As for the oil bag I was out in Daytona for Bike Week when I ran into the Lucky Charm Choppers booth and I saw this oil bag sitting on the table. I thought it would look good on my build bike. I was told they could make me one and ship it out; they just wanted to know what size battery I had. Once I told them the size, one was made and sent out to me.
The wheels came from Evolution Industries Inc. I went with a 21x3.5 up front and an 18x5 in back, both covered in Avon rubber. Once I had the wheels and knew how low the bike was going to sit, I call up Denver's Choppers in Nevada and talked with Mondo. I told him the size of springer I needed and in no time I had a complete roller with sheetmetal and a drivetrain.
The foot controls are from Cutting Edge Cycles and the Performance Machine hand controls are an old set I found out at the swap meet. That same trip I picked up a few old sets of Shovelhead pipes to cut up and make my own exhaust. I made a two-into-one upsweep exhaust with a fishtail tip, hoping that they would be loud as hell (they are).
I picked up a 6-foot tube of 1-inch cold roll steel to make a set of apes. Once I had the height about 18 inches I made them slim and the same size at the base as the springer top spring plate. Then a sissy bar was bent to give some support to the rear fender as well as keep the ladies from flying off the back.
Once I had everything mocked up a box or two of chrome parts were sent to United Custom Polishing & Plating and the frame was sent out to Mike at Concept Powder Coating. As for the sheetmetal it was handed over to Buck at Buck Wild Design to get sanded smooth and covered in color. I told Buck that I wanted flashy with flake and a red base coat. All the rest was up to him. Buck went to town on this one with over ten shades of red lying on top of one another. Then he added an orange fade with gold and yellow layers. He gave the dished sides of the gas tank a deeper look with silver flake and silver paint like a disco ball. Once the sheetmetal was back along with the chromed parts the bike came together fast. There are a lot of people to thank for all the help with this build. Here's to the guys at Lincoln Electric, without them nothing was going to get done; Pascal at Riff Raff Leather for the custom seat; Barnett for all my cables and brake lines; Spyke Inc. for the starter and ignition; Horn Cycles for letting me rip through their Drag catalog, and anyone who took my phone call asking for a part or any help.
It took a lot longer then I thought and more work then I realized once it got started but it was a hell of a lot of fun to do. And for the next one at least I know what I would do different. SC