Born Free 5 Build; 5 years, 5 bikes. A retrospective journey...

Originally Posted by Nosebleed

2 things:

1. Who painted the green tank of the 2nd bike? I'm nearly sure that it must have some wicked magical powers.

2. Yesterday at the 30th annual "All Harley Drags" here in Central Texas I saw an old hexagonal oil bag with a dished face on a CB, long bike chop and it changed my life. It was like seeing something that you can't "un-see", kinda like watching those Muslim beheading videos online from the middle east. Fuck those guys in the middle east, but that oil bag was delicious. Perhaps that's what the BSA needs.

Oh yeah, and I thought that you were going to build 5 bikes for BF5, CRF?

A dude named Chris painted it. http://paintbychris.blogspot.com/

And 5 bikes for born free 5?! I'm not Jay Leno! Or some sort of rich ice road trucker!

Egg Salad rides again!!!!

Looks great!!!,.........

I know you hate the yellow, But I dig it,.....


How did you end up on your tractor light shopping spree??

Originally Posted by Walleye

Egg Salad rides again!!!!

Looks great!!!,.........

I know you hate the yellow, But I dig it,.....


How did you end up on your tractor light shopping spree??

Maybe it's because that yellow tried too hard with the Mooneyes theme the owner gave it.

I just want to barf when I see it.



Hahaha! A sealed beam, 4" tractor light has been working well on that bike. Stoked!

Fuck yeah. Nice retrospective CRFyou

Tearing this low power output engine down to see what the problem is...



Check my child's mannequin hand shifter. Boss.



This is my first BSA engine. The effing exhaust rocker spindle has to come out to remove the head? Jerks...








Found some piston wear... Which is good. Compression was poor, this looks to be the problem.

THE TEARDOWN!









Yoda has seen a lot of British shit over the years. Sick of it, he is.

You digging into the bottom end? Im stuck on the primary side engine sprocket, about to take a torch to it, That seat works well on that frame.

Originally Posted by MegaDON666

You digging into the bottom end? Im stuck on the primary side engine sprocket, about to take a torch to it, That seat works well on that frame.

I'm not sure. Rod play feels good. Despite the scoring on the pistons, the cylinders look like they only need a hone... I know I probably should...

Yeah, the seat looks pretty good, and feels way badass when I'm rolling around.

is that a cheatah seat or a custom?

Originally Posted by seatraveler

is that a cheatah seat or a custom?

It's a cobra seat that I adjusted the back angle on and covered in leather.

Branden just dropped off his frame and tins and we talked paint for a little bit. I am stoked to be a part of this build!

Originally Posted by calicruiser

Branden just dropped off his frame and tins and we talked paint for a little bit. I am stoked to be a part of this build!

Hell yeah!

We're gonna be poppin' off some game changing paint! No pressure, Josh.

New headlight and oil tank. Love this crazy oil tank and how it looks like a TIE Fighter window.

Update.

Paint is half done.





Fucking messy ass one car garage.





Steering stops I made to keep my paint game tight.





Making sure the seat works.





Wiring for my double knight light.





Getting the engine in.

bike is looking tight man. digging those hook up posters i havent seen one of them in years.

Looks good! Can't wait to see this thing on the road again.

Originally Posted by junkyardxl

bike is looking tight man. digging those hook up posters i havent seen one of them in years.

I worked at Disneyland through school. I traded 2 tickets for 2 posters from a local skate shop in '99.

I can't believe I still drag them around with me everywhere I go.


AND.... Rings custom fitted to cylinders... Pistons installed. Waiting for paint to dry on my cylinders. Fresh .40 bore.

I'll be rebuilding the head with new valves and valve guides next.





Some heinous WMs since this update is sparse.

Popped my head apart.



New valves and valve guides.



Assembling.

Nice work man liking the stitching matching the base; it's those little details that glaze the doughnut. Looking forward to seeing the secondaries and more details as it continues unfold into a nice machine.

Oh because it struck me early on when reading; which of the previous 4 BF builds was your favorite?

Originally Posted by Jetblack

Nice work man liking the stitching matching the base; it's those little details that glaze the doughnut. Looking forward to seeing the secondaries and more details as it continues unfold into a nice machine.

Oh because it struck me early on when reading; which of the previous 4 BF builds was your favorite?

Thanks dude!

I think my favorite bike was last year's. I've been riding that daily with very few problems.

Plus it's a little more rare than the others.

kick ass beezer.