not sure yet. i'll be moving the fill cap closer to the front of the tank, and moving the petcock all the way back, to increase fuel capacity. This isn't a cosmetic mod, it's simply to get all of the gallons possible out of the tank.
The bike will be pretty rough-and-tumble. Frame/wheels/drums will be painted black (cheaper than chrome, eh?) and the tins will have black sides and cream tops. I haven't made my fenders yet, I'll be building my own pair of fenders soon. I'm also going to build my own bars with built in risers, but they should be vaguely similar to those bars.
What do you think about the flow/lines? Is it a bit blocky, or is it getting close to 'correct'? Suggestions? 'Correct' is obviously a subjective and somewhat transient term, but there's also a natural flow that is appealing, and sometimes it's hard to distance yourself from your own work and back up far enough to see it.
I'm going for a bit of a lean/mean look, the back and front tires are both a somewhat narrow profile, but they're the same width. That's a 19 on the front and an 18 on the back.
Thanks hatch for making me want these wheels and tires. I blame you for that. =)
Tear it up and tell me what you think!
I'll be posting a few more pictures in a day or so, front and back profile, etc., but this should be enough to get the conversation started.
