Last weekend got myself a white 07 S40 with 4500 miles that had gone down on both sides so has matching dents on both sides of the tank and has a salvage title for 1100 bucks. Took the front fender off right away along with the back belt guard. Ran great except for the afterfires. Road it this week to work and back everyday. Here is how it looked at the end of the work week for me this last week.

There's still more to be done. Next weekend is painting the tank, hiding wires and making a few more brackets. I'm amazing at what we were able to come up with in such a sort time and so far I've only put about 1300 bucks into the thing, granted my buddies hooked up all sorts of sweet nuts for free.

Thoughts and suggestions? My buddy can do sweet pinstriped flames and wants to lay some down on the tank then paint it black leaving the white flame outlines but I am thinking same black tank but a strip of white lace with a pinstriped on the outside of either side of the lace...

Don't know why it was totaled, the tank has two golfball sized dents on both sides and the muffler, front fender, blinkers, and pegs we scratched up. Also the cheap plastic headlight was just about broken off, the previous owner has taped back together and looked like my headlight was flashing on and off at night. Replaced that with stock HD crossbone headlight  The seat will be lined with some thin foam and covered in some sort of leather.

Here's another picture of the stockish bike next to my friends crossbones at work the other day at disney ranch.

LOVE it!!!




Seat comfy?

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Has anyone ever moved the electricall and battery elsewhere?

where?  under swingarm,  maybe inside a leather bag?  
what about mini batteries?

Looks like you guys have enough tools,, How do those flags handle the sparks? I put a hole in an oil catch pan with grinder sparks once,,

Stimpy - FSO wrote on 07/25/11 at 03:34:21:



I did. Everything electrical but the Reg/rec is under the tank.

Smokestack I love what you have done, I might have to do something similar.

Been in the garage as much as I could in the past few weekends. Not as much as I would like but I work long hours.

The savage at work next to my buddy's bike who's garage is where I do my motorcycle work at.




Goodbye to the matching dents on both sides on my tank!

Also last weekend I sold my 1973 Honda CB500F. It was a very sad day but I am going to be doing a 2 week 5000 mile trip next month and can't do it on the honda or the thumper so the honda had to go. The next day went out and drove a bunch of used bikes and ended up getting something I never thought I'd own.




It's a 1997 Sportster with a 1200 HD kit installed by the dealer with 5400 miles. I got for only $100 more then I sold the Honda for. I have always said I would never own a harley... I donno what happened. I can't wait to chop the crap out of it though! But I have to leave it pretty much as is until after the trip so I will keep working on the thumper for the next month.