06-22-2009, 09:58 AM
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Location: Orion IL.
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My Chopper/ Bobber project is done.
Just got done with me honda SS750. All the Harley guys like it.... untill they find out it's a Honda...
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06-22-2009, 10:06 AM
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Looks great! But I think your grill needs a fresh coat of paint too
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06-22-2009, 10:11 AM
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That's pretty cool!
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06-22-2009, 11:24 AM
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Legalize it please?
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Up State
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Any stats? How long did it take? Looks great! Need more back story!!!
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06-22-2009, 11:39 AM
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Now I like that, modify a metric cruiser into a cool but reliable custom bobber!
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06-22-2009, 12:07 PM
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Milites Gregarius
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Nova Scotia,Canada
Posts: 168
Nice, There's lots to do with the shadow's.
Here's my Shadow 750, It orginally was an ACE, but I did some swapping.
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06-22-2009, 02:19 PM
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both choppers look great,,,if into choppers..... club chopper....is a great site ...they have a metric section
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06-22-2009, 02:23 PM
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What about the Creedence
Diggin the brushed aluminum/blacked out motor - nicely done !
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06-22-2009, 05:24 PM
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The first Pic is what it looked like the day I brought it home. It started life as an 03 honda VT750DC, with 3,000mi. I bought it used in 05 and rode it for 5 months. I then wanted somthing different so I just started chopping and painting and went with a few different looks before I found one I liked.
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06-22-2009, 07:09 PM
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I like how you painted your clutch cover, and i'm guessing your crank case cover. I havent found the guts to take mine off yet.
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11-23-2009, 11:36 PM
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Pilus Posterior
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Zealand
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Love it.
As the chopper guys used to say in the late 70's - it's bit#hing.
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02-24-2010, 06:55 PM
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Tirone
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Lawrenceville Ga
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Very nice.
02-24-2010, 07:12 PM
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Tirone
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Marietta,GA
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The bike looks awesome! Did you use anything as a point of reference or did you just start tearing into it. I have an 83 VT700 that would like to make into a bobber project.
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02-27-2010, 12:08 AM
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I had an idea, All I knew was I wanted it to look cooler than a harley. I think job well done.
Actually I might not be done yet, Honda is coming out with the shadow RS next month. I want that tank
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02-27-2010, 04:46 AM
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Stare into me...
Awesome job.
I dig the pipe tape, matte paint and whitewalls.
Love it.
Would drag bars be a "faux pa" here?
I have this "thing" against hangers.....
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02-27-2010, 05:55 AM
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Philanthropist
Amazing work! You did a great job with that!
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02-27-2010, 07:00 AM
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When I first opened the first pic, I had no idea it wasn't a harley for that first second or two. It's a great job!
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10-04-2011, 01:07 PM
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Tirone
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Radford, Va
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Looks Sweeet!!!
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10-04-2011, 04:16 PM
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Location: Idaho
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Holy thread dig....
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10-04-2011, 05:54 PM
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Milites Gregarius
Join Date: May 2011
Location: il
Posts: 106
orion il did you have the green 919? i parked out there last summer for work
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02-17-2012, 07:18 PM
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Tirone
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Cool ride.
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02-17-2012, 09:30 PM
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Milites Gregarius
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Those whitewalls give that bike a timeless appeal. It looks like it could have rolled off the assembly line yesterday,or in 1952. Really well done. I'm glad I'm not the only Harley guy in here.
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02-17-2012, 09:37 PM
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Pilus Posterior
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Zealand
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So you have to wonder why the factory does not do something similar......
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02-17-2012, 09:58 PM
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Milites Gregarius
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 109
Quote:
Originally Posted by AllanB
So you have to wonder why the factory does not do something similar......
Well to me that bike is custom. What I mean by that is that it isn't generic,meant to appeal to the masses. It had a personal touch. And those touches don't attract all buyers. More generic means more people but,then you sell parts to make it look more personal= more money for the manufacturer.
It is a very well done bike. Definitely classy.
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02-17-2012, 11:01 PM
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Tesserarius
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Clarion, IA
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Wow, old thread. But a cool bike nonetheless.
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03-23-2012, 01:43 AM
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Tirone
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Amazing bike. From one honda fan to another! Cant wait to finish my project!
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03-24-2012, 04:17 PM
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Lookout FZ1's!!!
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Location: Orion IL.
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Wow I haven't been on here in quite a while and i see my old bob job on the front page. Woo Hoo! Sorry been busy and sad. Both my bobber and my 919 are gone. Sold them both and got a 2010 honda vt1300cs, three months later found out I was having a baby. So my new motorcycle is on the chopping block. Oh well. thanks for the coments guys!
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