My project GL1100 Bobber Hardtail

[junkcreations]

Here is my first post. Hope to stay updated on my progress. My plan is to strip it down to bare frame and convert it to a bobber style hardtail bike. I will be chopping the rear frame section off and converting it to a hardtail bobber. Here is my progress so far.

[Mrirbic71]

Welcome from New Jersey. Looks like a great start. Keep up the pics.

[junkcreations]

Will do. Thanks.

[chewy999]

Welcome from the UK. Any questions ask away and someone will soon help you. Interesting start and be good to see what the engine looks like under all that dirt. Let me be the first to say the most important thing to do is to change the timing belts!
You could also tell us a bit more about yourself and your 'history'.

[Topwingnut]

Check out ol sparky build by hott an my build building a bobber ol sparky replica ...

[junkcreations]

Thanks everyone. Well I live in a small town have been working on bikes cars etc for years and love tinkinering around. Yeah my plans for the engine are, new timing belts, water pump, cleaning it up. Bike had about 30-40k on it.

[junkcreations]

Topwingnut, yeah saw that bike and it is my inspiration for this build. He did an awesome job at a softtail but I want to sta truer to a classic bobbr and plus I'm on a tight budget. Will be fabbing all my own parts out of what I have. It's what I do. Love turning junk into functional stuff.

[Brant]

Hey I think you are about an hour away from me. Maybe I can pop in sometime and see what you're up too?

[Casper]

Welcome, I'll be watching.

[Rat]

Welcome to the 'Wingdom.

Lots of ideas/help here.

Gord

[junkcreations]

Well got the rear frame section cut out and ready to move on. Still debating if I want to go the hardtail classic look and springer seat, or go to a custom airbag suspension. Ideas, thoughts? Anybody out there have a rigid goldwing?

[ericheath]

A guy who went by easyrider did one two years ago.

[wog]

Lots of quick progress.

Looking good!

[junkcreations]

Well I have been reading through a ton of previous post and yeah my goal is to be as half as cool as Hott's Ol' Sparky and Topwingnut's build. I like how they both did a classic soft tail using pull type shocks. Like I've said earlier, I'm broke (3 kids and a mortgage will do that to you ) and want to try and fab as much parts as I can. I have a set of airbags from an S10 I had previously that I'm curious to use. Will let you know what happens. Biggest thing is I want to bike to be clean and free of clutter. Not going for crazy all out, but subtle detail and just cool!

[ericheath]

I went monoshock. You need a different tank. Rides great. I was going to do the softail like HOTT but got a wild hair and went mono. I guess partly because I wasn't comfortable with my welding of the frame at the spot ge widened. Maybe the next one. A hardtail could be tough where I ride.