Wicked Biggest Loser

I heard about the wicked biggest loser contest on www.cyrilhuzeblog.com today. The contest is like the biggest loser, but for motorcycle people. Chris Callen set it up, and I talked my dad into getting into the competition. I am going to work him like a dog, to get his weight down. I am excited to see how much weight he loses

53 fl 80% done

Here is a pic of a 53 I have been picking away at lately, still have to wire it, trim fenders, etc.. It's a pretty bike, and I like working on it, surprisingly?

clutch pedal stop!

Since I am running the short floorboars, I don't use the oem front floorboard mount, This is no big deal on the brake side, but I ran into a little problem with the clutch pedal stopping in the correct position. I adaped a 45" and early knucklehead set up to the late style clutch pedal and bracket.

Here you can see where the forked piece was lengthened. I had to reinforce it with triangular pieces of metal to prevent twisting, and to make the clutch pedal stop in the correct spot. I also had to weld a keeper on the tang of the metal disc. I just hated the idea of the pedal being rocked 30 degrees past the correct stopping point.

Here is a pic of the bracket and seat mounted on the bike. I still have to parkerize it.

Here is the front mount, This goes in the seat post hole, The pivot is a vl shift quadrant, and the bushing is from a 39 to 65 shift pivot.

Here is the finished piece.

Here it is welded onto the bracket. The bracket is an o.g. buddy seat bracket that I twisted and cut up.

Here is one of the bungs that the seat springs sit on. I cut a groove in them, so that they slip over the bracket that bolts through the top fender mounting holes.

The ultimate 36 to 57 axle plate fix!!!

This pic is pretty neat, I wish I knew how to make it spin on the computer screen.

Close up pic check out the xe7-dtf-3. This is the coolest fix, I am so excited to use them on frames

Here are the replacement pieces for the left axle stay, I still have to machine them, but your get the paint

Here is a chopped axle stay, I have four frames that need the centerstand section welded back on.

Late 47 Necks!!!!

I had a late 47 bigtwin frame in for re tubing at the shop, so I made a mold of the neck, and had some waxes poured, I have a lot of money in these molds and waxes, but I am pretty confident that it will work out in my favor. Check out the xe-35 and hallmark detail!!!

Here are the five waxes I had made. I am only going to cast up five at a time, to see if they work. If I can get the fixtures and tooling dialed in, I will make more, probably bullneck castings too. I would hate to go through all of the work and expense, for the project to not turn out. We will see how it turns out.

short floorboard mounts

I had to twist the rear brackets for the floorboards so that the boards went up at an angle. This is what the front bracket looks like on the left side. The bolts are n.o.s. seat mounting bolts, and the spacers are knucklehead coil spacers that I drilled out for a 5/16 bolt.

Here is what the the bracket looks like for the right side. These boards are so cool! I think I will cast up a couple of aluminum pairs.

ELC gas lines???

I bought these lines in Davenport this year with a bunch of other parts. I am pretty sure they are for an ELC (military Knucklehead)

They are set up for 42 to 49 compression fittings, I would love to use them on a bobber, but they would start to leak pretty quick. I have never had much luck with nos rubber products, and the thought of using them with gas kind of scares me.

motor pic2009

Here is a pic of my dad, Jesse and me with 11 motors. What a bunch of work....

Laying on a bed of knuckleheads isn't as comfortable as you would think.

Notice how my shoes have been removed.

Daytona memories

Here is a cool pic that Horst took of me riding on the beach, I was really close to the water, I think it looks really cool. I was only this close to the ocean for 10 or 15 feet. I pressure washed the whole bike as soon as we were done with the shoot.

Here is another pic Horst took of me showing Micheal Lichter how to work a rocker clutch.

Here is a pic I took of Horst, I like this one because it looks like he is dodging a falling tree.