P40- SHE'S AWOL!!! Now Showing X-52.5 aka Plan B

[OddJob]

Wow, I missed a lot of progress this past weekend on your build Big guy! In @horsefarmer 's comment those lights are reflecting a thought that came to me when I saw your mock up with the rack and fender and filler panel. First off, love the filler panel....def a keeper! The curve of the fender leaving the slant of the rear rack lost me a bit....any way to have the rear fender tie in with the slant of the rear rack....and maybe duck tail down at the bottom? Like the bags do on this Indian bagger....

You've got some great stuff going on this build!

 

[HuffDaddy]

I really like the way you modified the frame, looks great!

 

[Big Ape]

Wow, I missed a lot of progress this past weekend on your build Big guy! In @horsefarmer 's comment those lights are reflecting a thought that came to me when I saw your mock up with the rack and fender and filler panel. First off, love the filler panel....def a keeper! The curve of the fender leaving the slant of the rear rack lost me a bit....any way to have the rear fender tie in with the slant of the rear rack....and maybe duck tail down at the bottom? Like the bags do on this Indian bagger....View attachment 23808

You've got some great stuff going on this build!

Thanks, I had thought a bit about bobbing the fender........but your idea may be better. I hate to cut up this fairly rare deep rear fender but I want the finished product to flow nice.

 

[Big Ape]

I like that fork mount!
If you notch the spring to fit, I would make the change back to full width gradual, otherwise you will get a stress build up at the change and could bend the spring quite easily, especially if it is right at the edge of the mount that the change happens.

Luke.

I like your input Luke! I do think I will do a second leaf and bring it out of the mount about 3" and grind it to a point, that should help relieve the stress where the main leaf is notched and look pretty cool too. I just hate the idea of drilling 4 mounting holes in 2 leaf springs!!! I might burn up a bit or two!

 

[horsefarmer]

Great information, I appreciate it! The caddy tail light has the look that I want, I just wish there was a mini version of it available!

http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PROONE-LEDBULLET-MARKER&CartID=

http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DONSM-MINIMARKER-LIGHT&CartID=

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Indicator-Assemblies-/178023/i.html

 

[Big Ape]

Thanks Horsefarmer, but those are too mini. I want about 1/2 size of the caddy light. I like the ideas though......something will click, I hope.......

 

[Duchess]

These aren't as long proportionately, but this is a 2" beehive (diameter and height). They also come in 2.5".

 

[Big Ape]

I got some welding done on the fork after work. It's about done, I have a little more work to do, and probably a light coat of putty....but I am fairly happy with the result.

 

[kingfish254]

Nice metal fab man!

 

[Big Ape]

Nice metal fab man!

Thanks Brian, I still have alot of work to do before this is a working leaf spring fork though!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Fork looks great!

Luke.

 

[Big Ape]

Working on this bike is going a little slower than I hoped, but I can show some of the parts and plans that I have for it. I don't know what they are off of, but I got some cool od green tires from @Toeslider . I matched them with a blacked out 3 speed wheel set I had sitting around.

They are a narrow 2.35 but I think they fit this build nicely.

 

[Big Ape]

I started mocking up the front end. I just made some rockers from some thin aluminum scrap that I laying around.

I think that I may set the front end just a bit lower, but this is close to how it will sit. I am leaning towards the leaf being about 12" from tip to tip.

Rockers look real classy, huh! Still have some more design and fab work too get done...

 

[Big Ape]

Here are my assorted doodads that I have acquired for this build.

I am fairly sure that all of these will make it on the finished bike. I plan to recover the seat to better match this build.

I got this from a coworker, there should be plenty of material, even if I have to try a few times!

 

[Big Ape]

I have had a plan to use this chain guard all along. I like that it is very silimar in shape to a bomb!

This is just a quick mock up. I plan to match it closely to the chain stays, I think that will make the angle more nose high, hopefully similar to the tank panel. Here is a sneak peak of my plans for the chain guard.

As you can tell, this was a quick rendition of my idea for the guard. I probably need to round the fins a little, so I don't do bodily harm to myself when getting on or off.

 

[Fv2]

Here are my assorted doodads that I have acquired for this build.

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I am fairly sure that all of these will make it on the finished bike. I plan to recover the seat to better match this build.

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I got this from a coworker, there should be plenty of material, even if I have to try a few times!

I like those twin lights, a lot.

I have had a plan to use this chain guard all along. I like that it is very silimar in shape to a bomb!

View attachment 23976
This is just a quick mock up. I plan to match it closely to the chain stays, I think that will make the angle more nose high, hopefully similar to the tank panel. Here is a sneak peak of my plans for the chain guard.

View attachment 23977

As you can tell, this was a quick rendition of my idea for the guard. I probably need to round the fins a little, so I don't do bodily harm to myself when getting on or off.

I have the same guard, originally planned to use it on Air Force Too with the shark mouth paint job.

 

[Big Ape]

Yeah, one light still had the fin in it but it had a piece missing, the other one was gone. I will have to make up my owns fins.

 

[kingfish254]

It's fun watching this build unfold. I especially like the goodies and that guard idea is killer. Just be careful if you used sharpie markers for the markup. I've heard of the ghosts of the writing bleeding back through paint even if you have removed them with acetone.

 

[Big Ape]

It's fun watching this build unfold. I especially like the goodies and that guard idea is killer. Just be careful if you used sharpie markers for the markup. I've heard of the ghosts of the writing bleeding back through paint even if you have removed them with acetone.

Good information, I never really thought about that. So, should I go back and sand the metal to remove all of the marker?

 

[OddJob]

That chain guard is the bomb! You could always trim the size of the fins down a bit to avoid lacerations on your achilles. Build is looking good!