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Message started by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 01:42:45

Title: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 01:42:45

Hi Everyone
My name is Ian from the UK
I have been building my bike now for about 2 years it has gone through some changes and i think loos really great now.
I will be putting some pictures on here as we go.
Please let me know what you think!
Well like i said i bought the bike 2 years ago the first thing i did was to see if she starts which eventually she did so that was OK.Then came the strip down because she was sat on a farm for 3 years before i had her so everything had gone all the chrome,all the ali.rubber everything was crap so all had to be replaced.
So with the bike all stripped i had the frame etc shot blasted to see what was going on underneath. Frame and swing arm was ok but both the fenders were shot couldn't be used.So then the remodeling started all the untidy welds were then dressed and then some filler to make then smooth.The swing arm was also reshaped with the open holes on the inside being welded up to make them smooth,rear footpegs removed and the brackets that hold the rear belt cover on.Took the two horns that hold the rear fender off and made some alterations there as you will see in the pictures.Well lets start with some pictures and i will carry on with the story.

Title: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PICTURES
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 01:57:07

CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN HOW TO DO MULTIPLE PICTURES?
THANKS

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PICTURES
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/14/12 at 06:34:17

HIt the button to post a pic, paste between the lines, then Move Your Cursor out of there by clicking off to the right, hit enter to get on a new line, start over,

No need to start a new thread, man,, just hit reply,,or follow instructions above,, thats a mess,, you otta go erase those other posts & put them all in one.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PICTURES
Post by verslagen1 on 07/14/12 at 08:56:37

easy if you host your own pic's not so easy if you expect to upload them.

just create a new post for every pic.

Title: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 2
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 01:48:42

Hi me again
Well her are some more pictures!
These are the day i bought her all those 2 years ago

Title: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 01:54:46

SORRY EVERYONE DONT KNOW HOW TO DO MULTIPLE PICTURES
SO JUST DOING THE BEST I CAN

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by Dave on 07/14/12 at 13:14:14

You don't have to start a new post everytime you want to add a picture. Just hit "reply" in your first post.....and you can add another picture.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by mpescatori on 07/14/12 at 14:32:12

Hello Ian, nice set of wheels !

Whereabouts in England ? I lived in Camberley (GU15) for a year, then another two years in a tiny hamòlet called Upavon (SN9).

Looking at your bike, I have the feeling the front fork was disassembled, ther reassebled the wrong way 'round, as the disc caliper should rest on the rear of the fork shroud, not on the front.

Tara for now ! 8-)

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 16:45:53

hi i`m in bedfordshire,just been to a local bike show today in the rain and won best brightwork cool

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by sparkie on 07/14/12 at 16:48:36

thanks for ya help everyone got it now
some more pics of my build

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by sparkie on 07/15/12 at 13:27:24

HI EVERYONE
IN THIS PICTURE I DITCHED ALL THE BRACING AROUND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT,MADE A NEW BATTERY BOX AND PUT THE SEAT ON TO TRY AND POSITION THE SEAT

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER PART 3
Post by sparkie on 07/15/12 at 13:33:11

HI
THEN I HAD TO DO THE TANK
THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD HAD A CRASH ON IT AND DENTED THE TANK WHICH HE HAD JUST STUCK A LUMP OF FILLER IN IT
SO WHEN IT WENT TO THE SAND BLASTERS IT CAME BACK ALL BATTERED WITH A BIG DENT IN IT
SO WE SPLIT THE TANK IN HALF TO GET ALL THE DENTS OUT WE-WELDED IT BACK TOGETHER WHICH QUITE GOOD BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE SEAM EDGE ON THE BOTTOM AND FILLED IN THE HOLE WHERE THE SPEEDO GOES SO IT MAKES IT NICE AND SMOOTH

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/15/12 at 21:41:16

I sure like how you smoothed the frame up.,.Tank is nice too.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/16/12 at 02:53:27

Hi
then came the paint i went for Lamborghini blue which has a slight pearl to it yet again all areas smoothed and blended in

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by splash07 on 07/16/12 at 07:41:18

Sparkie, its looking great so far. Love that blue!!

You may want to use a third party image hosting site to hold images, that way you can imbed multiple images into one post. Only making this suggestions because I want to see more, more, MORE!

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/16/12 at 09:30:32

Hi Everyone
i`m glad you like it so far!
here is another picture of the reassembly in paint

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/16/12 at 09:33:58

also made some nice forward controls up out of 6mm plate and then chromed

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/16/12 at 09:36:39

made a nice straight through exhaust up

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/16/12 at 09:39:36

picture of the very tight battery box with a moto gadget m unit control box,fantastic box so easy for wiring everything up led indicators etc

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by renegade1 on 07/16/12 at 13:57:07

looks like she's going to be one shiny girl.
great work so far.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/17/12 at 07:34:18

Hi thanks for the comment
Here is another picture of the assembly

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/17/12 at 10:55:30

You can get more pics in a post by getting the cursor outside the IMG bracket & down the page & hit the {Post Pic button again,

Did you bondo the frame?

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/17/12 at 11:20:11

only a little just didnt like the stock welds so ground them down a bit then put a skim over them took a while though so many agricultural welds on it

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by Spamy on 07/17/12 at 11:31:25

Cool build. Very clean. You do very nice work.

The pics seem somewhat random in the build time line. Id like to see them displayed as a progression at some point. Maybe you can open an imageshack account or something. I know I would love to see it.

Thats a easy clean place to put the speedo, except I cant stand looking at the tank for the speed so I think it will be less convenient to look at my crotch for the speed. He he. But customs are not always super practical. Looks good though, maybe too good for a Savage.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/17/12 at 12:03:15

hi
thanks for your appreciation
i will try and do something like that i have an account for pic hosting on eBay so that might be a possibility
took it out to a local show on Saturday and won best bright work and again on Sunday to a different show and won runner up cruiser against 4 nice looking harleys so not bad so far
cheers sparkie

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by splash07 on 07/17/12 at 12:31:02

That thing shines!!!

Great Job so far, keep us updated.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/18/12 at 05:57:02

hi
when i wnet to a show acouple of weeks ago on the way home the original front light snapped off right at the bottom of the bracket so i had to ride home with the headlight in my hand.
The owner before me had just glued it together so was very weak.
So i had to have a new one but had to make a mounting bracket up for it but didnt just want to bend a bit of stainless plate up so i came up with this what do you think?
cheers sparkie

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/18/12 at 06:30:11

Thats very tidy,, how long did that take to whoop up?

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by Spamy on 07/18/12 at 08:43:16

Cool light mount. I dont know how much that stuff costs over there but all those pieces would cost around 60 or 70 bucks at the hardware store here.

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/18/12 at 10:29:43

not that long really just wanted to design something that looked like some thought had gone into it and i think it has come out well.all it is is a block of polished ali and then some male /female rose joints.
i also made up two exhausts for her one straight and one that dips underneath both baffle free and out of 2inch tube with a one off end that fits to the engine
They both sound great and not that loud
cheers sparkie

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by sparkie on 07/18/12 at 12:14:29

hi everyone
if you want to see some build pictures try
http://jpegbay.com/gallery/001818038-.html#1
i hope this works
please let me know
cheers sparkie

Title: Re: MY BIG BLUE THUMPER
Post by ralfyguy on 07/18/12 at 17:01:32

Love the rose joints solution. That is my kind of doing stuff. That looks totally PHAT! I like your build anyways. There is something about it with the way you do it. The color and the blue look SICK together, even though I prefer black. But in this case the blue makes the polished and chromed parts POP.
The polishing part is a lot of work and looks better than chrome.
My hat is off for you. Very nice!