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HunterSon

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Hi, first post and who built this bike?
08/05/07 at 13:49:49

Hi everyone,
Looking to get back into motorcycling and I love big singles (motorcycles that is).
I found these pictures on bikepics.com and was wondering if anyone here knows who owns / built this bike. I would like to build one like it without the sidecar.
Here are the links:
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/559880/
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/559878/

Thanks!

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Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike?
Reply #1 - 08/05/07 at 15:27:45

HunterSon wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Hi everyone,
Looking to get back into motorcycling and I love big singles (motorcycles that is).
I found these pictures on bikepics.com and was wondering if anyone here knows who owns / built this bike. I would like to build one like it without the sidecar.
Here are the links:
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/559880/
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/559878/

Thanks!

Don't know who built/owns it, but there are only a few custom parts on the part of the bike shown in those pictures: What is being used as a rear fender, looks like it might be a cut down after market front fender for an old fat tire Harley, or a custom chopper piece. Of course the rear pillion seat is removed; the taillight is a custom piece, and the belt guard has been removed. Add a mild custom paint on the tank and there ya go! Very nice clean look, but not a lot of customizing to get there.

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Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike?
Reply #2 - 08/05/07 at 15:34:31

Also worth mentioning on that bike is the nice job of mounting that rear fender so close to the tire. Normally only done on hard tail choppers, because of the movement of the swingarm. It appears that this builder has incorporated the fender onto the swingarm. Not unheard of, but not done every day, and it looks really nice on this bike!

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BigWes Ex Member	Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike? Reply #3 - 08/05/07 at 18:59:13 i dont know, but i want one! minus the side car
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Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike?
Reply #4 - 08/05/07 at 19:13:01

my husband and myself built this bike. fender is from boat trailer, and is hard mounted to swingarm. aside from that mostly everything else is just removed from bike except floor boards (handbuilt) front fender cut down in size a little and lights and drag bars. awsome to ride especially with the side car (cooler of beer in side car?)

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mickthelimey Ex Member	Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike? Reply #5 - 08/06/07 at 00:32:33 You seem to have a shorter than standard wheel base? and the engine mount is different at the front ,right? or is that part of the side car attachment? ether way I love the look of it,what is the brand name on the side car? and how tough is it to fit?
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Reply #6 - 08/06/07 at 01:00:11

suzyssuzi wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

my husband and myself built this bike. fender is from boat trailer, and is hard mounted to swingarm. aside from that mostly everything else is just removed from bike except floor boards (handbuilt) front fender cut down in size a little and lights and drag bars. awsome to ride especially with the side car (cooler of beer in side car?)

Hi suzyssuzi,

I really do admire that rear fender job!

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Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike?
Reply #7 - 08/06/07 at 07:11:52

no chassis mods at all , changing the rear fender has changed the whole look of bike. engine mounts all stock. Fitting rear fender close was a bit challenging as fenders were all a different size than rear wheel , had to mod fender to smaller circumfrence, and molded a lip at the rear , kind of a bob? look. sidecar is a cozy from india, not all that hard to mount and more fun to ride than we would have immagined. My husband has a vtx and is always stealing my bike to ride. We sell the sidecars new so if interested reply to this.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike? Reply #8 - 08/06/07 at 08:23:46 Cool, you're in Nanaimo! I loved that place when my ship anchored out in Nanoose Harbor back in the mid 80's. Wonderful little town (at least it was little then).
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toddlamp8 Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 241 Gender:	Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike? Reply #9 - 08/07/07 at 21:55:44 just curious but how much do those side cars go for?
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suzyssuzi YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 49 nanaimo british columbia Gender:	Re: Hi, first post and who built this bike? Reply #10 - 08/08/07 at 06:28:57 Nanaimo is a cool palce , not to big and central to everything on the island. Awsome weather and lots of good roads to ride. sidecars sell for 2995.95 canadian dollars so that would be about 17dollars us (hahaha). awsome price for a sidecar and pefect for a savage we have 4 savages on island with cozys now.
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