Triumph Progress

Been making some slow progress on the chop. Trying out a new pipe design. Think I like it so far. Pretty damn close to getting this thing ready for tear down and paint.

1975 CB360 Brat - Part 3 - Brake Rotor

Started drilling my brake rotor. 93 holes times 2 drill sizes, 186 pulls of the lever.

1975 CB360 Brat - Part 2 - Inspiration

Started going through the process of obtaining a title for this bike. Went to DMV and paid $7 to get the name and address of the last titled owner. Paid another $3 for a certified letter to that address that will hopefully be returned to me. Next step is to take that unopened letter to the Motor Vehicle Investigator and have him run the VIN and give me a title.

Other than that, ordered 2 Dunlop K70's 4.00x18, bought a front caliper, kickstand, master cylinder, gasket set, wheel bearings, tapered neck bearings, gaitors, and some other odds and ends to kick this thing off. Also found my inspiration bike. Not going too custom on this build, pretty run of the mill.

1974 Honda CB360 Street Tracker Brat Build -1

Picked up this pile for $200 the other day. Been wanting to building a street tracker/brat hybrid for a while now and this is the perfect platform for it. First order of business was to strip the whole bike and detab the frame. Ground it all smooth and it's now ready for reassembly.

Set of Rabbit Ears for a Chop Cult Buddy

A guy from Chicago saw my build on Chopcult and wanted a set of 1" bars in the same style. 

More Triumph Chopper

Set the tank, fender, oil tank and seat on to see how it'll look. The seat is pretty goofy right now. I've already stripped the cover and foam off. I'll trim the seat pan so the back is thinner and fits the fender. The new foam will be low profile and won't have the humps. Imagine narrow T bars and a sissy bar and I think I'm on the right track. 

XR600 Street Tracker Update

Since I sold the street tracker, the new owner's been busy. He stripped the bike down, got stuff powdercoated black, added the fork gators, added a euro baja light. Fortunately he kept the tank and my seat work original. Hoping he will send me some more pics, but here's a preview.

Progress on the XS650

Made some progress on the front end. After getting the front end on and getting the wheel to the proper height, I marked the legs where I wanted to cut them. (Note, I added an extra 1.5" to the front end which will put the bike slightly off level but give me a tad more clearance as well as compensating for the weight that will be on the forks with a rider and the weight of the motor)

XS650 in Harley Frame Build

So, I just realized that I don't have a forum to post this build in. I love xlforum.com but it's only for Harleys and the guys at Jockey Journal have decided that they only care about american and brit bikes. So It's just getting posted for my enjoyment here I guess.