my latest and favorite-2000 1200S Sportster

[VonYinzer]

Holy SHIT! This is the raddest fucking bike I have seen in a LOOOOOONG time!!!!

Well done man! Absolutly awesome.

 

[tobiism]

Wow, thanks guys!

 

[tobiism]

I made this today to make it easier to get to the Air/Fuel screw. Makes it much easier to reach!

 

[kilometric]

Hell yeah this thing is looking tough! love it!

 

[Maritime]

Wow, nice work. Best Harley on this site for sure.

 

[JustinLonghorn]

Holy shit, how did I totally miss this bike? Very, very Bad Ass!

Yep, I can definitely dig it.

 

[shocwav3]

Very, very cool build. Lot of unique stuff going on and I like that.

 

[tobiism]

thanks!

 

[dakine_surf]

Wow, I missed this one too... first bike in a while on here that I will be waiting impatiently for updates on... totally bad ass and away from the flock. Plus I am a sucker for flat slide carbs

 

[Swapmeet Louie]

Ya, this thing is great. It has actually inspired a whole new direction for my current project.

 

[tobiism]

Thanks guys, you're too much!

Thanks to The Other Brian for this idea. They were kind of a pain in the ass to make but will make it much easier to remove the bowl for jet changes. the holes in the carb were drilled and tapped for 10/32 studs I made from cut down bolts. The t-screws were made on the lathe and drill press. The pins are framing nails.

 

[tobiism]

I just finished up with the new breather system I made. I found these cool compression fittings when I went to the Swift Cycles closeout a long time ago and just found a use for them. I finished up the routing of my new breather fittings to a tee I made out of aluminum stock.
These are the fittings

I filled up some 3/8" copper line with sand and bent it to shape to put the rest of it together.

 

[dean owens]

dang it! i was hoping i stumbled across a build that was already finished. nope. can't wait to see this at the end. if the harley people had half a brain they wouldn't have done away with buell. but if they decided to get smart... they should hire you to come up with a fun sportster line. this is looking GREAT!

 

[tobiism]

Thanks a lot Dean, I appreciate it.

 

[tobiism]

I made some offset risers so I can lean forward a little more and bring the bars a little closer. This also allows me to slide the 1200S forks up in the tree without hitting the bar. I still need to cut the forward pinch slot but I need to find someone with a mill to profile them for me.
Bar stock

drill bar stock to 7/8

cut pinch slot

drill, counterbore, tap

the forward pinch bolt is actually the riser mounting bolt, drill and counterbore

Here is what they look like on the bike. Just a little more work and I'm stoked. Total time invested so far about 4 hours. Cost so far about 4 bucks. Tools used are drill press, angle grinder and center punch.

 

[tobiism]

paint is done, think the color choice looks bitchin'! Its Black hammertone

new battery mount- reminds me of old ducati superbikes

 

[tobiism]

Got some more accomplished tonight
drilled out the brake mount

some detail shots-
tie down points

threaded inserts welded into old triangle tubes- good for whatever

 

[JustinLonghorn]

Yes sir, I can definitely dig it!

Just one question (maybe it was already covered, and I missed it), where is the oil bag going to go?

 

[tobiism]

After my house got broken into this week I'm left without a good camera so I had to settle for using my wife's phone.
I took the old tach out of its steel casing and made a mount out of aluminum. Much Much lighter. New braided brake lines with silly little mounts to keep them off of the fork tubes.
As you see the bike here it weighs 406lbs. Add 15 lbs for oil tank, oil and wiring, and I'm definitely going to be under my 430lbs wet target weight.
Sweet!

Amazing how skinny she is.

 

[CresentSon]

Hole-y-shit! This thing is so rad.