WELL WE ARE ON TO ANOTHER PROJECT AS THE WINTER GOES BY. THIS IS JUST MORE FUN THAN ANYTHING. TO MAKE A LITTLE FUN BLASTER. THIS XL SHOULD BE A BLAST TO RIDE. CUT DOWN , LIGHTENED AND LOW THIS SHOULD
BE A LITTLE STYLIN AND PROFILIN MACHINE. AS WE ALL KNOW SPORSTERS ARE THE QUICK SMALL SPORT BIKE OF HARLEY DAVIDSON. THEIR QUICKNESS MAKES
THEM A BLAST TO RIDE. WE ARE STILL WELL IN THE CONSTRUCTION STAGES BUT IT IS COMING TOGETHER FAIRLY QUICKLY. THIS ONE IS GOING OUT TO "ZEKE" FOR PAINT.......WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTY YET.... BUT
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING BOLD DON'T YOU THINK???
WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS COMFORTABLE TO RIDE SO FABRICATING FORWARD CONTROLS WAS A MUST. WITH THE SHIFT AND BRAKE BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AS NORMAL (BRAKE ON THE LEFT SHIFT ON THE RIGHT) IT TOOK A LITTLE HEAD SCATCHING.
WE ALSO WANTED TO DO AWAY WITH THE OLD DRUM BRAKE ON THE REAR AND THE OLD SINGLE DISC ON THE FRONT. GO FAST BIKES NEED STOP FAST BRAKES.
SO UP FRONT WE PUT AN FX DUAL DISC FRONT END AND UPDATED THE REAR WITH 1986 AND UP STYLE SPORSTER BRAKES. USING THE NEWER STYLE MASTER CYLINDER ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR
BRAKE LEVER STOPS AS THE RETURN UNIT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER TAKES CARE OF THIS ITSELF. ON THE SHIFT SIDE WE FABRICATED A LINKAGE SET UP, TUCKED IN AS CLOSE TO THE CASES AS POSSIBLE, TO BE OUT OF THE WAY OF YOUR FEET.
THIS WILL ENABLE THE RIDER TO SIT IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION, WHICH IS OFTEN THE COMPLAINT OF MOST SPORSTER RIDERS. THE SLICK NESS FARING WILL KEEP THE BUGS OFF AND THE MUSTANG SEAT
MOUNTED(WE THINK...HAVE TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS) ON 3" SPRINGS SHOULD MAKE THE RIDE VERY COMFORTABLE. AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE CONTEMPLATING PUTTING A SMALL RACK ON THE BACK TO TIE THINGS DOWN TO FOR LONGER RIDES.(OR THAT HARDBELLY THAT YOU MAY WANT TO SLIDE
ON NOW AND THEN...HA HA!!)THE SUPERGLIDE TANK SHOULD HOLD PLENTY OF FUEL (ANOTHER MAJOR COMPLAINT OF XL RIDERS) AS WELL AS ADDING TO THE SLICK LOOK OF THE BIKE. THE HAND FABRICATED SIDE PANELS ENCLOSE THE BIKE AND WILL KEEP THE OIL TANK, BATTERY, AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
OUT OF SIGHT FOR A VERY CLEAN LOOK AS WELL AS ADDING A SMOOTH LOOK FROM FRONT TO REAR BY GIVING AN AREA TO ADD PAINT WHERE MOST XL'S ARE SO BARE. SHOT GUN DRAG PIPES WILL MAKE HER SOUND SWEET WHEN SHE IS COOKIN. A DELORTO CARB WILL HANDLE
THE FUEL INTAKE. SHE IS YOUR BASIC ....BARE BONES STREET FIGHTER.....BUILT NOT ONLY FOR LOOKS BUT FOR BLASTIN.THATS ABOUT ALL FOR NOW BUT WE WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS IT COMES ALONG. BYE FOR NOW!!!!
07/2/99