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Offline nicks2319

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Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« on: January 31, 2016, 04:00:37 pm »
Just picked this thing up yesterday for parts. Pretty weird the stuff they did to it. Looks like a very wide 16'' rear wheel, apes, plastic sportster looking tank, sketchy seat. They made a custom box for the coils so they could mount it on the front. Also wondering what these gauges are? Also seems to have an aftermarket frame. Good stuff.









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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 04:11:05 pm »
I DIG IT
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2016, 04:48:49 pm »
frame is not aftermarket...it has been "molded",  that means in chopperese that all the welds and tube joints have been smoothed with body filler or solder.  Those gauges look like Yamaha, although I am not familiar with the chrome cups.
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 04:57:04 pm »
 So you gonna clean it and ride it.....I wOuld...  RetroChops are in demand..
 Cobra seat on that...... Looks cool... Kawi guages. Fglass tank maybe..
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Offline nicks2319

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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2016, 05:21:54 pm »
Quote from: seanbarney41 on January 31, 2016, 04:48:49 pm
frame is not aftermarket...it has been "molded",  that means in chopperese that all the welds and tube joints have been smoothed with body filler or solder.  Those gauges look like Yamaha, although I am not familiar with the chrome cups.

Ah, gotcha. Thank you. Makes sense.
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2016, 05:22:31 pm »
Quote from: 754 on January 31, 2016, 04:57:04 pm
So you gonnacleaniytandtrideit.I wOuld...  RetroChops are in demand..
 Cobra sest on that...... Looks cool...

Nah, it's already all apart. But it really made me like high tanks. I think i'm going to look into that style for the build i'm doing right now.
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Offline nicks2319

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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2016, 05:26:28 pm »
Warm couple days here in Ohio so I pulled it all apart immediately.

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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2016, 03:08:10 am »
Your 4 legged friend in the pictures doesn't seemed to be impressed Nick ;D
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2016, 09:16:29 am »
Quote from: dhall57 on February 03, 2016, 03:08:10 am
Your 4 legged friend in the pictures doesn't seemed to be impressed Nick ;D

Haha nope :P

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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2016, 05:45:53 pm »
WOW, that's a lot of grape juice.

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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2016, 05:55:36 pm »
Quote from: mystic_1 on February 03, 2016, 05:45:53 pm
WOW, that's a lot of grape juice.


Maybe he's makin wine?!
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2016, 08:46:36 pm »
  Your new chopper is hauntingly familiar to my favorite 500, smoothed frame, Harley rear rim,lay down shock mounts, color seems close too. Mine came with a sportster tank too... too tall....too ugly on the 500 frame. I change out that tank and like it much better.
 
 Like the pipes on your machine... long enough to add 2 into 1 mufflers too. Nice project.
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Re: Just picked up this interesting retro chopperish 500 parts bike
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2016, 08:52:15 pm »
Quote from: rb550four on February 03, 2016, 08:46:36 pm
  Your new chopper is hauntingly familiar to my favorite 500, smoothed frame, Harley rear rim,lay down shock mounts, color seems close too. Mine came with a sportster tank too... too tall....too ugly on the 500 frame. I change out that tank and like it much better.
 
 Like the pipes on your machine... long enough to add 2 into 1 mufflers too. Nice project.

Whoa, this is weird. All the same stuff. Yours is much nicer though ^_^
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