Praise the Lord and pass me the keys to this bad boy!!! This week's ride belongs to Likemlouder down in Alabama and is it sweet...
Being an old fart myself, I grew up when bikes like this were the norm so here is Johnny's story. Enjoy!
I had been wanting to build a long fork bike for awhile and I spotted the coffin tank on eBay and decided to build the bike around it. I talked with Seth at road 6 customs and he said he would build the tail and do the stretch for me. It was about a year-long project because he had not built a tail for the rubbermount, so a lot of stuff is one off including the oil tank and battery box. I finally got the bike back Nov of 2011 and started the build. I have slowly been picking at it ever since. I decided to try something different on this bike and have the tins wrapped in vinyl.
Kind of ironic, the one thing I built the bike around (the tank) wound up getting wrapped in vinyl! I tried to stay with the old school 70's style; dog bones, king queen, tall bar look, etc.. I am pretty pleased with the results and the bike rides like a dream.
So it started here:
And ends up here:
God bless you Johnny, for building this one and sharing it with us!!!
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"I fly - I sail - I throw caution to the wind ..." -Jimmy Buffett
"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live." -George Carlin
"So what else is on your mind besides hundred-proof women, 'n' ninety-proof whiskey, 'n' fourteen-carat gold?" Lee Marvin - "The Professionals"
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne - "The Shootist"
I wasn't selling moonshine. I was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it. - Daycare owner in Charlotte NC
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IN GOD WE TRUST
-- I LOVE YOU DAD --
IT IS WHAT IT IS - except for the sportster,it is what you make it
my KANSAS KUSTOM HARDTAIL build thread--- http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=822273
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Jim in Italy
'93 1200
4"Extended Jaybrake Forward Controls
58mm Inverted Wide Glide Front End
Super E Carb w/Forcewinder Air Cleaner
WetDreamz Pipes
Holographic Metal Flake Paint Job
Six Piston Jaybrake Calipers
16" Carlini Apes
Thanks for all the comments it is a hoot to ride always gets a look
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LIFE IS SHORT PRAY HARD!!!!!
CURE FOR INSOMNIA. QUIT COUNTING THE SHEEP AND TALK TO THE SHEPHERD.
always a work in progress!!!!!!!!!!!
Bike of the week for 04/30/2012 Likemlouder
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPORT...item2c64dc8fa9
"I fly - I sail - I throw caution to the wind ..." -Jimmy Buffett
"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live." -George Carlin
"So what else is on your mind besides hundred-proof women, 'n' ninety-proof whiskey, 'n' fourteen-carat gold?" Lee Marvin - "The Professionals"
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne - "The Shootist"
I wasn't selling moonshine. I was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it. - Daycare owner in Charlotte NC
IN GOD WE TRUST
-- I LOVE YOU DAD --
IT IS WHAT IT IS - except for the sportster,it is what you make it
my KANSAS KUSTOM HARDTAIL build thread--- http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=822273
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Jim in Italy
'93 1200
4"Extended Jaybrake Forward Controls
58mm Inverted Wide Glide Front End
Super E Carb w/Forcewinder Air Cleaner
WetDreamz Pipes
Holographic Metal Flake Paint Job
Six Piston Jaybrake Calipers
16" Carlini Apes
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/viewarti...#39;s Classic)
2003 100th Anniversary Vivid Black FLSTSI Heritage Springer
You live more in 5 minutes flat out on a bike like this than most people do in a lifetime...
Burt Munro.
LIFE IS SHORT PRAY HARD!!!!!
CURE FOR INSOMNIA. QUIT COUNTING THE SHEEP AND TALK TO THE SHEPHERD.
always a work in progress!!!!!!!!!!!
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~Regina
expect the unexpected
2003 1200 XLC Sterling Silver/ Vivid Black