1980 Harley FXWG Chopper Project

Wow! I guess it's been a really long time since I've updated my blog. Just looked at it and realized the last post was when I first got my new project. Since then, I've just about completed the 1980 and am getting it ready to go to the Hand Built Show is Austin TX. Here's how she sits now. Sorry for not posting the build progress!

Electrical on the Harley

Been making a ton of progress on the wiring. I ordered a bunch of cloth covered wire and got to it. I don't want to hide my wiring. Everyone knows it's there, it's nice cloth covered wire and I want it to be easy to access.

About my Bike

So this sucker started life as a 1980 Harley Sportster XLH. I picked it up in Northern Washington for $1700. I welded on a hardtail. I took pictures of the whole build and probably have a couple hundred pics. The tank is an old sporty tank that I cut the bottom out of and mounted frisco style. I made the bars, seat, all the mounts, taillight, license plate mount, all the small fabbed crap. I'm running road rashed and chipping Jaybrake foward controls that I made mounts for. Just finished up the pipes and have a used S&S Super E on the way. The list of things till she's finished is down to 6 things. While I'm only posting a couple pics here, you can see the whole build with all the pics on the XLForum HERE.

Here she was the day I brought here home:

Here's how she's sitting now:

Well, this should just be the beginning. I'll not only post about my bike, but also about projects, new tools, your projects, events or whatever. Feel free to comment!