"Do it yourself" custom guys in Auckland?

[MeHigh]

Any chopper or low rider maniancs in Auckland? I'm working on me bike and I was wondering if any "mad customiser" would like to drink a beer and chat abut...
Cheers

[A Toad 2]

thought i would bring to your attention a link by choppino two threads down from your own down the bottom of the page click on rolling chassis it will take you to a site in the us .some really nice wheels available tanks and things which could not be sourced easily in nz .didnt think prices were too steep either.you have got to learn airbrushing good luck with your project have you been watching american chopper on discovery 7.30 thurs theres some inspiration.

[Holy Roller]

here is great site you may like to visit
http://www.amenmotorcycles.com/
Cyclestyle used to make custom frames here in NZ but I see that they have closed down.

[MeHigh]

Thanks for the links guys. Still the Ebay is the cheepest way to by parts. I'm not having the money to buy a chassy, but I think that me frame (Sportster) is good enough: lowerd seat kit and Fat Bob tank mounting kit. Now I just need to buy a streatched tank and a big rear fender. Today I will send me frame....hgrrrrrr
My big problem is that I have a 16' front weel and the the speedo for Sportsters are on the 18' weel.... and a shity electronic speedo is 800$...hmmm

[scumdog]

Thanks for the links guys. Still the Ebay is the cheepest way to by parts. I'm not having the money to buy a chassy, but I think that me frame (Sportster) is good enough: lowerd seat kit and Fat Bob tank mounting kit. Now I just need to buy a streatched tank and a big rear fender. Today I will send me frame....hgrrrrrr
My big problem is that I have a 16' front weel and the the speedo for Sportsters are on the 18' weel.... and a shity electronic speedo is 800$...hmmm

Use one of those push-bike type speedos OR use the speedo from some older Jappa with a 16" wheel (to be anal 16' is 192"!!) OR just don't worry about it until you get tipped-up about it!!

[MeHigh]

Thanks Scumdog ...Push-bike speedo in me dash board? ...hhmmmmm

[svs]

just make sure a push-bike speedo goes up to a high enough speed. I've got one that goes up to 150mph after that I wouldn't really care anyway. Some only go up to 99

[MeHigh]

Sportster on 150 miles /hour? buahahhahah ... folling of harbour bridge...buahhahhha

[scumdog]

Sportster on 150 miles /hour? buahahhahah ... folling of harbour bridge...buahhahhha

Are you saying you have come across one that CAN'T do a 150mph?

[MeHigh]

150miles/hour= close to 280Km/hour...hmmmm... I can say that I never pictured a Sportster on that speed ...except, like I sad, free fowling of Horbour Bridge
P.S. The 5 gal stratched tank for me baby is coming in 2 weeks with a complet 'Andrews gears' transmission
Cheers

[Holy Roller]

My big problem is that I have a 16' front weel and the the speedo for Sportsters are on the 18' weel.... and a shity electronic speedo is 800$...hmmm

Isn't there a company in AK that rebuilds speedo cables they will match the required gearing to give the proper speed reading, I have seen their ads in the hot rod mags, worth enquireing if they can do the same for bikes.

[MeHigh]

Hmmmm..yap, is worth trying! Thanks Holy Roller!

[muppitt]

Harleys all use 2-1 speedo drives. I changer my 19" front to a 16".I tested the speedo with one radar trailers you know tells you how fast your going and how big the fine would be.that was useing speedo drive from a 19"on a 16" wheel with after markit mini speedo.Try asking Doug at Number 1s

[Mongoose]

Can a speedo not be recalibrated? Or is that too big a difference to change?

[hondacmx450]

hay guys can you help me im bulding a chopper and dont have a frame can you tell me of the place in auckland that make them if there is stil one there iv got the stuff to put on and in it but no frame yet can any one help please