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chopaweeza
30-12-2008, 06:42 PM
Oi . That time of the year again . This time I'm going to be finishing off a project I started back in 07' but haven't had the time to finish.

It's an 88' GSXR750 bunch of parts . A 77' Santee swingarm frame originally housing a CB750 . And a bunch of other stuff .

The frame came from Cromag as part of a bunch of CB750 parts that Neo Dutch & I bought. Being a twisted bastard I straight away saw the logic in dumping the dead Honda engine and re-working the frame to take some more modern gear. Here is what it looked like back then.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/GSXR%20CHopper/flamedfourSantee.jpg

After flogging off the bit's I didn't want I was left with a bare frame . Under the bog I found that the neck had cracked nearly all the way to the top so I jigged the frame , had a new neck made and welded it in. The swingarm out of the donor Slingshot was a close fit so I cut out the swingarm pivots , made up new one's and welded those in. The mono-shock set up took quite a few attempts to get right but in the end I was able to sort that out as well .

Here's a mock up picture.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/Wall-E001.jpg

In the mock up you can see roughly what I want to do with it . Need to widen the rear guard but you get the idea . Got a set of trick rear sets , new Vance & Hines muffler and a new DNA headlight cheap at the Deus Swapmeet . The foot controls match the lines of the frame perfectly so I'll be flipping them around and mounting them as forwards . They were brand new and were sold off cheap because a 50c bolt was bent . The muffler had also never been on a bike but it had some peeling chrome on the alloy end tip so I bead blasted it off and it looks great . A bloke picked my brains on modifying his frame so I was able to get the headlight for only $50. Rich folks have the nicest junk. Add to the mix I have a heavily modifed Kawasaki Mean Streak tank that I did awhile back , an Acewell 2853 , an ABM top yolk and a bunch of other stuff I'm pretty much good to go.

Start on it on Friday and the contest runs through to the end of April . Alot of hard work to do but nothing beyond me. Neo Dutch has already designed the paintwork and like all mad genius types has only given teasing hints as to what it will be . Glossop Street Auto Electrics are doing the sparks . The rest is being done by me . All good fun eh.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/GSXR%20CHopper/SanteeSwinger001.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Wall-E-Parts003.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Wall-E-Parts005.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/StartPiccy.jpg

chopaweeza
30-12-2008, 06:45 PM
Watch all the action and check out the competition here .

http://www.thechopperunderground.com/forum/index.php?showforum=78

TurboKat
30-12-2008, 09:08 PM
The side on shot looks pretty mean, long & low is a good look for a chop.
Dunno about the King & Queen seat though... if it was mine I'd stick the seat as low & as far back as possible on the frame & mount the rear guard on the swingarm (single seat only obviously)
I like this look.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/20880588947787.jpg

TurboKat
30-12-2008, 09:10 PM
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/20880588951506.jpg

TurboKat
30-12-2008, 09:14 PM
I'll be keeping an eye on that link, good luck with the build mate, do us proud eh? [8D]

evad
30-12-2008, 10:35 PM
Good luck Chop, knock em dead :D

chopaweeza
01-01-2009, 09:08 AM
Well, it's January 1st . The build has started . While I really did the lower style of the chop you've pictured TK I'm going to stick with this frame rather then build another from scratch. Probably next time though.

While every other bastard in the build is still pissed or asleep I'm up and into it. First thing I did was to re-check the frame for alignment . When I first got this frame is was twisted , cracked and damaged so there were repairs that were needed . The frame that went through tmy Jig after I had re-necked this one showed a mis-alignment in the headstock as a result of sag in the table the Jig was mounted to . So first order of business this morning was to check this one . Sure enough , this headtstock also shows mis-alignment (1.8 degrees). Not as much as the picture would suggest but enough that after I have another beer the grinder comes out and the neck comes off. Gives me a chance to adjust the rake angle just alittle to give what I hope is a slightly better look. Learn the lessons of the Blackjack - re-check everything and don't be satisfied with near enough. My neighbours are really going to hate my guts with all the cutting , grinding & welding today but fuck 'em . I'm in this to win and second place is not an option.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/TwistedNeck001.jpg

Gix11
05-01-2009, 08:21 PM
Yea, I'll watch this one as well.

zx12argh
05-01-2009, 09:05 PM
Good luck chop! This should be good.

TurboKat
05-01-2009, 11:25 PM
Jeez the old XS 650 is a popular unit for choppage eh? Quite a few blokes going with them as a base.
The dude building the frame with the lower rear rails only is gunna be in trouble fur shur [V]
It's a bummer with the guys who don't post their pics in the thread, I can't see them coz I'm not a member.

Oldskool has a rigid chop frame (I think he said it was from Scotland of all places) with GSXR engine mounts & he's got a shed full of misc motorcycle parts too. I'm gunna talk him into entering next years BBO. [:p]

chopaweeza
06-01-2009, 08:33 AM
Only took a few hours to cut the neck off and get it all sorted . No biggy. Did abit so far . Have the bars mostly done and only have to make the center piece to mount the Acewell speedo for them to be ready for paint . Made up a mount for the front of the tank out of D section flat bar and part of a 28' Ford steering arm . It's now all trimmed and will get tacked on when I get home. No one will see it but the devil is in the details and I like it. Here's some in progress piccys . The bars now have 7/8ths end pieces(but still the same overall width) , the tank mount is trimmed & ready to go and the new steering angle has tightened the bike right up . All good so far .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/TankMount003.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/001.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Bars3003.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Bars3002.jpg

BANDITROD
06-01-2009, 07:49 PM
shit wayne you dont fuck around do ya mate looks the goods so far mate i will watching and waitng for updates

chopaweeza
11-01-2009, 03:25 PM
Got the bars finished and the Acewell 2753 fitted . Bloody comfy and now I have orders for several others as a result. Mounted the tank . Rather then buy a 9" fatbob rear guard off Ebay I just widened one I had in stock . Need to clean it up , weld in some supports and bog it up to be right . 5 competitors are out now. 1 dropped out and 4 were eliminated for failing the minimum requirements . Some bloody nice work(and some shockers too) but it's all good and with 15 weeks left I intend to kick arse .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/BarsFini.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/RearGuard.jpg

chopaweeza
20-01-2009, 05:23 PM
Rear end mostly sorted . Standard Fatbob rear guard widened twice to get the size exact. Shitloads cheaper then buying an off the shelf 10" wide rear thats for sure .Start on mounting the engine soon.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/RearGuard4001.jpg

Hagarr
20-01-2009, 09:22 PM
Excellent work Choppa.

I'm speechless at your talent!!

keep it goin'

pt
21-01-2009, 11:20 PM
Mate you have amazing vision, drive and skills. I woulda fucked something up royally already but you just keep churning out ace stuff right from the word go. i hope you wipe the floor and win this one!

chopaweeza
22-01-2009, 04:03 AM
I'm just a bloke much like most of you lot . Mostly self taught and the pile of mistakes I've learned from is taken to the tip frequently . Very little of what I do is out of the range of most of the guys on this board believe it or don't. I taught myself to weld , taught myself sheet metal , Frame building/modifying I learned from reading the stuff a top bloke called Blackjack writes and pretty much everything else is self taught too . Every bike I make , every part I make and every new idea I make metal improves my skill . None of that is beyond most of the guys here . Just need a passion for what you do , a bit of pride in your work and the belief that one day your parts will be as good as those off the shelf.

The trick to keeping momentum is a comprehensive job sheet . I break everything needed to be done on the bike down into large jobs and then break those down into sub-assemblies(ie. 4-10 or so small jobs) . Each 20-60 minute small job I do instead of watching a re-run on the box knocks another off the sheet . Do say half a dozen small jobs and thats the struts done . Do another 14 and the mono-shock modification to the frame is done and so forth . Not counting the work I did before the BBO I've knocked off 33 small jobs on the sheet and 4 major jobs in 21 days . Anyone can do it really .

CBRRRT
22-01-2009, 04:44 AM
Top marks to you mate, I'm not into the chopper thing myself, but I do admire the work that goes into it, and like you I have no formal training just the will to have a fuckin good crack at it.

I can normally see in my head what it is going to look like before I start to build something, and like you I dont look at a job as a whole and think fuck me thats a lot of work.

I devide the jobs up and they get smaller.

Looking forward to the finished product mate.

Keep up the good work.

Fight_fan
22-01-2009, 06:18 AM
Awesome Wayne! Keep up that effort n u'l wipe the floor with the competition mate!

chopaweeza
24-01-2009, 05:31 PM
Test mounted the engine. Am happy . Has to come back 20-30mm and thats a job for tomorrow as is starting on the rest of the engine mounts All to plan .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Roller1001.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Roller1003.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/Roller1005.jpg

Slain
24-01-2009, 06:37 PM
wow mate, gotta say that i usually dont like choppers but this one and your xr600 chop are very nice

pappas
24-01-2009, 07:33 PM
I love it Chop! Great work! The fact that you are self taught inspires me to do more things myself and research how to do different things. That's what I come to this forum for daily/hourly to learn new things and pass on any info I have learnt. This site has become an obsession, a habbit, an addiction, a routine.....just ask my girlfriennd!

Iceman
24-01-2009, 08:02 PM
It's look'n good Wayne, love your work mate.

TurboKat
13-02-2009, 07:16 PM
Time for an update Chop ?

chopaweeza
21-02-2009, 02:32 PM
Was pretty crook with the flu , had a new neo-hippy G/F and was working almost every day for the last 3 weeks so didn't get anything done . Today , I'm clear of the flu , dumped the G/F and have a day off . Finished the rear guard the way I wanted . Since the photo I welded in a piece of round bar under the lip and blended it in . Now , it's strong , wide and if I back into something I'll just chip the paint & not dent the guard .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/GuardProfile006.jpg

The pipe idea I had didn't work so I sold the Vance & Hines muffler . PAPPAS , that alround top bloke , gave me a set of 4 into 2 pipes that will be cut & modded when I find the right mufflers for it. Might go for something classic like Mega's or Peashooters but will see whats about at a bargain price as I'll have to modify anything I use anyway . Thanks also to Ben for the Eagle Eye blinkers I bought off him as well - They look really nice on the bike . Better start on the underseat area so I can make the seat base . Need to get the guards , tank and seat base away soon as these will take awhile to get finished . Haven't decided on a place to do the seat yet so I had better start asking around again .

Surt
21-02-2009, 05:21 PM
Alright mate (and I'm glad to see you ain't bagged here by chop-haters :D - a noice forum here we've got[8D]). Keep ur angel[}:)]grinder a-spinnin' and ur welder a-burnin', and fuck yer neighbours!
Yip, that's how it's goin' self-teachin' - just a passion and a hell of a patience... Are ur handles welded in the upper yoke? I did so, every tire-kicker grasps one's breath seein' that...:D
Check my V4 car engine-powered bob, the Panzerfaust is her name:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355505503.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355540042.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355240572.jpg


That's how it started, a modified frame, a steel clutch adapter plate, car mod exhaust, a bought ape-hanger, had no frame-rack, nor a tube-bender, but an intention enough to start buildin' right in my sports-room...

[xx(]


And its finishin', when my neighbours had started deadly hatin' me [}:)]:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355415451.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355377445.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/855877355443098.jpg


You can see a 100% home-made frame, an alloy clutch adaptor, and others details loved by Devil [}:)]. And u r damned right, no rocket science!

(hopefully you don't mind mate me interruptin' into ur tread with my fat bob, ain't got guts enough to start my own at a street-fighters forum[8D])

Sorry for the pics quality, they are scans from old photos (and where the fuck are my negs :()

chopaweeza
21-02-2009, 05:44 PM
Thats barking mad Surt . I'm a huge fan of home engingeered bike . I dig it . It's got air in the tyres , 2 wheels and an engine I'll ride the fucker regardless of what it is. I rode an early production Boss Hogg in about 92' with a fat car tyre up back in Florida on the motorway and while I shit myself trying the crank it over into any corners I found I had a fucking blast . Never want to do it again but a blast none the less. It's easy to build when you have all the parts easily available but the real genius is when someone has nothing and still produces a passable result .

About half the blokes here are closet Chopper Fans too . About half are Dirt Biker fans . About half are Dragbike enthusiats . About half are barking mad and about 90% ride like they are in a Mad Max movie being chased by the MFP . Takes all kinds mate and thats what makes this a great place to hang out .

chopaweeza
02-03-2009, 05:19 PM
Bogging the guards . Already cleaned and re-lined the tank so ot's good to go. Have to have the guards & tank at Neo Dutch's for paint by the weekend so he can make a start .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/GuardBog001.jpg

JackTar
02-03-2009, 06:32 PM
Looks like you've cleaned up your shed since I was there Wayne.

chopaweeza
03-03-2009, 03:16 PM
Glad to see someone actually noticed Blowie . I cleaned out the left side of the workshop before I hooked into this bike . Just don't look at the right side OK .

chopaweeza
11-04-2009, 12:34 PM
Here you go. Neo Dutch Does It Again. My camera really doesn't do it justice. Top Quality Job .

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint002.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint001.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint003.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint004.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint005.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/BBO-09/WallEPaint006.jpg

BANDITROD
11-04-2009, 02:23 PM
lookin good wayne and well done on the paint job neo dutch

Gix11
11-04-2009, 05:17 PM
That is trick as mate. He does some damn fine work hey? Really looks like welds.

zx12argh
11-04-2009, 05:29 PM
Nice work. Where is Neo Dutch based mate?

Large
11-04-2009, 05:36 PM
Liverpool SW sydney last time I saw him

chopaweeza
11-04-2009, 07:34 PM
I can't recommend the man highly enough . Pure quality work . This is the third bike that Neo Dutch has done for me and I've never been disappointed on either price or quality .

TurboKat
12-04-2009, 09:48 AM
What's the thinking behind the paint design Wayne? I can't work out if it's metal & weld or flesh & bone, looks fucking sweet either way & very outside the square.

BANDITROD
12-04-2009, 10:47 AM
to me it looks like the side of an old silo or tank maybe

Tony OW31
12-04-2009, 11:53 AM
reminds me of a meteor battered space craft off star wars or something, certainly different, looks good tho.

chopaweeza
12-04-2009, 12:45 PM
I gave Neo Dutch a free hand but some guidelines . I wanted a unique style , one that conformed with the overall style of the bike and one wasn't another mega buck bling clone . Other then that he had a free hand . While I call the bike the Uber Kool name "Slave Of The Cannibal God" because of the headlight and the industrial look Dutch calls the bike Wall-E like the cartoon. So I suspect , that the paintjob is Wall-E inspired . The welds are all paint , the front guard was one I bought off Si last year and from 2 meters away it really does look like chunky welds . The rust stains have a neo-organic look to them as well and in the dummy fit of the tank 5 minutes ago it made the bike look like it was bleeding . Very Kool indeed. I'm really suprised with his low prices and pure quality that more people don't use him

-Dex-
17-04-2009, 01:54 PM
Anything new? This build is sweet!

chopaweeza
24-04-2009, 11:21 AM
Well . Two things up til today had been delaying me. The first was a filthy flu that I've had for almost 2 weeks . The second was negotiations over the sale of the bike. The person that was in negotiations with me to buy the bike wanted some pretty big changes to finish off the bike. These included seat , controls , pipes , bars , tank and many other changes . This ment holding off on doing anything that I'd just have to un-do . Well the "buyer" out of the blue low balled me on the price to the point that if I finished it I would walk away with a crippling loss if I accepted and in reality I could sell off parts of the bike for more than he offered . Was always my intention to sell this bike at the finish but two things are stopping that . The first being the Recession and the second is these nasty "Anti Bikie" laws just passed here making it impossible to ride a custom bike anywhere without being pulled over for interogation . At the moment you can't give choppers away here so I can't justify at the moment spending the cash to finish the bike off when that cash represents a chunk of the money I need for Bonneville in August . So then I'm faced with three choices. One , finish the bike and sell it at a huge loss . Two , part the bike out and make what I can off the parts in the short term (this was the option my business advisor favoured) . Three , shelve the bike for now and finish it when the market picks up again . So , against the advise of my betters I'm shelving the bike for now and will put the time back into the business where it can earn for me not just be a two wheeled money pit. Thats it. Can't really justify finishing it if I can't sell it for at least cost value .

zx12argh
24-04-2009, 12:15 PM
bugger - sorry to hear mate. :( It was coming along nicely too.

Watto
24-04-2009, 03:27 PM
yeah mate sorry to hear the news but ya gotter look after the income first