Ive been thinking about a bobber build for a while now and couldnt resist the deal i got on this bike. i found it on craigslist for $450 and talked the guy into bringing it to me an hour away for $400. He said it ran about a year ago but he lost interest and built another bike.. hmm.
First, i got a battery since it didnt come with one then had to clean the rust out of the gas tank. i put some gas and some gravel in and shook it around then rinsed it out with more gas. i then put a fuel filter inline to the carb for anything that didnt get rinsed out. had to put some oil in it and hook up the battery and she was ready to start. which she did in the first few turns of the motor, even held an idle for a little bit but for some reason would bog down when i twisted the throttle about half way.. i pulled the carbs off and cleaned the bowls and did what i could with the jets which looked pretty clean.
my brothers friend was selling some home made 12" apes that are pretty sick.
one of the first things i did was take off the back fender and bobbed the frame.
and painted the tank somewhere in between.
i think i am going to leave it a soft tail bike for comfort and to be different. i like the apes but i need to find a cheaper way to do the cable extensions than buying the kit for $175 so ill probably just use the stock bars for now. also still on the fence about a rear fender, not sure yet. just trying to keep it simple-ish and low budget. ill have a lot of questions in the near future!
i am also new to the chop cult forum so be nice to me haha
First, i got a battery since it didnt come with one then had to clean the rust out of the gas tank. i put some gas and some gravel in and shook it around then rinsed it out with more gas. i then put a fuel filter inline to the carb for anything that didnt get rinsed out. had to put some oil in it and hook up the battery and she was ready to start. which she did in the first few turns of the motor, even held an idle for a little bit but for some reason would bog down when i twisted the throttle about half way.. i pulled the carbs off and cleaned the bowls and did what i could with the jets which looked pretty clean.
my brothers friend was selling some home made 12" apes that are pretty sick.
one of the first things i did was take off the back fender and bobbed the frame.
and painted the tank somewhere in between.
i think i am going to leave it a soft tail bike for comfort and to be different. i like the apes but i need to find a cheaper way to do the cable extensions than buying the kit for $175 so ill probably just use the stock bars for now. also still on the fence about a rear fender, not sure yet. just trying to keep it simple-ish and low budget. ill have a lot of questions in the near future!
i am also new to the chop cult forum so be nice to me haha
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