Bigsky Beer Budget Build. Vulcan 800 Classic

[Biskyxj]

So i have had this bike since my senior year in highschool. Rode it all over the countryside and even in Germany. After years of owning this bike I have decided to try my hand at maki g some changes. I figured I might as well make a thread to keep track of my progress.

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Here is a picture of the bike from 13 years ago when my wife and I rode it away from our justice of the peace wedding.

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Here is a more recent picture of where I am beginning.

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Start stripping it down.

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So here is a start to my seat pan

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Heres the pan on the bike. After doing a 95 mph test drive i realized that the seat was not the right shape. I had this feeling like i was going to slide right off the back.

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Made a legalish way to hold the license plate and threw on an L.E.D tail light that i got from amazon, i will eventually relocated the tail light when I get a rear fender and sissy bar setup. But for right now I cant resist riding. Infact the weather right now is amazing for march in Montana.

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My bro ordered two sets of bars for his build so he threw me the set he decided not to use. Couldn't turn down that offer.

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In the process of swapping bars I broke my factory throttle tube. So after realizing that a new one from the stealership was $50 I got my ass on ebay and bought a used set of grips with a throttle tube for $10 cuz I am cheap. And finsied getting everything buttoned up

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Really starting do dig the way things are going.


And since my bud has his bike in my garage and I have been burning the midnight oil on it as well better throw in a shot of it as well.

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I took the stock front fender and hacked it with a cutoff wheel and have basically scratched my head for a week deciding what I am gonna go with it. Because it is plastic my mounting options are getting creative. I will be building a sissy bar and fenter strut that will be capable of strapping a bag to for some extended trips this summer.

[hardrock785]

looks great!

[Biskyxj]

Picked up some 1/2" square stock today when we went to town. Planning to try building a sissybar fender strut this week when o get some free time.

Does anyone have some advice for putting a twist in square stock? Things to keep everything even.

[CricketTN]

Heat up as much as you want twisted (no more than about 10") with a torch. Get it to a dull orange, even along the length. Clamp one side in a vice, put a cresent wrench on the other end, and twist till it looks good. Usually 3 turns works well.

[Biskyxj]

Aprreciate the help.