The Chopper Compendium

Was worried about the colors, but not anymore. Stoked about how its coming together. Due to conflicts in my personal shit, I'm rushing to get it together, and I'll worry about the powdercoat this winter.
I really didnt want to, but family first, and I'll be damned if this thing gets back burnered. So off we go. I need to lift the motor out in a few days when my gaskets get here for the side covers, but I'm getting everything fitted to start running wires in the mean time. Hoping its ready for tins when I get them back.
Real happy with the colors so far, and I even guessed right when I put the battery tray in thankfully.

STRIPPER BAIT. Well.....Big flake anyways........When I put flake on the last bike, the wife asked why.........I told her it was to attract big titty strippers........But damn.......Pics just dont doo it justice.
He spent hours......and hours.......and hours....straightening my lines until he was happy. Cant wait to see the color.

Should have them back this weekend.........So much clear. And I'm in love with the color.
Click for Video of the epicness....

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I'm insanely happy with how these came out. They're drying right now, supposed to go pick them up tomorrow.
I got to help lay out the tape, sometimes I feel like a kid.......Theres 10 coats of clear over the flake and candy, its miles deep, and I cant get over it. Cant wait to get them in the sun tomorrow and hopefully sit them on the frame.

Sick little girl stopped me from grabbing my tins........But in the mean time, got some new all balls bearings for the wheels and the tapered neck conversion, slapped some paint on the front end, had my buddy at the spring shop re-arc the spring a little, so we painted it, ran liner between them, new bushing and slapped it on..........Grab the tins tomorrow and it will look like a bike again.

Picked up the tins........into the back seat with them and try not to drive like my normal asshole self, and the boy just wouldnt let me go home without bolting them up.
And I couldnt not involve all the kids, so we all packed up, and headed up to the shop, and now I'm head over heals.......Fucking love it.
Tucked her in for the night, at least shes in good company.........Super excited to get going quick. Called my buddy at the tire shop and hes got a Metzeler Me880 coming in a day or two for me, my gaskets are in, down to just a couple bits to go......And hopefully I can find the last of my wiring harness.

Looking very impressive. Can't wait to see it finished.

My buddy painted my wheel same grey as the tank. Body shop sprayed the frame after the kids smoothed it out some, it looks awesome, of course distaster struck twice.......My boy pulled the fender while I was busy and chipped the fender, luckily it can be hidden with a leather washer.........But then the boy and my mom(they both work at my shop) where wheeling the frame around back and the cables snapped and dropped it, somehow managing to smash every side.......I really love them, but I may have to kill them all now.
On the up side, the slightly off shade of gold works awesome, and the bodywork looks good, so the body shop is re-spraying it for me tomorrow, and since I've got my gaskets now, this weekend it can start going together for the very last time.

Sucks what happened to the Frame.Nothing that can't be fixed though, & hopefully the Boy came away learning something from this.

Ya run?

It is coming along killer man!

The body shop guys where fucking awesome and slammed it back in for me this morning........I got impatient at the end of the day, and slapped the tins on. Tomorrow we're going to tie up the front end, except for the tire, and get the motor gaskets dealt with and drop it back in. With any luck its a roller by monday. Then the tedious crap can start.

That point when you're finally loctiting things in place is a happy moment. Getting so close.........And running out of time fast.

Paint........Polish..........Assembly.........New tire...........And I fucked up the tube. Getting closer though. And the photographer dropped by and this could be cool. Just need to get done fast......

Pic whoring for a moment.........Hours of re-fitting the rear wheel again, paint tolerances are a bitch.........New bearings everywhere, seals, hardware, polish, paint, blahblahblah.........

First time the whore has held herself up in a long time. Getting closer. And we've dubbed her Jezebel.

Looks like the front end would strike fear in the hearts of millions.

Seriously, very well done.