Gettin there, sloooowly...

[po-boy]

do what you want, do what makes you happy, just make it cool!
Are you a member at
thechopperunderground.com ? you need to register to get in, site hacked and erased last year so registration is required to enter...
Really good guys, and very knowledgeable about what you want to do.
( they refer to this site often, so i hope the admins dont mind my link)

it is what you are looking for...

Yeah, Im on there also, just a handful of GS guys over there, but lots of talent. I'm in Harrison, just west of ya.

 

[buster]

I went over to the thechopperunderground.com web site just to take a look at the talent on the other side of the street. Your right it does look like a couple of them know what there doing but for some reason most of the projects either look like they were 70's freek shows with lots of gold paint and chrome or the cool looking bikes had owners with Adult ADD. I just wish some of those guys that are cutting up the bikes would finish a project. The one guy works out of a shed and had 5 bikes (all unfinished) sitting in there. So in that aspect I can agree with Groundshock, hell there is a guy on craigslist right now with an unfinished "chopper" that wants almost a 1000 bucks because he lost interest. I think that these people should not cut up a bike if they are not going to finish the job and actually put them back on the road.

Your project looks cool and I would love to see the finished product so do us a favor and don't lose interest....just my 2cents

 

[Richharr]

po-boy, this thread has become the straw that broke the camels back

 

[po-boy]

po-boy, this thread has become the straw that broke the camels back

Yea, oops! Just wanted to share some pics of my lil project and BAM, a political debate on the downfall of the male species. Oh well, I'm gonna finfish it, with or without the approval of others.
Jeff

 

[po-boy]

Got the week off and doin some work on the bike, me time, gotta love that... Tailight from old oil can and original mount, oil tank(aka battery/electronics box), watering can w/ some tweaking, total cost= <$5...

 

[po-boy]

One more, just the new parts...

 

[elevatorman71]

muh baby

muh baby

heres some new pics for you guys

 

[po-boy]

Hey Elevatorman, whats the measurement, center to center, on yur struts? Mine are gonna be 8-1/2" but doesn't look as low as yours. Love the stance yours has...

 

[stumbleweed]

Nicely done, DuDe. I planning to chop my basket case than to get it back to original.
I never thought of using the swing arm for part of the hard tail. I am glad I found this site.

 

[drphilgood]

Its lookin good just keep chippin away at it and youll get there.

 

[po-boy]

More pics, more progress...

More pics, more progress...

Day 2 of vacation, almost looks like a bike again, almost.

 

[po-boy]

One more, other side...

 

[OhioEric]

Love that color! Did you paint that or farm it out?

 

[po-boy]

Love that color! Did you paint that or farm it out?

Thanks,
Dupli-color rattle can, yeah, did it myself. In those pics the tank and fork lowers haven't been cleared yet. Tank will get flames to match the fender. It's deffinately a "ten foot" paint job. This tank looked like someone turned a 4 yr old loose w/ a ball-peen hammer! Hours of fillin, sandin, primin and still gives ya a subtle, friendly wave when ya get close.

 

[tomo]

Can`t help thinking that the biking world would be a boring place if everyone rode stock machines. I have a stock GS750 and another that I chopped, guess which one gets the most interest when its parked up anyplace !. It certainly won`t win any prizes thats for sure, but I like it and at the end of the day thats what counts. There are plenty of classic clubs for the purists where they can be sure the bikes have exactly the original phillips screw heads or shade of paint. Don`t get me wrong, I like to see stock machines too, but if the owner wants to modify it, why not ?.

 

[PAULYBOY]

Hey, Po-boy, I like your bike. If you need any help putting a good automotive clear on there, let me know. I live in Love-land. Not too far down 275.

 

[po-boy]

Hey, Po-boy, I like your bike. If you need any help putting a good automotive clear on there, let me know. I live in Love-land. Not too far down 275.

Thanks PB, I might take you up on that offer. I've not heard any long term success w/ rattlecan clear on the tank. Seems like gas takes its toll fairly quickly...

 

[drhach]

I like that color too. Keep going your almost there.

 

[po-boy]

I like that color too. Keep going your almost there.

Thanks,
It's a lil more copper than I wanted but looks OK after it's cleared. Rattle cans kinda limit your color choice unless you go w/ the custom mixed stuff, too much $$$ for this build.

 

[po-boy]

"new" turn signals...

"new" turn signals...

Look kinda like school bus signals, but heh, they were free and look better than the 6" stems and pitted chrome.