Here is where i begin for my Born Free 12 build. Simple beginnings with a kit or parts that is fairly familiar to most. Looking forward to putting my personal touch on each part to make them unique to my style.
Very excited to be asked to build a new bike for the Born Free motorcycle show this year. As always i will be keeping in line with my style of work making every piece by hand, fully body work and and custom paint all done in house and full polish/chrome. This build will also have a couple piece that are going to be designed on a CAD program and machined for a few one off pieces including triple trees, rear backing plate and coming up with some other pieces to add.
Details on the build:
When asked to build this bike i didnt have a motor to use. Simultaneously was talking with my good friend Paul about giving his panhead a refresh and making some new parts for him. Paul offered up his panhead for me to use for the show and in turn i will build him out a full show bike. It really helps me out and im so excited to build one of my best friends a bike.
This bike will be focusing a little more on sheet metal then past builds, Something im not very familiar with. The tank will be cut up and modified, Making a custom oil bag and modifying the rear fender to match. Playing around with ideas to give the appearance of a one piece body look where each part flows into the next. As mentioned ill also be making the clutch/ brake pedal from scratch, hand shifter, bars, sissybar, seat all mounts and anything else you can think of.
Because my style is building is really only noticeable from being up close to see the detail im thinking i will be doing a little more catchy paint to draw you in close to take a look.
Really looking forward to getting started!
Finished some new fabrication and repair on a set of knucklehead pipes for Gary Royal.
Modified the original tips and extended them 13”, repaired the lower pipe elbow and added pinch tabs to the mufflers for mounting. Prepped and metal finished to be dipped in the sauce.
Today begins the rebuild on my 69 shovelhead to fully complete the build with paint, chrome and some new parts.
First big step was completing this new frame. Oem 69 swingarm frame that i cut up and fabricated a hardtail for using ‘Hardtail choppers’ axle plates from John.
Windowed the neck leaving the undrilled neck lock in place and added some details for molding around the axle plates and legs.
The front peaks i formed from two pieces of sheet metal each and trimmed to fit the space and flow with the frame.
Complete my part on some work for Derek and his really tidy Panhead.
Custom set up side by side pipes, notched to fit and some fading rib and flare tips to tie into the fender.
Also mounted the coil, key switch and some other misc items.
The man himself and his wicked 93” pan shovel all finished up and ripping!
Skylers bike features a set of my custom ribbed floorboards only seen on my full juniors builds.
A set of stainless steel upsweeps made for my friend Mark and his evo sportster.
Spend extra time on fit up of these pipes to get the tight to the profile of the bike so they keep that narrow feel of the sporty frames.
Finished dining table as part of a full collection of furniture im building for our Big Bear home. Next up will be some bar stools and side tables for the living and bedrooms.
the first two pieces of a full set that i am fabricating for our house that my Dad and I recently finished building in Big Bear. All steel construction, tig welded and finished in matte clear sprayed coating. Dining table is set off with a cherry wood inlay and glass top for the coffee table.
New sissybar for my 69, fully tig welded stainless steel construction.
Finished the fabrication on my new rear brake system for my 69. The goal here was to create a mechanical looking pedal/linkage system with a hidden master cylinder to actuate the hydraulic drum brake.
the pedal is attached to a shaft that using the stock crossover shaft on the panhead frame and linkage to the cam.
Master cylinder is hidden sitting sideways behind my transmission and actuated by a turning cam to push the plunger.
Instead of running a hydraulic brake switch, i kept the mechanical linkage switch and mounted it underneath the transmission out of sight to avoid having extra brake line fittings/switches.
All parts manually machined out of stainless steel.
New pipes i fabricated for my 69 in the raw. Finished for chrome. I made 1/4'“ ribs and tig welded them with silicon bronze the help the transition from straight pipe into the megaphone to help them flow better and also one the the ends for some extra flare.
