I picked this bike up last summer for $200. It was running but not well. After some major carb cleaning abd making baffles for the air filters, I got it running pretty good. I decided to go with a rat rod theme by using things I had lying around to fix up the bike.

The original owner had moved the coils out onto the front downtubes because he couldn't make them fit under the harley tank.





I gotan extra set of wheels with it so those had to change and a new Harley rear tire.





I removed the passenger seat mount and lowered the pan area a little to allow for some springs under the seat.




The other owner had started to make forward controls but they were very sloppy, so I made new ones out of old sockets, extensions, and chain. Then I used another drive chain to make a "chain" guard.








I swapped the handle bars and got some smoked turn signals





I made a keychain out of a live .308 round I had from an old rifle. The primer is still live. lol


A cellphone shot that I really like

 

Unpainted booger- welded sockets and chain don't go with the relatively clean rest of the bike. Redo the chain guard with the welds on the underside, otherwise a cool idea; never seen that before. Not something I'd ride, but I respect the time, thought and skill that goes into building stuff like this. More pics, please.

 

I should take more pics now because I took a wire wheel to the chains and chaid guard to polish them up and then cleared them. You don't notice the welds on the guard now that it is cleaned up. I shot a fresh coat of black on the frame too. Remember, this whole bike cost $200. I personally love the welded sockets because they go with the rat rod feel I was going for. Rat rods originate from using anything you had laying around the farm to get your truck running again. I never thought I would ride a cruiser after my Ninja 1100 but you can't find a good looking crotch rocket for 200 bucks. I get tons of compliments on this bike from people of all ages. It's just something to ride to save on gas.

 

looks great and i love the homebrew.

 

200 bucks for a running bike, nice. Looks good.

 

Usually I am sad to see vintage bikes turned into choppers/bobbers/cafe racers. But I asssume the bike was in pretty poor shape since you got it for only $200.

 

That it was. REALLY rough shape. It barely ran on 3 cylinders and every part of the bike was in need of TLC. I actually traded a 1980 Yamaha xs400 forit plus $200. I had bought the xs for 400 so only had 200 in this bike. The xs was CLEAN but underpowered and uncomfortable.

 

looks really good. What did the seat come off ?

 

Thanks. The seat, the tank, and the rear tire are all from a Harley.

 

Looking good, whats next?

 

Legit!

 

nice bobber

 

I want one!!!!

 

So sad. Who decides "hey I want a bike and I'm going to make it ugly!"

 

Probably to late but I have been looking for longer cables and handle bars like the ones that came with the bike. Do you still have them?

 

nice build, did you convert it to a rigid tail. I can't wait for my triumph build when I get back to the states.

 

love it !!!

 

Makes me want to talk my dads friend into letting me have his old CB that's been sitting in his garage with a seized motor for the last 15+ years.

 

Well everyone that hated the way this bike looked might be happy to know that I turned it into this....






Or you might think that this is worse, but I love it!!

 

Liked it before minus the seat. But it's definitely original.

 

Sweet bike bro! If you still have the spoked wheels I'd love to score a set!