The Chopper Compendium

I was told by a friend that this is where all the real builders are..........So I figured I'd try to fake it.

Pictures speak better than I do.
So just the basics. Its a 2000 V-star 1100. I'm reusing the wheels, engine, and........I think thats it.

Might take me a day or two to catch up, but how about a how it sits now pic first that I took today.

Welcome mate glad to see you made it here!

you're faking it pretty damn good man, glad you posted. Love the sculpted look on the tank, and the whole bike is very different.

That frame looks a lot like Nathan's (customise it)

I think he copied me..........


Got caught up with some shit, gonna upload a ton of pics today.

So this is where I started.
I've owned this since brand new. I've put nearly every mile on it that it has.
Did it up like this about 9 years ago. And then I had to park it for a while.




Let me kids tear it down fathers day.







After I got it to a bare frame, I was jut going to hardtail it and rake it out a little, but things got out of hand..........So I made a drawing.

Cut the steering neck out and got to work










Then I tweaked the drawing some more.

Much better.







Then I got to the front end






Started working on a rear fender.



And a tank

Some bars




More front end work




A sissy bar




Sitting pretty now.




Built some pegs and levers.




And my 13 yo daughter made me some exhaust tips




So we built an exhaust.

Wouldnt be mine without a jockey shift.



Then my daughter broke out the lathe again and made me an oil filter adapter.






Custom intake manifold




Broke out grandpas old tools and did some leather up.

Made some grips





Then found out that the bike was in Backtalk........Was real stoked about that.




Then I started looking into The Greasy Dozen, put on by The Old Bike Barn. Its a grass roots build off (anti buildoff?) Didnt make the top twelve, but now they';ve opened up one spot, so I'm hoping, but I'm on the Associated Builders list for sure.
Honestly I think its an awesome concept, so if you like the home built bikes, check it out.......
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreasyDozen


Since I wanted to be a part, I just wasnt feeling the tank. Felt half assed.
So we cut some new steel.

So Now I think we're about caught up. I've glazed over a ton of details, so if theres something you want to see, I've got lots of pics. Hoping to get the tank fitted tonight, and got onto whatevers next.........

Well the voting came in, and I got the last spot for the Greasy Dozen.
Havent heard of it?

Go here.
http://thegreasydozen.com/

Or here.
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreasyDozen

Bear at the Old Bike Barn put this together, grassroots bike building at its finest. Getting away from billet and tribal crap, and back to the core of the way things used to be, and when a spot in the top 12 opened up I jumped on the chance, and today we got word we got it...........Hell yeah.

Rolled it outside for the first time in a long time, now to start putting her back together...........

nice

Some new pic I had not seen there cool man!

Should throw the other build up too?