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Old April 22nd, 2012, 01:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Amen Savior Frame, low-pro fatboy tank, oil tank, rear fender and bars.

Should get the Springer Fork next week.

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Old April 22nd, 2012, 01:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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All I can say is...RAWK!
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Old April 22nd, 2012, 02:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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What's the motor? And those bars seem a bit . . . well . . . conservative. Need some serious apehangers for that ride.
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Old April 22nd, 2012, 02:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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What's the motor? And those bars seem a bit . . . well . . . conservative. Need some serious apehangers for that ride.
Gonna be either a CB750 or a XS 650.

Yeah, the bars are conservative, and no, my busted up shoulders couldn't do the ape-hanger thang.

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Old April 22nd, 2012, 02:22 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Heh-heh!

My buddies are all texting/calling/droppin by. They're excited. I can't get the grin off my face.

To pull out a 70's by-line:

I'm Stoked!

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First order of business this week will be to strip the pain't off the frame and closely inspect it (fix any cracks or damage) and research to see if I have to "gusset" any weak points in the frame.

The race is set up for loose ball bearings, but I'm gonna convert that to needle or precision bearings.

Gonna get all the rust off the tins/bars, and see about sending the oil tank to get a nickel/chrome plate.

I'm gonna work on designing a detachable "Ole Lady" seat. I don't like the looks of the step/seat, and the wife won't ride with me often, but I want her to have a nice comfy seat when she does. It'll have to be a detachable frame with a suspension seat, and maybe a sissy bar for her.

Gonna go with a high gloss black frame, and dark blue tins. Might even ain the handle bars dark blue too. I don't want a lot of chrome/nickel.

The Springer Fork is gonna be painted high-gloss black as well.

Don't know if I'm gonna go with white side wall tires, or just straight black wall. Gonna have to see how she develops.....

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Old April 22nd, 2012, 06:06 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks for posting, very interesting. keep em coming.
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Old April 22nd, 2012, 10:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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NICE!! Good luck with it, PC. Keep plenty of pix coming along the way.

Not that you asked........... but IMHO the 650 would be a cooler looking motor.

Actually, if you could get a 650 Triumph or BSA motor.........................
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Old April 23rd, 2012, 03:54 AM   #10 (permalink)
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NICE!! Good luck with it, PC. Keep plenty of pix coming along the way.

Not that you asked........... but IMHO the 650 would be a cooler looking motor.

Actually, if you could get a 650 Triumph or BSA motor.........................
I agree, the XS650 would be a way cooler looking motor, plus the added benefit of NOT having 4 carbs....

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With... full time job, wife and family, building guitars, building amps, playing in a band, building chopper...what do you do in your spare time?
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Old April 23rd, 2012, 11:43 AM   #12 (permalink)
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With... full time job, wife and family, building guitars, building amps, playing in a band, building chopper...what do you do in your spare time?
Sleep is really over-rated........



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I said it before bro and I'm telling you again, you've been framed :)
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Old April 23rd, 2012, 07:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Great! I may have missed it, where did you find the frame? Can you get it sandblasted? If you finds parts in my part of the country I can help with mailing, buyout should be in chopper central
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Old April 23rd, 2012, 11:16 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Great! I may have missed it, where did you find the frame? Can you get it sandblasted? If you finds parts in my part of the country I can help with mailing, buyout should be in chopper central
my neighbor gave me the frame and tins that you see there.
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Old school Japanese chopper.

Nice one, Praisecaster. The Amen frame reminds me of reading custom bike magazines back when I was a spotty teenager...




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This is already one of my favorite threads - on any forum - ever.
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Mine too!
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Cool thread! I have an old XS 650 in storage, I haven't rode since '93. It's a project I hope to get to later this summer.

Here's a great website for some ideas I have been looking at.

www.650motorcycles.com
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