You may be right. Quite the conundrum.
DROPPING OUT - (MBBO Class 1) Afterburner X53/254
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That is a work of art,talk about quality. Great idea too,I like where you are heading with this build. Shifter is going to be cool on it too.
I know from others that Chad does great work. This will be my first chadpost.
Right now I am still trying to find time to actually consider this a build. I haven't turned a wrench yet, but there are now about 7 RRBers that have contributed to this build. I can't wait to get that shifter from you. I think it's gonna truly add to the muscle bike vibe!!
Got my chadpost in today, so I had to mock it up. This thing is a beast and perfect!!!!
The glitter grips are a little darker, but good enough. I did have to order another set though because these are one 7/8 and one 1" for motorcycles. I'll end up with an extra pair of 1" grips.
Just for fun I had to try out the flaming skull that I have had forever. Who knows?
The glitter grips are a little darker, but good enough. I did have to order another set though because these are one 7/8 and one 1" for motorcycles. I'll end up with an extra pair of 1" grips.
Just for fun I had to try out the flaming skull that I have had forever. Who knows?
Yeah I like that skull...
Carl.
Carl.
Sitting that far back will make for a relaxed riding position and a wheelie machine!
Also, the color of the grip may lighten up with a chrome handlebar showing through.
I'm not sure on the skull yet....
Build on brother!
Cheers,
Dr. T
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Also, the color of the grip may lighten up with a chrome handlebar showing through.
I'm not sure on the skull yet....
Build on brother!
Cheers,
Dr. T
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It's October and your bike is looking a little Halloween-ish king!! Man that seat post has me thinking about finding a comfortable banana seat!
That lead sled ain't never gonna pull a wheelie...
That said, I propose a wheelie contest.
Starting a new thread in the discussions...
Carl.
It will be more relaxed, but I don't think it's gonna be any wheelie machine unless I had the seat back behind the hub.
I'm just playing around with the skull. It was handy and I figured I would get a photo to see if it fit. I'll have to get MUCH further along before I know if it will gel with the rest of the build.
Gotta have a little tricking out treats for fun.
I haven't even tried sitting on the nanner yet, so I don't know if it's comfy or not.
WOW! This is going to be an awesome build! I LOVE that fork, and the floating nanner, and the sissy bar rocks! You've obviously spent a lot of time planning and gathering parts. And it's showing... Great job Kingfish!
that front end is awesome B the look of this thing is great!!
Thanks man, I hope I can pull it off. I don't usually gather parts with a particular build in mind. I just jump on cool items as they crop up. That way when I do decide to build something I have a cool palette of parts to build from.
Thanks buddy, I still need to do some work with the fork steertube threads and such, but I do like this X53 fork.
Great profile. I like it. Please no skulls.
Thanks. No worries about the flaming skull. I'll use it on some bike some day, but this just ain't the right build for it. I did try to see if it would fit in the tank area though, but it was just a little too big.
I really like the profile view of this too. Even though I haven't mocked it up yet, I don't think I am going to use that Rollfast pool cur rack on the sissy bar. I am leaning towards a simpler design on the sissy bar.
Here is another profile angle and a closeup of the chadpost and another of the nanner.
Here is another idea that has been floating in my head. I love the jet intakes of the X53 tanks.
But since I don't have one of these tanks, I had the idea that I might be able to modify this smaller tank to mimic the jet intake section. My thinking is that I could cut the bottom of the tank and bend some of the bottom front down to match the down curve of the mid bars. Then I could make some trim to create the leading edge of the intakes. Still just a far fetched scheme at this point, but took some mock up pics to wrap my head around it and see if it would work visually with the build.
But since I don't have one of these tanks, I had the idea that I might be able to modify this smaller tank to mimic the jet intake section. My thinking is that I could cut the bottom of the tank and bend some of the bottom front down to match the down curve of the mid bars. Then I could make some trim to create the leading edge of the intakes. Still just a far fetched scheme at this point, but took some mock up pics to wrap my head around it and see if it would work visually with the build.
As always, Kingfish is building something that makes me anticipate his next updated post...
I love the sissy bar in the frame idea. I thought that idea would work on the Mattel Stallion frame to. This is going to be a cool looking ride.
