The Mean Machine

[Ride 'em High]

Thats poppin! Shake those cans good =)

 

[handyandy1100]

Which is better, 1...

Or 2....

1 or 2...

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Which is better, 1...
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Or 2....View attachment 231674

1 or 2...
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From this angle, 2.

 

[Captain Awesome]

1

 

[KJV]

Check for the color..Grabber Green.. VHT Engine Enamal.

 

[handyandy1100]

Better angle to view the ape hanger options.
Which is better....

Number 1...

Or Number 2?

I'm liking option 2, but with the gooseneck (quill stem) from number 1.

Started the 2nd phase of tank construction tonight.

 

[JA331]

Looking great so far, love the idea. My aunt had a lime green muscle car when I was a kid. I loved it.
So this build brings me down memory lane. View attachment 230990

My favourite Aussie Ford GT. XA coupe.

 

[GTHOtrod]

I'm liking ape number two.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I'm liking ape number two.

Ape #2 definitely edgier! I like it.

 

[Pondo]

I can't decide on the bars, I like them both. That tank is awesome!

 

[handyandy1100]

Hey Grandpa! What's for supper??!!

Freshly boiled vintage handlebar grips!

Yum, yum!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Hey Grandpa! What's for supper??!!

Freshly boiled vintage handlebar grips!
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Yum, yum!

Cool….. so what’s that do?

 

[handyandy1100]

Cool….. so what’s that do?

I needed to get the grips off ape hanger number 2. The bars had been outdoors for a year and a half and the grips were rock hard.

 

[metalchewy]

Better angle to view the ape hanger options.
Which is better....

Number 1...
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Or Number 2?
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I'm liking option 2, but with the gooseneck (quill stem) from number 1.

Started the 2nd phase of tank construction tonight.
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I am a fan of number 2 as well, they have that 60s ape look.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Bar #

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I needed to get the grips off ape hanger number 2. The bars had been outdoors for a year and a half and the grips were rock hard.

I’ve had good luck with a small/thin flathead screwdriver or precision screw driver and windex.

Jam the screwdriver between the grip and the bar as far as you can, then, blast windex into the opening. Remove the screwdriver and give the grip a twist. Should slide right off.

 

[handyandy1100]

I’ve had good luck with a small/thin flathead screwdriver or precision screw driver and windex.

Jam the screwdriver between the grip and the bar as far as you can, then, blast windex into the opening. Remove the screwdriver and give the grip a twist. Should slide right off.

That usually works for me, but these grips were rock hard. No screwdriver was getting in without breaking the grips.

 

[handyandy1100]

Got the lower tank roughed in and mounted tonight. Need some more work on both tanks. Headers and exhaust pipes just mocked up for now.

The larger apes was definitely the ticket. Really makes it a mean looking machine.

 

[metalchewy]

Cool manifold addition on the lower tank. Looks great!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I'm late to the vote, but for what it's worth, I'm in the two camp. And that lime with a twist is rad!