Feb 8 2010
Busch Bros. latest far east inspired chop
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After seeing Lance riding the hell out of his Tokyo thug chop, I got re-inspired to get chopping on my own XS. I’ve been a fan of Shinya Kimura’s samurai style for many years now, so I just hd to goose neck the frame.
Here are some very (VERY) rough in progress shots just to keep you posted. Stay tuned for more!
Busch Bros.
Danny
Sick start Danny. You guys are pretty busy. It looks like you have a pretty sweet shop setup. That front rim is a really good score. I have been keeping my eye out for a front drum break setup for sometime.
I can see it now and that stance is nice
Thanks for the kind words guys! We do manage to stay pretty occupied. Ted, the front wheel is actually a composite that we made up with a rear hoop off a ‘71 Suzuki Titan and the front drum off a ‘71 XS. It’s just in mockup right now, because the spokes for both the XS and Titan aren’t really right, so I have to measure up and do some math to get the right spokes. But I wanted to get that equal size front and back look, so it’s worth the trouble. When we were putting it together, I can’t tell you how many times I heard “You know how to lace a wheel?!?!” “Well, not really, but I’m willing to try anything once…”
Wow – thats a nice gooseneckframe!
Just do the rest like Shinya would do, cause hes something like god…or so, hehe.
Can´t wait to see some updates.
we’re working now on making the slugs for the splices. The top and now single down tube are 1 5/8, mating that to the stock frame is going to leave a little dip where it meets but it will be covered by the tank. There’s also another curved brace not shown coming off where the original engine top brace was that meets up with the downtube. The neck is now 39 degrees. Can’t wait to get this welded up to move on to the hard tail!
Got the slugs made, and am working on tacking up the front part of the frame. Without a real frame table, we’re using a carefully leveled lift, and measuring everything five times, welding once (well, maybe three times, heheh). Also, picked up some 16″ harley wires for a decent price, and they’re in much better shape than the old Yamaha hoops. And we got a lead on a girder front end from an Indian. It’s sunny and springlike in here in Seattle, and I don’t have a chop, ARGH!