'80 850 bobber style project.

[kenny p]

Hey guys, My name is Kenny and I live in West Palm, Floriduh.
This is my first real Motorcycle "project" and I thought I'd share how it started to where it is right now.

Freebie from Uncle Frank.


Leftovers


Basic idea coming together (looks fugly!)


To get the Sporster tank low I had to remove this triple top tube.



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[kenny p]

Wow, what a mess...


Now that's a little lower and better lookin'


top tube section and tacked on hardtail


lots of grindin' ahead!

[kenny p]

tank mount, lunchtime at work project....


yep, lunchtime again.


roughing in the seat bung stuff.


Aluminum for the seatpan.

[kenny p]

Poor mans seatpan bender! *note under rear wheel.


perfect bend, courtesy of toyota, LOL




seat mounted and the front fender will now be trimmed for the rear.

[kenny p]

I had to make a coupling to be able to remove the rear wheel (because of the shaft) on the left side of the hardtail.


Wow, this is a lot of work!


first put back together, hated the low clubman bars, flipped them and looked way better.


Some EMT slashed for velocity stacks, once the filters were put in and carbs rejetted they worked fine.

[kenny p]

Got most if it together in this shot


Painted inside the stacks, made a panel for power and start switch.


Got the tank striped (the ugly grip tape on the seatpan has been replaced with a thick chunk of leather.)


Start of the plate bracket.

[Kyle M.]

looks sweet, I really dig it. What do you do for a living, you look pretty handy.

[kenny p]

Shaved the fork legs, here is a before/after....


Close to the latest pics, still need to detail the motor.






Well, there she is! I call her the "Skazook"
I have less than 500 bucks into the whole thing, including registration and plates!!
It was a learning experience for sure, looking forward to the next one.
I only wish I would have found out about you guys a year ago!
I hope you guys like what I've done, I know she ain't thee most practical motorcycle on the planet, but I tell ya, it is sooooo much fun to ride!

Thanks for takin' the time to check it out.

Kenny P.

[jed.only]

loved this on JJ before they went gay.

[TheRooster]

thanks for the pixs man

[80GS750]

that thing looks awesome!!!!!

i really dig the look of it and how you painted the inside of the velocity stacks red...

totally killer man

[loudest143]

Really really love your work. I have questions!

The EMT stacks are right up my alley, what size pipe, and I see you split them, yes or no?

The exhaust... What type of pipe, size and length? Stock hangers? Did you wrap the OEM headers? Black paint inside the pipes?

Your rear brake assembly.... You moved it up... How did you manage that? I like the new rear brace it's nicely done. Does it stop the bike? I see you elminated the fronts.

You said you 'shaved' the front forks.... I'm not familiar with that terminology... How did you do it, they look fantastic!

Again, I love your work, I'm very impressed. I'll be watching your engine progress.

loudest143

[Steve]

Fantastic job.



Not my cup of tea, but I can certainly admire a well-done work of art.

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[ShoeDr]

Sick bike Kenny! A few questions for ya.

1. What size tires are you running/brand/price?
2. Any idea how many ft you used to wrap your pipes?
3. Got any pics of how/where you mounted the rear fender

[TheRooster]

Sick bike Kenny! A few questions for ya

1. Got any pics of how/where you mounted the rear fender

if you look at the pics there is a tab were he mounted near the seat