Goodbye old friend

***SOLD***

New look for 1981!

the latest in period correct-ness from the 1980s! After the dresser overkill I really wanted to go back to the slimmer form of a chopper. I got lucky in finding this set of tanks, which were hanging from some guys rafters for a looong time. They're og paint 1981 3.5 gallons probably from a low rider model. If you flip thru a hog-mag from the early 80s, you'll find a lot of bikes running these decals on their tanks. Mostly on then stock bikes, but these stickers were popular on choppers too. Probably because of their close resemblence to the colors of a certain motorcycle club!

It really is a weird combination to drive,
I think the trail is a bit off with the adjustable trees, small 16 inch wheel and the overstock forks... Or I'll just have to get used to it!

 

These really are my favorite Harley decals, they scream 1980s badassness!

Back in the batcave!

with a big thanks to NICEMC for the inspiration!



And ofcourse thanks for the sticker MACK!!!

Better then that gay full dresser shit right!!??
(mr. Magic please don't respond!!! haha)

Death of a dresser!

Strip her down naked and bring her to me

Slammed kustom!

Just a little photo-chop before the real chopping will start again!
That's right, after a week time it's time to tear it up again, it's just too big of a scoot, and to heavy to ride properly! Got some cool parts lined up for the next transformation. If anybody is interested in the whole super seventies full dresser package, shoot me an email. a dresser does look cool slammed to the ground doesn't it!??

They all hate it!

... but they all want to ride it!!! Sik and Mr Magic had a go on the garbage wagon. It was fun to see em cruise that big pile of crap!
and to be honest, they had to be forced with a stick to drive it!

Bottrop bound!

I wish I could say Born free bound, but no! Bottrop in Germany will have to do ;-)
I'd like to cruise the freshly finished fulldresser to Bottrop in a couple of hours, but if feels a bit wobbly in the front end, maybe it's because of the heavy load in the back! And the crap weather isn't going to help the handling either... So we'll see how it goes...

I've discovered this dresser set a couple of years ago at a Harley junkyard up north, and always wondered how it would've looked like back in the day. Well that time has arrived! What I got was the batwing, the toptrunk and the 2 saddlebags without lids. I've matched the tanks and 1 of the lids to the existing paint. The seat was found elsewhere but fits like a glove (and weighs a ton!!!)

From chopper to dresser!!

BOOYAHHH!  can't stop smiling when driving this barge!!!

Im not to keen on the exhaust set up like this, but I didn't have anything else that fits kickstart and mids... It should have dual pipes sticking out of the back, well, maybe later!

still have to match that left saddle bag lid, but in the mean time a white one will do just fine

"the Trone"!

this trunk is huuuge, I'll still have to wire up some old radio to those speakers... blasting some old soul music!

the ass end is really heavy and takes a day of work bolting it all on!

matched the paint to the fairing, including damage and scratches!

The cops are going to love the red spots!

This paint must have ben in done mid 70s in the States, the stickers are a more recent addition!

For the guys and gals just tuning into this blog, check the post below to see how this bike looked like before!

Never ever ever...

...would I have thought to give money for something like this!
But I'm so glad I did!!! It's so damn sweet bro !!!

Mocking up

...till I'm dead!
latest version. still need to make shit work

Could be cool

 But not yet! This plan will be built some other time. Some plans need more time to develop.

Life choices

What light to use for the next build!??

Last look

some heavy modifications have already taken place, so this is the last time you'll see my bike like this!

Dressed in white

Been messing around with some pearl white parts. Need to decide which tank so I can match the paintjob on the fender! And imagine the bike with a white frame & crushed velvet seat...... WOW!!!!

Drive by

on a sunny afternoon!

Sunday Dreamin'

what better way to start a sunny sunday then with this pic from a while ago

It's done...

For now anyway!
Now for only some minor improvements and I think it's gonna be like this for a while...

If you're wondering how it looked like before, check the label "my1976 FXE" below this post