I finally got to work on my part of the build without the boss telling me that I need to do my job and his job as well. See, Greg was out working on some other story, but I think it was just a way to get into a shop and ask for help with his build without me finding out. We all know what happened the last time he was on his own - dressing up like that guy from Queen; and he just about burnt down his house with the flaming Sawzall of Death.
At this point in the build, I have a set of spoke wheels from Evolution Industries Inc. and will show how to lace and true the wheel. Gary DuRousseaux makes it look easy by doing it his way.
Also, fortunately for me, the guys at Lucky Charm Choppers heard about my need for an oil bag and wanted to help a brother out with one of their new oil bags. Then, just when I thought that my garage was messy enough, I started to shape my gas tank from the block of foam I got from MGS. It's a great idea for a guy in my shoes who has very little welding experience and not all the tools needed to make a tank from scratch. Most guys would modify a tank to get the shape and style, but this way you get to shape it the way you want to from the start.
I also want to remind the reader that to follow along in this build with the right part in hand, you could also build a cool-ass bike that doesn't cost $50,000 but can still look like it.
Lastly,we need to make a small correction to the info on Chopperhead Road in last month's issue. We gave an incorrect phone number; the correct number is (800) 561-8475. Sorry about that. Now, let's get to the build.
Lucky Charm Choppers Oil Bag
As for the oil bag, I messed up the first one but was lucky enough to have run into the guys from Lucky Charm Choppers. I told Duncan what I needed for this bike and in no time I got a phone call telling me it was done and on a UPS truck. I asked how were they able to get it done so fast, and they sent out some photos with the tank.