"Fat's Where It's At! "

 

WINTER IS HERE AND IT IS BUILD TIME AGAIN. I DO SO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TIME OF YEAR AS SINCE I HAVE NO WINTER SPORTS OR HABITS IT IS JUST A GOOD TIME TO GET CREATIVE AND GET SOME WORK DONE. THIS PROJECT JUST SEEMED TO GROW AT FIRST RATHER THAN BE A PLANNED PIECE. I WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH OUR OTHER PROJECT "THE BEAST WITH-IN" AND YET IN THE BACK OF MY MIND WAS THE CONTINUING IDEA FOR THIS BIKE. THE OPPORTUNITY ARROSE TO GET A GREAT FRAME MADE TO THE SPECS I WANTED, MADE BY A GREAT CANADIAN MANUFACTURE MAXIUM METAL WORKS. THIS IS BY FAR THE NICEST FRAME I HAVE EVERY HAD SO FAR TO WORK WITH. A REAL PIECE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP!!

 

 

WE OPTED FOR A 3" UP STRETCH AND 5 INCHES OUT BACKBONE WITH A CURVED SINGLE DOWN TUBE AND A 40 DEGREE RAKE. THE SEATING POSITION IS ALSO LOWERED. ON TOP OF THE BEAUTIFUL HOUR GLASSED NECK WE ARE USING A SET OF PRO-ONE THREE DEGREE RAKED TREES, WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS BUILD RIGHT IN. THIS WILL BRING THE RAKE AND TRAIL RIGHT INTO THE SPECS WE WANT AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HANDLING MACHINE WHEN IT IS COMPLETED. THIS BIKE IS LONG AND LOW!!

 

 

 

 

A SUPER SLEEK AND COMPACT EUROCOMPONENTS "CYCLOPS" HEADLIGHT COMPLIMENTS THE FRONT END AS WELL AS THE PRO-ONE SMOOTH LOWER FORK LEGS AND CHROMED 19" PRO-ONE WHEEL. THE TANK, SUPPIED BY MID USA, IS 26" LONG AND JUST FITS THE LENGTH OF THE FRAME. THE SHAPE OF IT STILL REATAINS THE OLD SCHOOL SPORSTER TANK LOOK BUT WITH MUCH MORE FUEL CAPACILTY AND WIDTH TO IT. VERY NICE!

 

 

 

 

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS WITH MOST CUSTOMS, MANY MODIFICATIONS CAN BE REQUIRED AS ONE CONTINUALLY BUILDS AND MODIFIES PARTS OF THE BIKE. NOTHING IS REALLY "BOLT TOGETHER" HERE AND TO HAVE IT FIT YOUR APPLICATION IT IS NOT UNUSUAL THAT MOST THINGS REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS. CHECK OUT WHERE OUR GAS PETCOCK IS SUPPOSE TO FIT ON. ITS IS MOVE THE PETCOCK MOUNT OR THE REAR HEAD. Hmmmmmmm??? BETTER MOVE THE PETCOCK...HA HA. ARE WE HAVING FUN YET??

 

 

HOPEFULLY THIS BIKE WILL HAVE MANY SMALL UNIQUE TOUCHES TO FINISH IT UP.

ABOVE IS THE SHIFT ROD.

SEE YOU SOON!!

 

Don't be sheep.....Be Unique!!!!

 

 


    

 

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