@@mikecfv the quality surpasses the price lower point in my opinion. That’s why I ordered another for this build!

Slimfab on instagram produces them in a few variations

I’m glad to hear. I hope the best of luck with your project the sportster is a great platform for many styles of rider!!

@ Thank you for the projects you have done and videoed. It was a good reminder of what can be done.

@@oldschoolmotorsickle it’s an 82 so very similar frame to the early evo sportsters

@@WTW994 it’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow!!

There's no tempering. Low alloy steel

@@rognavolter really? kinda surprised. figured they would need some tempering to balace stress form the forming process. i admit its hobby more than craft for me though.

I did heat up the area and put a wet towel to rapidly cool it. It takes the stress out of places that would flex

@@karterwilson7094 I did buy a frame and motor for a frame up. Depends on price I guess and how far you want to go!!

@@jake598481 Vermont loophole closed along and I was searching on a title service in the meantime. Once I have a title in my hand I’ll be working on it again!!

@@noobology7895 a till death cycles dampener will add 2 inches for a lower price than tubes. But a set of 6+ tubes can be available through many retailers such as tc bros. Personally I liked using a 4inch extended tubes and extended dampeners to add travel in your front end

@@SlappysGarage Thanks for the advice. Any reccomendation for a kickstand extension? I assume the lean will be crazy after I raise the front up

@ I like lean to an extent. Aluminum block on the bottom (drill and tap with a flat head Allen bolt) but I would keep it to a minimum. Maybe a heavier spring if possible if the block weighs down the kickstand!!

Hope she gets the hint 😂

@@dpz9872 bikes were made in 1982-2001. People making aftermarket parts (that I would order from) are not woke. So supporting a bike from a company is not supporting modern ideal switch

@@OldeThunderCC almost was a chopper, but lack of knowledge at the time when I first started made for one fun sportster tracker

@ hell yeah man. Blast it for a few years like this 👌

@@OldeThunderCC it will stay like this, I have a shovelhead to build the chopper I always wanted!!

@@SlappysGarage nice 💪

@@luisquiroga8554 as far as this build is going I have more parts and such to throw into it. But I am waiting on a title before putting more time/money into the bike. Once I have a title in hand it will be full speed ahead on finishing this build!!

@@motorcyclemadhouse371 still a lot more attention to the details but I’m happy with the way it’s going!!

Thank you!!!

It’s rattle CAN not rattle cannot

It’s part of the game. I’ve had my incident’s and still have no desire to stop!!

I love my old xs650, have a few motors on the shelf. Both this and the xs are tracker style bikes. Much fun but haven’t rode it much since they stopped doing the most local hillsclimb races.

@@SlappysGarage Thanks brother. Maybe we can go riding sometime...I am down in Pennsylvania...Iwill not be making it to the show. Maybe next one. I would really love to do the EL Diablo Ride again. I was hit on my 1957 Panhead two years ago and nearly lost my right leg and had a blood clot so big that the surgeons said they had not seen in 30 years. An F350 clipped my rear fender and flipped me up and around a telephone pole in front of my house and kept going. I am back on my feet finally but it was a hell of a journey.

@@wd3930 I wasn’t going to wire or plumb the bike before I have everything else mocked up. If someone was looking to do this oil tank conversion I gave them an example of how it can be setup

It brings out tones in the stainless (gold blue or purple) all depends on jetting and beds of the pipe

@@flathead1930 I’m on Long Island ny, plan is to practice more fab but then I’m going to rebuild the front end w new seals and also do new stem bearings

@@rileyhicks8421 it’s a cheap thing to do, it’s just an o ring so I won’t have to every time. But it’s cheaper to do it for at least the first time then to pull your primary off to do it the second time

@@elzer0181 don’t have the heart to destroy the oem painted tank for the color, but setup wise this is only temporary!! If you liked the pink u may like my next paint job another bike I’m painting

@@michaelmaningding that’s a bummer man, hope the other straps held up to keep them usable

@@RGR_514 so I had some issues with the title. Vermont loophole closed I’m working on getting a title at the moment so I can resume this project!!

@@SlappysGarage excited to see the next steps😁🤘🏻

@@SlappysGaragecant wait to see an update. I binged all the videos lol

@ so as of now I am waiting to find out when the next batch of titles goes out from a guy who had gotten a title for a buddy. Once that’s free and clear I will be getting back into it but it still looks like 2-3 months out.

@ can’t wait. Keep going please. Im an LA filmmaker rooting for ya’

I did get jump on that bike, my plans outweigh my skill at the moment. Need some more practice fabricating to get the parts where I want it!!

@@cjbat8794 all depends on the used parts market. Mids, 250ish plus an inner primary (wideglides don’t usually have a mid shaft hole) 100-200ish (would be cheaper to have yours machined out if you know a machinist). Plus gaskets would be 400-500 in total. Chain drive kits can be 250+ without labor you are looking at $650-750 in parts. Now both are necessary to remove an inner primary so if you want both it’s best to save on gaskets and do them together

@@marcodavila3858 this is a 4+ tube with a +2 on the dampener, till death cycles sells them and can be either +2 or +4. So it’s sitting about 6 over

@@SlappysGarage Oh I see, I hope with the +6 bars I can raise the front of my bike enough, thanks

@@Ldog2016 do it up!!

@SlappysGarage mines an 04 so things just gotta be difficult

@@Ldog2016 just a lot more wires, to cleanup, for a swingarm chopper. Personally I’ve always like carburetors it can make it much easier to clean up the harness converting it!!

I have acarb

@@Ldog2016 I was mistaken but that makes it much easier, I haven’t really messed with any rubber mounted sportsters, I didn’t realize they came in a with a carb when they changed!!

It was a buddy’s but he liked every muffler combination they offet!!