Zookie400 - I've been pounding down 60+ hour work weeks, so finding time to work on this can be trying, but I have most of my materials it's just getting a friends bike sold to get it into his garage to get the major fab work done.

Crath - I'm using the *I'm not sure if it's stock* 4-1 header with no muffer and I'll use some sort of turn down on it. I didn't figure I would need to jet it much, but thanks for the heads up on only 1 size.

I got home late tonight but found a package at the door for me. Threw the drag bars on and slapped the seat in the rough location so I could get a feel. The highway pegs are going away for forward controls.

Q, I love the way your shop looks. Kinda like an A-bomb collided with a Maxim! I've started picking up after myself because my neighbor gives me a hard time about it when he comes over to clean parts for me.

Anything to keep the dude happy!

Looks good so far. You will be amazed how it feels to sit lower, with your legs forward riding on the same bike. Myself, I've always liked the idea of sitting "in" the bike instead of ON it, like most of the older bikes with the flat seats. It's like riding a completely new bike. Your going to like it! Keep those photos coming >>>>>>>

wamaxim - It's not my garage, otherwise things would be put away on shelving etc. I'm borrowing this space until our house is finished. The only thing other than the bike parts in there is my tool box and some odds/ends Mustang parts. It's embarassing to me, thus I only try to take tight pics of the bike haha.

PainterD - I sold my VMax last fall and I had put forward controls on it with a lower seat. It was night and day. I won't have another standard/cruiser style bike without them. I'm not a big guy at 6'0" but they make a HUGE difference, especially since I'm lowering this bike anyway with a butt dragging seat height.

One more before we start choppin'. On the way to the other garage.

Got some chopping done and could possibly have frame back under it this weekend. We shall see.

Ran out of welding gas. I guess next week it should be done as far as the frame fab goes.

Got a late start on it tonight. Got over to Jason's after he was done with his running and got the other down tube fab'd and welded up. I'm not happy with my welding after 8+ years of not doing it, and re-teaching myself on round tube is more difficult than I thought it would be. I'm going to be doing a lot of grinding and probably having Jason finish the welds. Mine are structural and getting good penetration, just not pretty at all. Anyway, snapped some more photos with the phone.







Kind of what it'll shape up like, but not really haha.

NICE!

Cool man, keep it comin' and you'll be bobbin down the road in no time!

Yeah I hope so haha. We'll see how soon I can get 'er done....... There are a few more things to be done and a few changes made to how it's "lay'd on" the bike to the finished product.

nice work so far mate im takin mine off the road this week in prep for winter and the whole hard tail forward controlled chopper style is what im wantin so i will be payin carfull attention to detail here cheers

Got the tank mount in, bent the flange on the tank down to mount it, got a battery box done but not mounted, got one of the rear fender mounts done, and got the engine/trans out for a clean/paint/gasket/stainless bolt kit. Should have the engine/trans painted and all the hardware on this weekend and I hope to have my forward controls here too.

I think this is going to be a nice bike when you are finished. I had an xs650 I bought that had the hardtail welded on. I had the ape-hangers on it though. Either way they look good. Cant wait to see more progress!