Mirror Mirror on the Bike.

   Lowbrow shipped an awesome mirror, nice chrome, fully adjustable, small but big enough.

Workshop Wednesday #22

Steve Crandall likes my new battery box, FBM sprocketguard to hold the battery, with a Vans belt to secure it even better. The last picture showed how it was before, I like the new setup way better, and you? Period way INCORRECT is the 12V socket but I like to have a good battery on my bike and don't give a damn what you think about that, my knees are bad and I don't need a "Ironheadknee".
Next week some small detailing and the bike is ready for the Liberator show.

Workshop Wednesday #21

Worked all winter on Avy's bike and she said: "It's cool Dad!" so she approved all modifications. She has to wait 15 more years to ride this then 60 years old bike but till that time I can modify and test ride this '67 Ironhead. Harley-Davidson Liberator show is in two weeks but I'm going to Estonia for a week so all bikes have to be ready before tomorrow. No problems so far so I can cruise the 1 mile to the show with 4 bikes next weekend. Deadlines are never a problem at Hoodlum Society.

Liberator show: our bikes will be ready....

 

Battery box update

The '67 Ironhead needed a new battery box and all electric stuff/ignition switch/start button is going to move, I like wiring work on Harley's and always try to keep it simple for road repairs.

Headlight for #86

              Made a new headlight for the '86, an Enduro MX with CE mark so 100% legal....

Workshop Wednesday #20

#86 is back! Rode 90mls/h today with no problems, this thing is fast. The Mikuni HS42 was on there before but the rest is new: New Pistons, Cylinders, Andrews V2 cams, Valve guides, Valve ports etc and for the looks: Pearl blasted heads and polished covers. It's a BEAST! Thanks mechanic.

FORK CLAMP COVER

                                      Personal touch on the lower forkclamp cover.

Workshop Wednesday #19

                      New position of the battery on the '67, lower for better handling....

               Easy to use new metal, we do it the hard way and use old stuff but it takes longer.

          Didn't weld for a while but welds are not in sight, as long as they hold its fine with me.

                        Welded on both sides just to be sure its not going to crack.

Worked on the Battery box today, no plan, just go with the flow. Placed the battery a bit lower for more clearance with the fender and lower gravity. The whole shitty electricity is going to be hidden this time for a way cleaner look.

MONSTER REHAB

Monster REHAB came in handy recovering from 4 days of Carnaval Drunkiness, I'm sober now!

XL1100 UPDATE...

FUCK MURPHY's LAW! I broke a bolt in the front cylinder head weeks ago so I wanted to drill that out real quick: WRONG! After hours of drilling it was time to bring it to a "real" mechanic. He took off the front cylinder head and that's were Murphy came in: even he worked a long time to get rid of the old broken bolt but got that fixed, nice so far, or not: Cylinder heads were smoothed out in the past to make it faster (and fast it was) but the Valve followers were worn out and one even broken, Pistons/cylinders had its best times and last but no least the cams were worn out....

So here goes my money: a) Bolt repair b) New Valve followers c) Pearlblasting heads d) New Cylinders e) New Pistons, f) New Andrews 2 cams, g) New Valves and of course the usual new oil and gaskets and labour. No new projects for me for a while......

Workshop Wednesday #18

                      Old Situation, short frame and deep seat

                     New Situation, Long frame made of old fLybikes BMX rearend

                     Motocross Technosel seat cover will be installed soon

           Old Situation, its a Trial bike so very deep seat, will be filled with foam.

                    Bought an NOS old school MX buddy seat and started cutting for the right shape.


I know it sounds stupid to buy a motocross/trial bike for your 3 year old son but we already had a lot of fun with this 16 inch OSET 36V electric bike but with Boyd being 6 now it is time to make it a bit bigger so he and daddy can ride for another 3 years. I also saw an upgrade for the chain/sprockets so I will try to make that happen soon. Baseplate being made next week and ready is Kees.UPDATE: PICTURE 1 WITH READY SEAT!

Workshop Wednesday #17

Headlight bracket for that awesome Electroline 82 light. Still waiting for a 4 1/2 yellow Wagner glass but made the bracket already from just a piece of flat steel. Grinder, drill and an hour later I have exacly what I had in mind for the last months. Hope my parts are coming soon: Oil lines, Oil filter, Headlight etc etc.

Workshop Wednesday #16

Forkstop for the '67 Ironhead, made of an piece of a car exhaust clamp. I liked the round shape and made it fit on the '86 Sportster fork clamps. You can also see some 24 carat plated nuts and a polished brass nut. That will be my new setup in the front, and maybe do the same for the rest of all brass bolts & nuts on the bike, bling bling means ching ching and long live the King.