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Jesus Christ that off center gas cap would make me have kittens every time I rode it
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if the bike leans on a left side kick, that's the perfect place for the cap
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Feb 15, 2015 04:58
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iwentdoodie posted:Jesus Christ that off center gas cap would make me have kittens every time I rode it Don't forget to take your OCD meds today! Seriously though, functionally, it's a much better spot than centered. Easier to get at, don't have to get so close to the bike and burn your leg on pipes. Don't have to worry as much about dripping gas on tank when you remove the nozzle.
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Feb 15, 2015 07:15
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I know it's functionally better, but yeah. It's just one of those things that makes me twitch. Especially when looking straight past it to the tree, because it makes that look off center and then my ears bleed.
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Feb 15, 2015 20:06
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iwentdoodie posted:I know it's functionally better, but yeah. It's just one of those things that makes me twitch. Especially when looking straight past it to the tree, because it makes that look off center and then my ears bleed. Huh... It never bothers me, and it's way more useful. I even like the look of it. Bikes aren't symmetrical and having it off to the side gives my painter a nice feature to work with. In other news we finally welded the bungs into the frame and mounted the tank, then we fabbed up the tabs for the exhaust bracket. So that's a plus. A few more odds and ends and we are ready to strip it down and send it to powdercoat and chrome. Unfortunately I spent last weekend in the ER getting my appendix removed so my funds dropped way way down. I'm not sure how long it will take to get the paint on it since I have to ship the tins up to St Louis and pay 4 figures to get the custom job I want. Insurance deductible is going to eat my bike money up. Errant Gin Monks fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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Feb 16, 2015 06:48
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Alright so we are done! Fab work is finished. Everything has been made. It's time for the hard part. We have 2 boxes of parts, one for chrome and one for powder coat. And I am in a dilemma. I'm getting the paint done on the tins in blue and silver with possible gold highlights... Do I powder coat the frame and pieces traditional black or a metal flake silver? I'm really leaning towards the silver. I think it would make the bike stand out more.
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Feb 23, 2015 18:53
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I say silver because most have a black frame. It would make it that much different. Having said that, would the contrast of a black frame make the tin paint pop more? Going to look killer either way.
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Feb 23, 2015 20:07
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I think the silver on the frame would be too much. I'd go for black to provide the contrast, personally. Or go a little weird and try a white / ivory / powder blue / pastel. I'm a sucker for bikes with light coloured frames.
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Feb 24, 2015 10:10
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Alright I have a meeting with the powder coat guys on Thursday to go over colors and drop off the parts. Chrome goes in on Friday. We have the tins boxed up to be shipped to St Louis for paint. Everything should be back in 3-4 weeks for final assembly. If you guys follow shows and whatnot the guy doing my paint is named Hoops, he trained under Dimes at Liquid Illusions. I'm really excited to see what he comes up with for the 3 tines. He gets he tank, the sphere oil bag and the rear fender. I got a deal on the cost because I'm letting I'm use the oil bag as a logo place for his company. Since this bike should be seeing shows and rally's he was stoked to get his stuff out there. We have plans to take it to giddy up and just kickers this year. Possibly one of the Smokeouts next year. All my money is flying out the door!!! Woohoo! All in all I will be about 10k into this bike when all is said and done
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Feb 25, 2015 07:17
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10K for a kick-rear end Harley custom seems pretty reasonable to me.
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Feb 26, 2015 01:21
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So the frame and 10 extra pieces are at the powder coater. I decided on a nice silver with small metal flakes in it, the sample was really pretty and with a clear coat it pops but not too much. It's going to look very cool. Should have it back n a week.
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Feb 27, 2015 23:54
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Bike is going to look sweet. I can't wait to see it so I can't imagine your level of anticipation.
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Feb 28, 2015 01:57
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Scrapez posted:Bike is going to look sweet. I can't wait to see it so I can't imagine your level of anticipation. Yeah I'm really excited to see it start coming together. We got the chrome into the shop today and they said it was a 2 week turnaround so that's great. Powdercoat might be back by next Friday so we can start getting the pieces back in and start wiring and assembly.
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Mar 1, 2015 00:32
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New update, looks like because of poo poo weather I will pick up the frame and pieces from powder coat on Monday or Tuesday. The chrome should be ready in 2 -3 more weeks, hopefully sooner. It will probably be a month until the tins come back from St Louis for paint. I'm not sure exactly how long a paint job takes now that I think of it.
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Mar 7, 2015 04:03
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Please advise them that there are people on the internet that are eagerly anticipating seeing the bike so they must hurry.
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Mar 7, 2015 21:24
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Frame and parts are back from powder coating. It was cloudy as hell today so we don't have any good photos but we will be working tomorrow getting the engine in it and some extra parts so I can take a photo then. The silver is really nice but it really shows off every weld and dimpling FH hosed up on. Lol. He isn't happy with it even though only he would be bothered by it and most of it will be covered by parts. Talked to Hoops, the painter, today and we laid down some ideas. He will start working on some sketches and what not and get them back to me soon. Should be about a month or two for paint depending on how much bondo is needed. As of right now FH is running my Otis sourced gluten free wires through the frame and getting reading for tomorrow. I will have everyone know every hole in the frame wire runs through has a rubber grommet on it, so there is no way they can rub on bare metal.
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Mar 12, 2015 02:25
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 There she is. Silver frame! We got the engine in and a few other parts, regulator, compressor, etc. Right now it's just wiring and getting it ready for the parts to come back from chrome. Errant Gin Monks fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 01:22
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Really dig that silver. Definitely sets it apart from most other bikes. Looks awesome. Edit: New cams?
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Mar 13, 2015 02:42
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Scrapez posted:Really dig that silver. Definitely sets it apart from most other bikes. Looks awesome. No the cam cover is at the chromers.
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Mar 13, 2015 02:47
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Things are happening!! http://youtu.be/V_ZdyYfiNdU
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Mar 22, 2015 04:57
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A couple of views of the bike 
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Mar 22, 2015 23:58
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Chrome is back!!
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Apr 3, 2015 04:16
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Wow! Bike looks great. Can't wait to see it with the tins.
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Apr 3, 2015 05:42
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I had my doubts, but I was wrong. The flat black engine with the silver frame is sick.
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Apr 3, 2015 19:15
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OMGVBFLOL posted:I had my doubts, but I was wrong. The flat black engine with the silver frame is sick. Wen re in the minority it seems. was sitting at FHs house the other day and he said "Jesse came down from Dallas last week, he was checking out the bike." Me: "oh what did he say?" "He really likes it, thinks it's going to be awesome." Me: "yeah so he liked the silver frame?" "Oh no he loving hated the frame, but he likes the layout and lines of the bike. He thinks you're dumb for using a silver frame." Me: 
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Apr 3, 2015 19:42
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I really like the look of those bars, too. They're not obscenely tall like a lot of the bobbers/choppers that you see these days. A good medium height. How comfortable do they seem like they'll be now that you got the seat mounted up and could test fit? Edit: and the gray frame is cool as poo poo in my book.
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Apr 3, 2015 19:59
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Scrapez posted:I really like the look of those bars, too. They're not obscenely tall like a lot of the bobbers/choppers that you see these days. A good medium height. How comfortable do they seem like they'll be now that you got the seat mounted up and could test fit? They seem pretty good. when I have the seat inflated to ride height my hands fall a few inches below my shoulders with my back straight. So it's pretty comfortable and feels natural. Almost like leaning on a tall table or a chest height ledge. Hard to describe. The frame in the sunlight has a poo poo ton of tiny metal flake in it so it sparkles a lot when it's bright out. I think it's cool as hell and it doesn't look like just any old bike now.
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Apr 3, 2015 20:11
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That brass is really loving cool.
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Apr 3, 2015 20:47
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Wen re in the minority it seems. was sitting at FHs house the other day and he said gently caress Jesse, that poo poo is cool.
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Apr 3, 2015 21:07
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Z3n posted:gently caress Jesse, that poo poo is cool. Quoted for truth.
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Apr 4, 2015 03:26
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:That brass is really loving cool. I really really like the way it pops out but it isn't offensive. They are very cool highlights that just kind of act like accents to the bike so far and draw your eye to the details. The knob and risers along with the tail light and the exhaust tips just kind of bring the whole thing together. Oh th mirror is also brass on the front. I'm really happy with the frame and parts being silver. It lets the engine pop, doesn't interfere with the chrome so far and just makes the bike look slimmer and more menacing in its stance. The frame kind of disappears into the bike and let's the black engine and brass pop real hard. I'm just kind of depressed it's going to be at LEAST another month until the tins come back. They are all mudded up and sanded and smoothed but there is still taping and multiple layers of paint to do. It's all going to be a surprise to me but it looks like it's going to be some lace, some scales and possibly smoke in defined sections. Silver base with blue candy and some gold metal flake highlights running throughout the tins. I'm letting him do whatever he wants and not even trying to stifle his creativity. If you guys want to see his stuff on Instagram it's hoops_customs
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Okay the damaged exhaust pipe has been fixed. The chromer had to keep it and round it back out without damaging the chrome. They did a really good job. So all parts are in now except the tins. I talked to hoops yesterday and he said the mud and sanding was done, he was finishing up a bagger he was working on and it was my turn for paint. Hopefully a few more weeks will see the bike finished. As it is we have some time scheduled next week to do some cleanup and get the bike into a roller. As it stands there isn't much left to do, we need to wire in the dyna-s, I need to get the points cover etched and antiqued (it's brass) and then we need to get the tires and drive train back together. We still need to weld in the internal throttle and make the grips. We need to paint the front brake cylinder. We need to get some new stainless steel bolts in to replace some ugly ones. It's the home stretch. I can't wait to hear it turn on and hopefully roar.
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Hey Errant...I'm curious if you know of a ballpark of what your St. Louis guy would charge for a custom painted tank. I'm trying to figure out what to do with my bike. Current tank is a numbered paint set from Harley that I love...reason I bought the bike. But the tank is dented in a couple places anddddddddd apparently it's rusty as poo poo inside.  So I'm trying to figure out whether I should send this dented tank off and have it lined and save the paint or if it would be close in cost to buy a used, non-rusty tank and have a shop paint it to match my current tank...(Which I don't even know is actually possible.)If I had stacks of cash laying around, I'd just buy this set off Ebay which is the exact set I have on my bike: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140457280199 Anyway, sorry to derail your thread. You can PM if you don't want to reply here. I hope things are progressing with the paint on your bike. Can't wait to see it.
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Scrapez posted:Hey Errant...I'm curious if you know of a ballpark of what your St. Louis guy would charge for a custom painted tank. I'm trying to figure out what to do with my bike. I don't know actually. He is doing all 3 of my tins for 1k. So I assume less than that. I can ask for you though.
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Apr 23, 2015 00:27
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Paint is coming along. Base coat is down. Metal flake is down. SMOKE IS DOWN!  I suppose next is taping, candies, airbrushing etc etc. it's awesome seeing the layers go on.
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May 2, 2015 09:45
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   Paint is almost done. It's crazy and it's awesome! Can't wait to see it on the bike.
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May 8, 2015 02:03
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what the jesus whatever, i doubted the silver frame too but that turned out fine
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May 8, 2015 03:21
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That poo poo looks like one crazy rear end Christmas ornament!
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May 8, 2015 03:30
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Looks like a spaceship from a 1970s scifi novel cover.
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I'm super curious to see your original design docs. Any chance you could scan them in for us?
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