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DaSchmoo

10-29-2015 07:05 PM

My Bobber/Hybrid Bike

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Not a true bobber, but more of a hybrid cruiser... or whatever you want to call it.

My mods:
Cut front and back fenders.
Motherroad customs solo seat.
Cut off lot of clips and tabs for old side plastics, reflectors, and rear pegs.
Painted fenders, horn and tank flat black.
chrome bullet signals.
low profile black mirrors.
2" rise street bars and new grips.
chrome pod air filter.
chrome pod crankcase breather filter.
Jetted carb. (132.5 main jet, shimmed needle, 22.5 pilot jet, mixture 2.5 turns out)
16t sprocket.
chrome battery cover.
Cut off front half of tool/storage bin, moved all electronics into top of bin.
chrome axle mounted brake light/license plate holder.

Vegas Street Rider

10-31-2015 01:14 PM

The mods look great. The bobber look is not my style but I certainly appreciate anything that makes the bike reflect the owner/rider's personality. Thanks for the great pics as well.

DaSchmoo

11-01-2015 02:54 PM

Thanks Vegas. appreciate the input.

bpmadden

02-03-2016 10:43 AM

Beautiful work! How long can you go on that seat before you start feeling it too much?

Water Warrior 2

02-03-2016 07:26 PM

The seat is probably far more comfy than the plywood seat I had in an old Mini back in the 60's.

Bobbers are not my thing but this one shows a well though out plan instead of some butcher jobs that show up on CL.

jewman22

09-01-2016 08:48 PM

nice work, how far did you lower your rear fender? seems a fair bit lower then mine.

Flathead

01-15-2017 10:18 AM

You done a very nice alteration. It is hard to do anything with those oversize fenders and make them look good. The matte paint makes a difference. The engine vent filter is good look.

Water Warrior 2

01-16-2017 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaSchmoo (Post 85042)

Just had a random thought. You and Flathead should get together and do do a Suzuki S40 with your talents and attention to detail. :tup:

Flathead

01-24-2017 08:40 PM

Flathead here.
Better yet, lets put that 650 Thumper engine in a GZ frame. Now that would be a hoot. I would ride that for free.
Nice ride Sir. Keep up the Fire.

Water Warrior 2

02-11-2017 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flathead (Post 86938)

Flathead here.
Better yet, lets put that 650 Thumper engine in a GZ frame. Now that would be a hoot. I would ride that for free.
Nice ride Sir. Keep up the Fire.

That sounds like more work than I would ever take on. Just trying to do the chain drive to belt drive set up on a GZ frame could get dicey.

Vegas Street Rider

02-11-2017 07:00 PM

I'd love to see that done so I could get some directions to do mine. I am mechanically inclined but imaginatively stifled.

Honkypunk

11-04-2017 09:30 AM

What size is your crank case breather ?

Geezer Bob

12-21-2018 08:20 PM

Very cool!!

That's an awesome overall look. If you told someone who hadn't seen a stock GZ that yours was a factory model they'd probably believe it. It's really got that compact 'HD Sportster' shape to it. Especially as you found a way to do the rear without hacking off the frame at the back. Yours and KevinJ's café are my 2 favourite custom projects.

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