2014 winter mods to my bob

I like where you are going with it.. can't wait to see the fairing completed to get the full picture...

well spent some time with my buddy the machinist, some calipers and got a plate all mocked up. going to turn this out on the mill if it works, will trans to CAD and CNC this out so we can flip them for dual rotors as well so +06 and up can run this

caliper relocation mount in full progress







well during nap time for my new born and 18mo old i snuck out into the garage to do some work. Got the bags trimmed to accept the mounts that we welded up... I do have to tweek the right bag a bit. as i think it hangs just a touch to much in. from here all i have to do on the bags is weld in the large support plate to the mount support, drill and mount the hinges, and install the latch system. With any luck these will be on the way to paint by Friday. Dave get ready!!! they are coming to you in sunny key west!

(4 total bolts support this top support but i just have 2 in for mock up)








about as tight as can be with a QR set up



you can see the right bag has a touch more lean than the left

all done just mock up left and coating

well made some more headway...

right saddle bags was crooked and drove me nuts so i fixed that

Before:


After:


also finished welding up the inner bag supports














also since I relocated my floorboards 2" back my heel shifter no longer worked. So i cut it in 1/2 and added 1" into it... came out great, just needs some powder

here is a shot of the mock up before i finished smoothing it out



all smooth and ready for powder
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Deviant fabrication really knocked it out of the park with their chin spoiler. Best part is, i can tuck my compressor behind it!!! ya buddy! air ride completely hidden, just have to weld up some brackets and i am all set! very stoked for this. here are some pics on the bike

mothers day nap time = me racing out to the garage to try and get something done! now that i have the nose cone time to make the compressor mount to attach that sucker. Here is what i came up with. also left a tab on the mount to use to mount the bottom of the nose cone as well

That's sweet... gonna be a heck of an eyecatching bagger...

I'm not a Harley guy, but I like what you're doing with yours.
Really like the color scheme and your eye for detail.

This is extremely impressive.

Thank you guys!

finally! took me forever to figure out what the hell i was going to do with the guage for the air ride... took a touring lower deflector and a dyna shock tower cover... cut cut cut weld weld weld... boom!

left a little tab to put the 3 way switch to raise it up and down... also around 1 am i was finally able to get some powder work done... was too tired to snap pics of the coated parts... can finally start to do some assembly now!

That is what "custom" is all about!! Dont ya love when you make somethin like that and it comes out perfect?? ;D

Keep up the good work.

holiday weekend proved to be pretty nice to get some stuff done... but of course my friends and family found out i was in my garage wrenching and everyone and their brother came by to get stuff done on their own bikes... i rebuilt a SV650 front end, replaced the neck bearings in a sporty 1200, new shocks and speakers on a bagger, and swapped wheels and calipers on a C3 vet... yet when their bikes/cars where all done and i needed a hand on tearing down my front end everyone suddenly had places they "had to be" pretty shitty... never the less i plowed on...

*sorry the bike is so dirty i left the cover off for the week and it got dusty as shit*

got the floorboards on and positioned 2" back.. here is a shot of the board with the welded up heel guards




extended heel shifter on the other side to comp for the new floor board location



got the police style hinges in place, drilled and mocked up for the latch system







also drilled and lined up the flush mount pop up latch that will lock the lid down on the bags... funny how an hour of making sure it is in the right spot and then about 20 seconds to drill to put it there hahaha


pressure gauge finished and mounted (still needs to be coated)




rear caliper on, and braided line



air shocks on... took alot longer to get in the bushings than i was expecting but they are in there now... still need to coat the hardware but the painted shocks look really good





and last... got the compressor bolted in, the mount powder coated... and did a test run of the final placement/fitment for the cone before I ship this and the bags to Davo Customs for some paint to be laid on them. I could not be happier with the Dev Fab nose cone. the lower mount i made works awesome! The upper mounts i had clamps with welded nuts to them but to be honest i think i may just use 2 metal zip ties i powder. This is non load bearing and i think i should keep it simple and not over think it

wrenching wrenching wrenching!

wired up the air ride... decided to do the relay set up just to be safe


view down on my guage


and side profile


compressor all mounted, wired, and plumbed


then i ripped off the front of the bike


drilled the dampers for race tech emulators






got the rear brake bled


got the front wheel all cleaned up, and the new 11.8 touring floating rotor on there

not much to update... replaced the plug on my TB, as the old one was cracked, also sent my custom cut derby cover out to be pin striped and the air cleaner cover... Parts are on the way to the painter for the fiberglass work, soon as i get the bushing in for the fork lower i can assemble those, put on the caliper and bleed that out, and good to ride





this is all powder


http://youtu.be/3qr9Te8DXqo

So fricking close! was going to finish her up Sunday however i got roped into putting a new AC compressor in my wifes car instead...

Front forks are rebuilt with race tech emulators, running dual top out springs, progressive springs, 5 turns on the emulators, 130mm 15w fork oil.

new fork boots, new black coated rotor bolts, caliper remount bracket done so caliper has full sweep contact, just have to machine some spacers and coat them... few bolts, intake backing plate gasket, and about 2 hours of work and she is back on the road! Then i can work on the fairing durring rainy days!

just keep plugging away on it till she is done...

brake bracket mock up


figured out my spacing now to maching some alum spacers to be welded to the bracket to make one solid piece


in case anyone needs it


i do not like how blocky it is, does not flow well with the front end, so going to give her some curves to help it flow with the bike rather than looking like a bolt on


(used black rattle can on the bracket to see if i wanted it black or blue powder)
scored the cuts i will make in the mount to give it some shape and curves... it is Alum so i do not want to take off too much, still want the support of the mount but just a bit more on looks.

added a bit of shape


stripped off the rattle can so i can weld the spacers to the bracket


much better flow with the bike now




front fender is bolted back in place, all the blue tape is pulled, and superbrace is installed

only had about an hour free time yesterday, but kept hacking away at it...
got the new Lyndall gold pads in the brembo for up front


braided brake line installed (i do have a black braided covering installed over the silver braiding)




and also got my bobbed/coated trigger levers installed. really dig these so far, we will see how the ride is with them


also added a air filter to my compressor, it is UNREAL how quiet it is now! once the nose cone is on it should be all but silent!!!