The Chopper Compendium

Great stuff as always John! Now, we figured I had over 4,000 cans of Budweiser in my build. How many BUDS are in your build??? 8)

beautiful ride there

LOL, you know there's more than a few, Scott. for me, it had to be bourbon bottles, i AM from Kentucky ya know.

awesome don't even begin to describe the progress so far, John. and it amazes me how happy it makes me to hear that you're back on it again. you just made my day.

-dan

I hear he burns a lot of incense when he builds to get into the mood. 8)

way more than 100 homegrown buds in this build...except once I get into the buds, the work starts getting slower and slower.

And the results get more and more intricate !!

hose_dragger wrote:way more than 100 homegrown buds in this build...except once I get into the buds, the work starts getting slower and slower.

Don't forget to be ready for the test...

Wow, those wheels are sick! And all that other stuff that I didn't do is OK too.

Love the paint...

"Wow, those wheels are sick! And all that other stuff that I didn't do is OK too." - Indian Mark

I second that!!! This bike is amazing!

Whoever did the designs on those wheels must be some sorta CAD wizard.

Well the sad day came my friends. My OL said she wants me to get the bike out of the dining room by summer.

So.......started pulling everything apart today and hopefully by the end of tomorrow I will be dropping off the frame at the painters to get a matching shade of Red paint.

Darn women! It looks waaaaaay better than a silly table. Beside we already have a table in the kitchen. Why do we need a spare one in another room?

Maxthegardener....I almost missed your post. sorry man. Yes there is a piston in the hydraulic clutch cover. In the piston is a tiny thrust bearing and oil seal.

They are almost too easy to make but sure look cool.
sometime this week I will try and post a simple drawing of how to easily make a simple one...then it will be up to ppl as to how intricate they make their own! -John

lookin real nice are you going to gold leaf the frame too

well for those that thought this bike was dead in the water....I am back (although on a limited basis) Life is way too busy...home renovations grrrrrr

I called my bike painting guy that did the tins and told him to get cracking on the frame.
They are sanding the powdercoat to make the paint stick. Paint will now be a dead on match for the tins.

The downtube will be painted to more closely resemble a firehose. Something like in this pic although the main color will be similar if not the same as the rest of the bike.
I redid the chain tensioners. The old system was oval inserts with 1" holes for the axle. I made them up with the holes in 1/16" differences. When the chain wore...you pulled the axle back and put in the next insert to tighten the chain up 1/16"

Pain in the ASS!... so I made a more typical arangement of a tightening screw from the rear.

Once the painter has some progress pics I will post them here.
Sure wish I had took his advice and painted the frame and tins at the same time instead of PC'ing the frame.

The down tube sounds like it will be looking really cool.The whole bike is killer.