about buying a trashed bike... its more work and not as much money saved as one would think it would be, especially when looking at everything i would be replacing (fenders, gas tank, wheels, motor, seat, oil tank, headlight(s))
couldnt agree more about the weekend-only guys. sorry, but when you truck your bike into sturgis, you're a wuss.
Doug, good comment on the "bike fad". Maybe i will wait a little while and pick up an S&S 124"... I've actually caught a lot of flak about that because everybody thinks i'm just some punk kid who doesnt really know how to weld who wants to be cool. truth is, i've wanted a chopper for as long as i knew what the heck a chopper was.
I can weld by the way.
And as far as practicality and being able to ride it daily and use it regularly i say one thing: I own a 1974 porsche that probably spends more time in the garage than on the road. If i want to haul stuff, its gonna be in the jeep.
cool thing is, a friend of mine and my dads owns a motorcycle shop thats been there since the early 60's
and he said he'd give me a hand. thats pretty cool. plus the fact that i'll get parts for what he pays. not too much fabrication though, so it shouldnt be too tough. i'm planning on keeping it (i hate to use this phrase) "old school" and pretty clean. the kicker is going to be the paint job. I'm going to see about posting some of my drawings up on this forum or making a profile and putting some in there.
Pete- biker build off is a damn good show. you see the one with arlen ness? also, the one with the guy from North Carolina, (they call him the "Demon Clown" or some crap like that on the show) is a good friend of the guy i'm planning on building mine with... if i ever get enough money...
