Yes untitled, since I lost minutes trying to get a name.....
I'll try to give you one idea of what I have in mind......
It would be something like a '20 boardtracker, speaking of general appeal, but it would be built on a softail frame (call it shortcut.... but the frame is... nice...
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The engine is the stock 80 inches evo but I want to use shovel heads over.
The "main topic" however, is another: my first laced rims.
A couple inspirational shots: it would be a mix of the following with some "gio"'s touches
(images taken from Lowride 4 and5/2009 just for discussion)
Like other times I started design and etching few special parts
My ita friend Disca asked me what was those squashed seagull bird in the PE set...
it is my fuel tank!
Now one accurate brazing job wait me.
Time to speak about my rims odissey... I started with resin turned rims.... they worked well until I discovered that I got 40 spokes and 38 holes..... dammn gio... maths is not my better side....
Time for the battle, I decided for the heavy way... get alu rims! (7075 ergal to be fine...)
My lathe wasn't enthusiast to work with those huge parts... but at last it worked decently....
All I needed then was a million nipples (most tedious job I done ever), drill and to enlace spokes (nipples done with syringe bits cutted and filed, spokes with 0.36 plain steel chors for guitar)
and so.... ladies and gentlemen I'll introduce you my first scratchbuilt latched wheel....
it work better now uh?
I guess I would be busy next months... million latched wheels to do for my ducatis, guzzi, harley..... indians...
stay tuned!