Western Sizzler X-53 Blue Light Special - More pics and Video

[toro1978]

That's waht these bars are called? "El Toro"?
This is actually the nickname my friends gave me more than 20 years ago, hence Toro1978. El Toro Magnifico being the full version, but they just say Toro.

 

[kingfish254]

That's waht these bars are called? "El Toro"?
This is actually the nickname my friends gave me more than 20 years ago, hence Toro1978. El Toro Magnifico being the full version, but they just say Toro.

Cool Mr. Magnifico! I just nicknamed the bars that cuz the looked like bull horns

 

[toro1978]

Also, this shot is wicked, very very racy! Just by looking at it I could feel the airstream:

 

[kingfish254]

 

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[kingfish254]

After cleaning up the cattle prod scallop fender, I did a final taped up mockup to make sure everything aligned so that I could start drilling holes for screws. I am pretty pleased with how it all worked together.

 

[kingfish254]

Back on page 4, you guys may remember that I did a mock up with this custom speedo from @gaskill 's Dead Little Dove build.

I've tested it in a few other places recently.

Yesterday, I tried it out centered on the El Toro bars. Cool from some angles, a distraction in other views.

 

[kingfish254]

I wasn't quite feeling the speedo in that position. So today, I lowered in a tape mount to the top tube in a tape mock up.

 

[kingfish254]

The guard, skirts, and fender bolted up together very well!!

Slowly getting things checked off the list. Today was a tedious, but productive.

 

[OddJob]

I like the Gaskill speedo more and more as I look at it. If there is a head light plan in all of this, it will be interesting to see how they play off each other.

Tick tock...tick tock...

 

[toro1978]

My thoughts exactly, a headlight and a rear light are mandatory at this point, I feel.

 

[kingfish254]

Took Sizzler out for it maiden voyage and had a great 2 hour ride.

 

[kingfish254]

Since I already had a floating nanner and a floating sissy bar, I decided to try having a floating rear end of the bike!!!

 

[kingfish254]

Helpful tool tip. I was using this today to make sure I had the right size screws and drill bit as I finished up the mounting holes for the rear metalwork. Don't know if anyone else has one of these, but I use it multiple times during a build off.

 

[kingfish254]

I am using these cool block pedals that I got from @Big Ape

 

[kingfish254]

Spent the morning getting the drivetrain ready so that I could actually ride this baby.

I decided to go with a dogleg crank that I believe may have come from the Firestone Super Cruiser that donated a lot of parts to Rockafella.

I am using the mag sprocket that I cannot remember how I got.

Last October I won the costume contest as Ricky Bobby on Holeshot during the Moonlight Garden Ride.

Since I got a $50 gift certificate from Quality Bike Shop it made it worth looking like a fool (but having fun). Shake N Bake!!!!!!

This is what I got with the gift certificate. This KMC Kool Knight half link armored chain. Most of it will be hidden by the guard and skirts, but if you got cool stuff,,,,,,,,USE IT!!!

This chain has a cool one time use long push pin to join the chain links. You push it in with a chainbreak tool and then you break off the excess on the back end after it is pushed all the way through.

Here is a great pic of it from my ride. You can also see the dogleg, mag sprocket, and pedals here.

 

[kingfish254]

I found the Trygg vintage butterfly that I got from @kirkpatrick (thanks to a headup from @Dr. Tankenstein ) and replaced the modern one I had been using. This thing was awesome on the ride. It is the perfect height! I don't have any close ups of it, but you'll see it on the ride photos I'll post up. It also tucks back neater than the modern one does.

 

[kingfish254]

Speaking of rides, I had a blast getting out and about on Western Sizzler. The riding position was comfortable. Gear ratio was just right for decent speed at times. TONS of "cool bike" hollas. Had a few people take pics of it as I was taking pics. Always fun talking with people about this cool creations.

Everything was solid about this bike, but I do still need to tweak and finish the sissy bar. It stayed in place well with the temporary wooden shims I am using. It will be secured with a combo of shims and set screws where it exits the frame, but I quickly realized that I need to deaden the ends that are shoved 15" into the mid tubes. Every bump I hit, the cantilever action of the sissy bar would rattle inside of the mid tubes.

Any way, enough about that here are the pics of the maiden voyage Sizzler cruise in Savannah. (pic heavy as usual, because I also use these to help determine what angles and locations work best for this build)

 

[kingfish254]

Ride part two

I really like these in front of the Jinx

 

[kingfish254]

Ride part three

You honestly never know what you will see on a ride in Savannah. This fake storefront was set up as part of a movie being filmed.

And I rounded the corner and found this cool line of buggys for the movie.