The Chopper Compendium

I was gonna just post a pic under my "Ha" intro, but figured I may as well start a build log even if no actual building is going on.

I started building this thing sometime in the previous decade when I thought Jesse James was cool and I watched the Tuttles even if I didn't tell my friends. Now they're all asses IMHO.

Most of the parts I either machined myself, (including the wheels) or traded for something I did machine.
The frame is a PCW, as is the carbon fiber gas tank. The motor that's sitting in it is plastic, and belongs to my friend John Stewart aka Hose_Dragger. I made the springer, forward controls, etc.

A couple of my favorite parts are the seat made by Gremlin, and the old Hurst Indy shifter. It'll be a left hand jockey shift with a foot clutch.

shelves of parts for it.

great work dude

Maz xx

Thanks Maz! Kinda funny, now that I'm looking at this stuff I'm really getting the bug to get this thing moving again. Wish I was a welder, I could make some progress with some brackets for the pipes, shifter, kickstand, etc.

Indian Mark wrote:Thanks Maz! Kinda funny, now that I'm looking at this stuff I'm really getting the bug to get this thing moving again. Wish I was a welder, I could make some progress with some brackets for the pipes, shifter, kickstand, etc.

Surely with the quality machining you do, you could trade out for some welding.

then you had better spring me an airline ticket and borrow some welding gear and let's get the job done dude

Maz xx

Haha, Thanks Maz, Jimmib.
I've got a couple good buddies that are welders, Just haven't done anything with thing in so long I tend to forget it's even there.

Sheesh Mark....one of us will eventually have to start doing some building! I will if you will buddy...Lets go!

I'd ditch that tank as it screws up the proportions of the bike. Hope you didn't make it and pardom my opinion if you did.

Better get on with it guys now you've got the Big Daddy watching you .......

Maz xx

ain't you done yet?!

hey, i'll trade ya tanks.

So, I've actually been doing something for a change. I'll write more later...

about freakin' time! i thought i was gonna have to come over there and light a fire under your heiney to get it going. you keep going and you may even have it on the road before i get my crank assembly back (i knew i shoulda done it myself...).

go man, go

-dan

Glad to see you back at it Mark. Hope all is well with you.......Scott

Thanks guys!
It's great to have some progress again. I was hoping to get the shifter assembly fab done Saturday, but I have a side job to do instead. Oh well, that will help pay for the motor. I'm sure John Stewart would probably like his motor back.


So, about the tank...A few years back I was at a bike shop that I did work for, they had this tank on a bike with a very similar frame to mine. I really dug the finished look. I got the frame and tank as part of a trade deal for work. I still basically dig it, and I have no cash to spend on something else at the moment. If I decided to make my own tank it'll never get done, so I'm going with this one for now.