I’m a new builder trying to have some fun doing a garage build on a budget. The bike started life as a 98 buell white lightning. Somewhere down the line it turned into a hardtail chopper. I have no idea what the frame is I’ve done countless hours of research trying to find where the frame may have come from with no results. No numbers on the frame to go off of either. Bike sat for several years in a friends garage untouched when I took it home. I’m trying to do as much as possible myself, within reason. I’ll try and catch this thread up to where I currently am and keep updates as I go. Most parts of this project take a long time it will be a slow build but I’m okay with this.
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I’m a new builder trying to have some fun doing a garage build on a budget. The bike started life as a 98 buell white lightning. Somewhere down the line it turned into a hardtail chopper. I have no idea what the frame is I’ve done countless hours of research trying to find where the frame may have come from with no results. No numbers on the frame to go off of either. Bike sat for several years in a friends garage untouched when I took it home. I’m trying to do as much as possible myself, within reason. I’ll try and catch this thread up to where I currently am and keep updates as I go. Most parts of this project take a long time it will be a slow build but I’m okay with this.
If buildin' old school choppers was easy, anyone could do it... ain't nobody said it's gonna be easy...Comment
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Cant see the rear motor mount but whenever I see "Buell" and "Dropseat" my first thought is Redneck Engineering. They were known for those pro street swap frames but had a very distinct rear motor mount frame support. Have you already crossed them off the list of possibilities?
Also though MCWorx but thier axle blocks were a round cylinder unlike what you have.Comment
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That rear frame loop under the seat springs looks a lot like the Bitter End Choppers Buell Conversion kit:
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http://www.bitterendchoppers.com/Bue...ersionKit.html
It does share some similar qualities with the look of this bitter end frame. It may have been from them or at very least inspired by that designComment
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in the last 3-4 years the bike has only been on the road twice, the last one was me riding it home. my goal is to get my feet wet with some smaller changes/fixes i want to make so it can be road worthy for summer 2019. after cleaning it up a bit i noticed the gas tank had some rust inside and the saddle was about ready to fall apart so thats where i started. i found an inexpensive tank on a site called demoncycle that fit the style i wanted and measured proper for the frame.
so far it seems more than worth the 150 paid. it passed a pressure test and is currently in the fitment stage. ive been working on fabricating some mounting brackets on my breaks at work. once the fitment is confirmed ill be prepping it along with the oil tank and possibly rear fender for some new paint.Comment
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the saddle had a nice biltwell bracket already welded in place so i figured it would be worth keeping. i ordered rebond foam on amazon along with a roll of marine grade black vinyl. i didnt get any photos of the process unfortunately. after painting the saddle pan i drilled 1/8 holes for rivets.
two layers of rebond foam glued together and shaped with a sanding disc was good enough for me. i had to stretch the vinyl for each rivet and go back to drill out a few and redo them to get rid of wrinkles but im not upset at how it turned out. the true test will be putting miles on it.
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