Metal seat pan with the foam all shaped up for the shovelhead. swooped the back foam on the seat to match up with the swoop on my fender.Should look nice wrapped in leather aganst the paint.
Top engine mount all finished out ready for chrome.
Working on getting things finished before moving onto the next details. Added some rings to the lower mounts on the sissybar to give it some more shape. Basic concept was to match the circle details on the axle plates so its all consistent. Still need to metal finish but all smoothed out for now.
Pulled the bike down off the bench to check how everything is working out so far. Will be finishing off everything that has been done so far before moving onto the next details.
Mid controls all mounted up tight underneath the motor.
After machining all the material, the extra pieces needed to complete the mid controls were cut and shaped and all welded together. Keeping everything natural and curvy shaped to match the other curves on the bike.
On this build i wanted to spend a little extra time and machine some hopefully unique looking material for my controls, shifter, mounts etc. and wanted it to match my springer rear leg shape.
Started out with round stock in various diameters and began by machining two flats somewhat like DD shaft. After i figured out where the material was going to be bent and machined groves so that the outside radius of each piece would have the groove detail facing out.
Received my front end from Jasin Phares of Phares cycle Parts who hand makes these insane springer. He also makes a big twin style narrow springer as well.
These are incredibly well made and im real stoked to have one for this build.
Mocking up the rear wheel and brakes making sure everything is aligned correctly and the seat crossover is in the correct spot to mount the fender to.
Once the wheel was correctly positioned the transmission was put and placed and the oil bag set in for mock up so i can make all the mounts. With the slightly different frame layout, and running a 19" rear wheel, everything fits pretty tight but all should work as normal together.
Last major part of the frame to fabricate was the cradle 'gussets'. We used a forge to evenly heat the 1/4" plate steel and then shaped it out over the same die that was used to bend the downtube to ensure the correct shape.
After the gussets were tacked onto either side 7/16th round rod was bent to shape on the edges to give it more detail.
It will all stayed tacked together until i layout the foot controls and where they will mount. Once sorted out it will all get welded together.
Some progress photos of the frame for my 69 shovelhead Peoples Champ entry.
Finally able to make some progress on the frame for my Peoples Champ entry after having to take a few weeks off.
-Finished out the rear lower legs and rear transmission cross member and threaded stanchions. Also started cutting out templates for all the gussets and cut out the neck gussets.
Should be ready to weld up the frame this week and get this thing out of the jig and start making some moves.
The Turquoise Terror. Full build i finished early 2015 to take to Born free 7.
Featured in issue 30 of Showclass Magazine & Issue 63 of Dice Magazine.
Photos by Josie Farrior, Mark Kirkland, and Colin Nearman.
Next move on Rods Triumph build was to make a set of exhaust pipes. He wanted a left side shotgun style set and trusted me with an idea i had to run the right side pipe out and around the motor to meet the left pipe. Kept the pipes equal out the front of the heads and had the shotgun style finish that he wanted. One of my favorite pipes made to date.
sent them to the chromer and mounted them up. a unique but classic look on two different levels.
Rod got the frame and tins for the Triumph project paint and together with a perfect color choice.
To the average person this bike would appear mostly stock but if put right next to another 500 you would be able to tell the big changes we made to slim down this bike.
A project i have been working on with my friend Rod to build his 1969 triumph.
He has pieced this bike together all from swapmeet parts or ebay finds.
He originally bought a bates seat that he really liked for the project, but just didnt fit the top subrail loop of the frame at all. This seat shaped the whole build, what started with just wanting to build a stock bike turned into building a slimmed down version of stock where everything is modified to give it a cleaner look.
I started by narrowing the top subrail loop of the frame to fit the seat.
After the frame was straightened and modifed both the oil bag needed to be shortened and trimmed down to fit the now narrow subrails.
the oil tank fill was relocated and the oiler adjuster/ vent was shortened along with redoing all the mount.
The left side cover had the mounts relocated and top opening smoothed.
Big push forward to get the main loop of the frame done. Bent up the single down tube first by putting it through the ring roller the give it a gradual curve and the in the tubing bender to finish off the shape.
Starting to look like a frame. got the rear upper wishbones bent and shaped up in place and the pieces for the lower legs bent. Set the motor in place ready for the downtube.
Love the look of having all the tubing curved.
Got a start on the frame i am building with the help of my good friend Ty Branum.
I will be building a single downtube frame with as much rolled steel a possible to give the frame a nice evenly flowed look instead of the abrupt lines stock frames have.
This frame will be stock dimensions to a 1958 panhead and feature castings that resemble a stock frame.
About to get started on my next full build with this 1969 Shovelhead engine and matching transmission. Motor and transmission were rebuild buy Dan Carr from Bacons choppers.
I will be building a full custom show chopper and entering in this years Showclass Magazine's: Peoples Champ 5 contest.
