Traditional hot rod style

[bare bones]

Here is my build I just finished. I wanted to give it that traditional hot rod feel. The first picture is of the bike when I bought it. The second is how it looks now. I am still not completely done with it. I want to take it to the Lone Star Round Up (a pre 1964 custom and hot rod show) and have someone pinstripe it!

[furament]

dude thats cleen!

[bare bones]

Originally Posted by furament

dude thats cleen!

Thanks!

[stude13]

hi, that is a very tasteful build. i think a sportster tank would help. ive built a few of these bikes and have always felt the little peanut tank looks like fish guts smell. lata

[bare bones]

Originally Posted by stude13

hi, that is a very tasteful build. i think a sportster tank would help. ive built a few of these bikes and have always felt the little peanut tank looks like fish guts smell. lata

Thanks! I agree about the tank. I would love to put a small tank where the clam shell is by the top tube and the neck.

[furament]

so that there on the tube or under the tube is 2 pices? it will come off? its steel?

[ratped]

killer bike!!! looks alot like mine. diggin the banana seat, and the white walls.

[bare bones]

Originally Posted by furament

so that there on the tube or under the tube is 2 pices? it will come off? its steel?

Yep, the thing under the tube is kinda like a decorative filler piece. It is made of steel. It is two separate pieces and they clamp together held by two screws. To fit the peanut above I had to cut windows out of it to allow room. Here are some before and after pics from when I was making the windows. There really was no way to seal it up and make it a gas tank. I may try and find a shop that can make me a custom tank here in town at some point.

[bare bones]

Originally Posted by ratped

killer bike!!! looks alot like mine. diggin the banana seat, and the white walls.

That bike rules! Nice build!

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