Bobbers (C/N Bike Contest!)

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Permalink Reply by Kase Urban on June 26, 2009 at 5:56am

I built this bike using mostly genuine HD parts, bought the engine and transmission from West Virginia HD and lots of parts off e-bay.I did all painting, powdercoating, machining and seat pan&cover. The only thing I didn't do is the
welding, I just tacked everything in place and my welding friend took it from there.This little bobber is a blast to ride and draws alot of attention.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on June 26, 2009 at 7:10am

hi i'm Andrea from Italy and i build this bike whit the help of my dear fiend.
This is the sporty built in the garage.the only thing of the old bike is the frame and motor,all the rest is new..
rear fender, seat green metalflake ,new paint gas tank (from my friend)license plate home made whith my friend welder,new bar l (tommaselli condor bought at swap meet for 5 euro) ... and more...and more had to came...(trumpet pipe, rear chain...i have all but no the time ;-( )
Ciao

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Permalink Reply by Nana on June 26, 2009 at 1:03pm

Hi! Here is latest incarnation of my 47 Panhead. I think it's quite classic bobber.
Frontend is from HD Bad Boy, engine is almost stock built a couple of times during the years by my friend. Oil filter is oil tank -> the drop-in part was taken from wrecked shovel oil tank and with some minor modfications welded to panhead oil tank. At the same time the oil tubes went inside the tank.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Haller on June 26, 2009 at 4:52pm

Original frame/swing arm was crushed in the back from a cage strike so I swiped the motor for another build. The frame layed around the shop for two years. Scored a 02 XL mil off the left coast cheap, with the rear mounts snapped off. I sliced the original frame in half and added a hard-tail and bolted up a +2 over DNA spring- job I had laying around. Mounted up the motor and squared it all up. Tank, seat and rear fender were swap-meet scores. I found the Knuk rocker boxes on craigslist from some dude that had no idea what they were... Painted and powder-coated the hole deal in house. (Buddy dragged an old oven from land-fill and fixed it for me... cost me an entire sunday powder coating crap for him) Kicker is functional, triggers a roller switch to light up the starter. Been riding and building since 72... first build was a 54 Pan that totalled into the side of a deer.. It was a turd after that but I rode it.. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by TBear on June 26, 2009 at 7:17pm

Here's the '68 Triumph TR6 Bobber I started about 2 years ago to sell to raise $$$ for Handicapped kids charities.
Had an accident that left me in a wheel chair for over a year so this bitch was put together by a certified gimp...lol
David Bird Hardtail frame stretched 4-inches in the ass. I sacrificed a Joe Hunt Panhead Magneto for the project and Buck at Goblin Millworx made it fit for me
complete rebuilt engine, Duane Ballard custom seat over a Bass Metalcraft pan.
Headlight made from a farm tractor piston, tail light from a H-D piston, Vertical beehive oil bag from 7metalwest.
Hank Young reformed the gas tank, Alluminium side panels engraved by Heather New,rear fender is off a '36 Chevy spare tire cover, Brass machine gun barrel foot pegs by my buddy John Warga, Fab Kevin made me up the speed hole struts and seat hinge and Indian Larry's painter Robert Pradke did the paint.
Damn there are a hell of a lot of guys I have to thank for helping the build out with one off parts.
Me and my buddy Bo have been working in my unheated garage all winter putting this impossible puzzle together.
She's almost done, just needs the wiring, cables and oil lines.
She's called Baron Von Zipper's Mutha-Fokker--
Oh and here's a pic of how I had to work on her from my scooter chair, where there's a will, there's a way!!!

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Permalink Reply by TBear on June 29, 2009 at 5:38pm

maybe some day I'll learn how to upload pix here...lol

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Permalink Reply by Kenny P. on June 27, 2009 at 4:16pm

WOW, There are some mighty fine machines on here! Not really here to win, just to share my build.
My '80 850 Skazooki was inspired by the Choppertown films. The coolest part about my build was it cost just under 500 bucks to get her on the road. Basically I hauled her home and got it fired up, made the rigid rear (on a shafty, thought that was a little different) Sporty Tank, upside down cafe bars, front fender went to the back and bobbed, shaved the forks, homeade straight exhaust, homeade velocity stacks and seatpan, homeade side covers and battery box, some bmx pegs and lost I the front brake somewhere along the way too.
It's Flat Black, pinstriped, loud and lotsa fun.
Thanks for checkin' it out.
Kenny P.

The photo's are a link, I'm an idiot when it comes to the computer, sorry.

Hey Honey look what I found! The "before" shot.

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.....and 500 bucks later, this is what I wound up with.

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Permalink Reply by Dick Boxell on June 27, 2009 at 4:27pm

Follow this link (if allowed)
http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageViewer.asp?PageID=1149
Home built 330 sportster

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Permalink Reply by ian solley on June 28, 2009 at 6:41am

i built this bike in 2008 with my friend Richard Taylor here in Kent UK - its called the Macbeth Bobber for my wife who is a massive Shakespeare fan - and has two lines from the play painted on it as well as an emblem on the saddle. Its a one off hardtail frame, with an S&S panhead engine, Indian spring front end as well. Its a great bike and I have ridden over 4000 miles on it since completion last September including a trip to France.

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Permalink Reply by ian solley on June 28, 2009 at 6:46am

I built this bike in 2008 with my friend Richard Taylor here in Kent UK - its called the Macbeth Bobber for my wife who is a massive Shakespeare fan - and has two lines from the play painted on it as well as an emblem on the saddle. Its a one off hardtail frame, with an S&S panhead engine, Indian spring front end as well. Its a great bike and I have ridden over 4000 miles on it since completion last September including a trip to France.

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Permalink Reply by oSk... on June 28, 2009 at 5:37pm

"backyard boogie" frame: 1968 triumph w/bolt on hard-tail. engine: 1981 kawi kz440 fully rebuilt. 21 and 16 w/stainless steel spokes powdercoated black. suicide shift. ebay 8inch zbars/drag bars, mustang tank, bobber headlight w custom (home depot) fence bracket/headlight bracket. paintjob: rustoleum flat black, army green. pinstriping: henry "the garage striper''

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Permalink Reply by Dean K Wakatsuki on June 28, 2009 at 9:18pm

This is my 1970 T120 Triumph Bobber. Built in my patio on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. My influences come from traditional builders mostly from the west coast and from Japan. This is my first build and I couldn’t of done it without the help of The BritBike Forum and the Jockey Journal. DKW

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