Hate to break it to you fellas, but DME already won BOTM back in 2006.
Thank GOD! I wouldn't stand a chance.
Thanks VWDan!
I'll have to scramble to get some updated pics. A couple things that have changed is that I have a 4 into 1 exhaust now, and I have mirrors from a 1983 Honda Shadow (that actually look like they were made for this bike... I'm very pleased).
A quick description:
- I did this build on the cheap. Rattle-can paint all the way. No outsourcing.
- The skull and crossbones in the pic is on the gas tank, along with the "1972" decals.
- Painted the chrome fenders with Duplicolor - so far, so good. I'm pretty pleased with it.
- Rubber undercoated the fenders.
- Airtech fiberglass seat utilizing the hinge and latch. (If I could do over, I may have kept the original seat....)
- Upholstered the seat myself.
- Sparto tail light.
- Bullet turn signals.
- Headlight visor.
- Pod filters + rejet.
- New side covers (Meier brand... needed a lot of cutting and filing).
- Pedestrian slicer, home-made.
I have a spreadsheet of the build that includes all I put into the bike - the cost of each item, materials I bought and used, tools I bought for the project, cost of each of the preceding items, where they were bought, and notes about my general thoughts of each.
Original bike was $1000.
$975.84 in parts (not including the new 4-1 exhaust, I don't have that number with me right now). Knowing what I know now, I could have reduced this cost a bit.
$149.73 in tools.
$165.42 in materials (such as paint, acetone, Naval Jelly, etc.)
$270.50 in legal fees (learner's permit, registration, insurance, skills test, speeding ticket (just kidding
).
You can see a larger picture in my signature.
I framed this picture and it's hanging in my garage. The text on the pic comes in handy occasionally - I use it as a quick reference to things like spark plugs, etc. It's yours to print if you want to do the same.
Thanks again VWDan.
