So. 12 years ago, Im 18 years old. I was working as a parts runner for Indian Motor cycles in Phoenix. I had an awesome boss. One day he see's my beat up, run down POS mini bike in the back of my truck. I had brought it in to see if one of the mechanics could find out why it ran like poop. Anyways. Back then choppers were all the rage, and he says "hey, lets make that thing into a sweet chopper!" well heck yeah I'm all in. a few days later he comes into work with a hydraulic pipe bender and a list of metal I need to buy. So I go get the tubing.. Come back maybe 30 minutes later and the bike is 100 percent taken apart and he says "we should keep the two rounded tube frame look, just stretch it" so, he bends the pipes, shows me how to weld, and we have at it all night.
So, I should mention, at the time I was sponsored by a local bike shop for dirt jumping. and we needed a good looking fork set up. So I rummaged through the parts bin at the shop. SCORE! found a front wheel, handlebars, stem, ball bearing headset, and two BMX race forks. So I spent some time, and assembled a front fork set up that I still to this day love. a functional triple clamp.
well, thats as far as we got. not to long after the shop went out of business and we all went our separate ways. I gave the bike away to a friend who wanted a a project and shrugged it off. then, 12 years later out of no where another friend I had says "hey I got your old chopper bike, todd gave it to me , you want it back?"
and thats how I started to finish my 12 year old frame
so here is the build so far
this is how I left the bike 12 years ago, and exactly how I received it back
this is the $500 dollar corbin seat that the manager of the parts department gave me to use for a set pan for my project, as well as the chrome fender that was on the original bike before we cut it up. you can see where I added the seat supports, there is also a hook on the bottom of the seat to connect it to the frame. and the fender mounts to a bracket behind the seat
next was adding some foot rests. I got this metal pre bent, I think it was from a heavy duty push mower handle
So, I should mention, at the time I was sponsored by a local bike shop for dirt jumping. and we needed a good looking fork set up. So I rummaged through the parts bin at the shop. SCORE! found a front wheel, handlebars, stem, ball bearing headset, and two BMX race forks. So I spent some time, and assembled a front fork set up that I still to this day love. a functional triple clamp.
well, thats as far as we got. not to long after the shop went out of business and we all went our separate ways. I gave the bike away to a friend who wanted a a project and shrugged it off. then, 12 years later out of no where another friend I had says "hey I got your old chopper bike, todd gave it to me , you want it back?"
and thats how I started to finish my 12 year old frame
so here is the build so far
this is how I left the bike 12 years ago, and exactly how I received it back
this is the $500 dollar corbin seat that the manager of the parts department gave me to use for a set pan for my project, as well as the chrome fender that was on the original bike before we cut it up. you can see where I added the seat supports, there is also a hook on the bottom of the seat to connect it to the frame. and the fender mounts to a bracket behind the seat
next was adding some foot rests. I got this metal pre bent, I think it was from a heavy duty push mower handle
