Choppers Australia

I picked up the bike from Tom at Sideshow Cycle yesterday and brought it home, and I'm blown away by how well the gas tank has turned out. The shape is perfect, and how well it fits the frame and covers the cross tube is just amazing. So far at every step with this bike, things are working out and l...

Very cool!!

Next up it's putting the tank all back together. Tom has fabricated a new deeper tunnel, and smaller base (the sides of the tank narrow in more and more the deeper you go). You can see the original hidden tank mounts and fuel bung scavenged from the old tank base. Then the tunnel/base are cut to acc...

Now the fun part, the modifications to extend the depth of the tank! 8) First up Tom makes a carboard template of what the extension will look like. At this stage he's making it a lot deeper than it needs to be, and will trim it back later once it's on the bike and more accurate measurements can be ...

It's been waaaaay to long since we've made any progress with this bike, but we got a little distracted during 2020 with COVID issues and taking on a 1949 Ford ute project. But we've come out the blocks flying this year, and the bike has been back at Sideshow Cycles over the last few weeks tackling t...

That rear fender/sissy bar setup is looking real good!

The 'Kidney Shaker' … LOVE it!

Great build to watch

Very interesting tank choice, looking forward to seeing how this looks

Wow those calipers turned out AMAZING, well done!!

Looking good so far!

Damn, 6'1" long wheel base is long! That's just longer than my chopped and stretched bike

FXR is definitely the way to go!

Condolences to you and your family at this difficult time

Great job guys!

Wow a lot going on!