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Mother lode of barn-find Indians see light of day at Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts

TCU Jackets & Hoodies

The cold weather is starting to set in so I am going to to a run of jackets just like the one I wear and pullover hoodies.

Please read this carefully!!!I will be taking PRE-ORDERS on these. This means I do not have them in stock so please don't PM or email me 1 week after placing your order asking where they are.

I will be taking orders through November 5th. I will then place the order for the jackets and hoodies. It will take 1-2 weeks at best to get them to me and then I will have to have them screen printed. Once the printing is done I will have to sort them, package them and ship them out. Therefore I am going to say to allow me till December 15th to get the items to you. Still plenty of cold left at that date (unfortunately) to enjoy them.

Jackets - $55.00

Hoodies - $35.00

You can order yours by click here!

Here is a build to watch!

I had the pleasure of first meeting Joe (JPSwino) at the 2010 Muskegon Backyard Bike Builders meet. One standup guy with a passion for CB750 SOHC's and of course anything else with a motor.

Joe picked up this Cycle One Mfg. (check them out here) Denver's Tribute frame a few weeks ago. He already had one that him and his father (Rick) had started last year for the old man. ***Note, I also met Rick and he is one standup knowledgeable guy as well. Even if he doesn't know the real answer, he will give you one anyway... haha

Both bikes will be CB750's. You can follow along on this build by subscribing to this thread at Thechopperunderground.com.

Rick's will be powered by an 80' DOHC with plans for some CB900 cams to wake it up a bit. Mock up pics with a Columbus springer and some fat wheels. It will receive the same treatment as Joe's with a 21" up front and 150/18 outback.

Joe's bike will receive one of the few punched out SOHC's that litter his shop. He has not decided on the 900 or 1000cc but I am sure it will be radical none the less. Joe has alreayd dressed it up with a Ron Finch springer that has been kicking around for a few years waiting for just the right project.

A few pics of Joe's bike all mocked up into roller form.

Here are just a few other projects that Joe has completed and trust me when i say there are many more in the works.

Bill Norton aka Blacksmithbilly

 



Bill is not a fancy guy with a big fancy website. In fact he doesn't have one at all. I believe this to be a simple things as people knowing his work and seeking him out when they know it requires detail and craftsmanship.

You can check out some of his parts here!

I have had the pleasure of meeting Bill once and often find myself in amazement at the work he does on the build. If he is not creating something on one of many of his machines he is turning out parts for other members throughout TCU.

Bill Norton aka Blacksmithbilly started this build back in the spring. The build is for Andrew (The Comeback) from TheChopperUnderground.com which is giving his direction and thoughts on how he wants it done. Bill is working the magic!
I obviously cannot show the entire process here but there are tons more pictures and words located HERE.

"The Comeback"

Axle plates

 

The KR style hardtail

A bit of a change to the seat rails

The cutting down of a +15 springer

Andrew scores some new wheels

Now time for an oil tank...

and the beginning of another BSM exhaust!

A couple of sketches from The Comeback for Billy to go off of

and away he goes...

To see the rest of the pictures and a couple of th ebike in the daylight on it's feet you will have to check out Billy's thread RIGHT HERE on TCU! You don't want to miss this.



TheGavsDad

Let me start with this, I don't use my blog for a lot of stuff so I figured to keep it active I would try and do a little write up on different builders from my website Thechopperunderground.com.

Here is the first installment:

TheGavsDad

TheGavsDad has been a member of TCU since early December 2010. He jumped right in and succumbed to the craziness we are known for.

In April of 2011 he picked up this little 81' Kawasaki KZ440. He was quick to name it "Indecisive" because he had no plans with the direction he wanted to go. He started with hops of incorporating a 1880's Iver Johnson Champion shotgun into the build somehow but so far has not found a true home for it. He wants to keep the patina of the gun and go with a a black with rust red accents paint job.

He removed behind the seat, cut the existing shock mounts and is moving them forward. Then he cut all the tabs off, the jack underneath and the pass peg mounts. Plans are to convert it to forward controls and re-use the mounts he cut off.

After a run in with a bad starter our good member The Goat hooked him up with a better one and a good set of carbs.

He then found some unknown origin Honda shocks to use and you can see the difference in height from these next two photos.

Another picture with the re-use of a stock OEM fender on the rear.

Now was the time to make the frame changes to accept the new shock in the new location. TheGavsDad cut the rear section and welded in a cross brace. Then he drilled out the new Shock mounts and test fit the grade 8 bolts that he will roset weld into the cross member. Below is a pic of the test fit. Threads will face outward and the shock will mount of the bolts smooth shank.

Upper shock mounts are done, and the lower just needs to be drilled out and tapped.

The Shock mounts are done and the frame is now welded he has also decided to keep the mid controls for now.

He plans for the tank to be an inch lower on the front and he has a set of 12 inch apes all bent and tacked together for it.

8/15/11:

Bars are done and painted, have the tank mounts all made just need to weld on.

If you want to follow along or check up on where TheGavsDad is at on this build you can see it here!

Plenty more build logs to follow so stay tuned!