A Look Inside

darthrider · Post by **darthrider** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:57 pm

Oh yeah Randy, it's gotta be polished!
Nothing is as pretty - and durable - as polished stainless.
And you want to show off those pretty welds too!

Post by **BMWChef** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:21 pm

Randy,
Polished looks awesome!
Now, you did say that all of us SoCal riders get free test rides...right?

Chef

Post by **rchop** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:44 pm

BMWChef wrote:Randy,
Polished looks awesome!
Now, you did say that all of us SoCal riders get free test rides...right?

Chef

Free test ride for one gormet dinner...Sound fair?

Post by **BMWChef** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:13 pm

Randy,
Sounds extremely fair, what do you want to eat?
Just throw in an autographed picture of you and the bike and I'll throw in the wine. That way, down the road, after you're rich AND famous and you have your own TV series building bikes I can auction off the picture and retire!
I love it when a plan comes together!

Chef

Post by **rchop** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:37 pm

BMWChef wrote:Randy,
Sounds extremely fair, what do you want to eat?
I love it when a plan comes together!

Chef

Me Too!! we have a deal Mark. I just finished remodeling my kitchen...perhaps you can help me break it in!!

Post by **1MPH** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:58 pm

Nice job Randy it looks great.

Jack

Post by **rchop** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:53 pm

Thanks Jack...unfortunately my camera doesn't capture the color of the cabinets well

They are a real deep mohagany color but they look almost black in those pics.

Post by **geechie** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:32 am

Randy,

Thanks so much for sharing this amazing project with us.

To use a term from my musical past: I am so totally in awe of your chops, dude.

George

Post by **rchop** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:19 pm

Well...I'm back home from Southern Illinois and back at it! The frame is finally ready for sandlasting and paint:

Post by **BMWkidd** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:38 pm

Randy! Awesome!!!!

Paul

dilligaf · Post by **dilligaf** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:25 am

rchop just curious, are you going to fill the neck?

Post by **rchop** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:45 pm

Thanks Paul...where you been?

dilligaf wrote:rchop just curious, are you going to fill the neck?

I'm going to fair all the corners and welds during the paint process. Is that what you mean?

dilligaf · Post by **dilligaf** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:28 pm

I've seen that "pocket" between the steering head and down tube filled with body filler on some custom bikes, gives it a nice smooth blended look IMO.

Post by **geechie** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:48 am

The wheel is "Chrome Horse" brand. Don't know why they call them that since they aren't chrome Confused

Something just clicked from my "musical past". It's from "Like a Rolling Stone", a tune from Bob Dylan's musical past.

Past a certain age, you never know when the synapses are gonna link up.

George

Post by **geechie** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:48 am

..oops. How'd that happen?

Post by **rchop** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:18 pm

Frame has been sandblasted and sealed with 2 part epoxy primer ( PPG NCP271 ) Now it's time to fair and sand...and fair and sand

mbohn · Post by **mbohn** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:03 pm

Interesting project!

Could you talk a bit about why you are going with carbs, vs injection? Do you expect much problem in tuning the carbs and how will you do it?

Thanks,
Mark

Post by **rchop** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:52 pm

I specialize in old airhead restoration. I know carbs more than anything and I didn't want all the sensors, wire and the computer. I have adapted a Dyna2000 ignition system to work on the motor with selectable advance curves. I think these mods will make the motor more adjustable/adaptable for my application. I will let you know when I get it running

Post by **rchop** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:33 pm

Frame has been filled, sanded and primed. Next step is finally paint $\:D/$

Like my paint booth?

Post by **Britnheaven** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:04 am

My word Randy this is an AWESOME thread!