Jan 27 2010
Sorry For Partyin
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Covered in dust for 10 years
This bike has been in my family for over 20 years. My old man got it stock and rode it in the mid nineties then stuck it in a shed when it needed a ring job because he had another bike. When i was 17 we pulled it out after being covered in dust for 10 years and did a rebuild on the motor. That summer i rode it 500 miles threw the Smokies and into North Carolina.
A few years ago i decided to do a little makeover, TCB hardtail bored 1 step over, 32″ Springer, supper narrow drag bars, little of this, little of that. and now here it is. This XS 1980 rides a lot better than I expected it would, this was my first hardtail build and first raked bike with a springer. Its a lot of fun, not much for U turns, but for blastin around town/down the highway its great. Im pretty hard on my bikes and this has held up great so far. The only problem i have had is broken headlight mounts and tank mounts. mostly from lots of low wheelies and skids and the occasional curb jump haha.
Took me about 6.5 months and a little over 120 hours to finish. I built most of it in my basement then disassembled to carry back up the stairs to the backyard to finish haha… Lots of late nights.
Nick B.
Looks great!! Was it easy to put the springer on or did you have to do any modifications?? Sorry if its a dumb question.
Pretty easy to do man, the springer didn’t have a neck stem when i got it so i went to the hardware store and bought a 1″ Bolt to use for the stem. then got a set of the Yamaha roller bearings off Ebay and used just the races (not the actual bearings in that set) to put in the neck then bought a set of 1inch trailer wheel bearings and used them to slide over the stem, works out great and its cheep!!! harley neckbeargins are the same size but cost more $. put over 3000 miles on it with no issues.
That seat setup is killer. vintage. looks great w/ the springer.
Thanks man, i looked for a seat like that for months before i finally came across the right one for a decent price. It’s so comfortable its ridiculous!
Nice one. What kind of rake did you put on it? Do you know the angle? Did you have to grind the frame where the stem attaches at all? Nice ride, man!
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whered that seat come from?
not sure on the exact rake… just bent it until it looked good then checked the rake and trail and let it ride. didnt have to grind the neck at all, it work out pretty well.
as for the seat, i looked for a seat like that for months until i stumbled across one on craigslist in texas. sent the guy an email and had him ship it to me here in Indiana, i love that seat man
love the ole skool look