Fatboy Custom Paint
Fatboy Custom Paint
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 HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL FAT BOY FLSTFI Motorcycle Cover  US $64.46
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 HOGTUNES TWEETER POD DASH TRIM HARLEY FLHT FLHX 96 11 US $155.00
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 Rons Radio Systems for Road king Softail Fatboy US $539.99
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 Pewter PEARL TOUR HD Harley Pak Pack for ELECTRA GLIDE US $99.00
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 Midnight Blue TOUR HD Harley Pak Pack Fat boy Heritage FLTRI VRS motorcycle US $99.00
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 2 TANK LIFT KIT ALL SOFTAIL MODELS HARLEY DAVIDSON US $43.50
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 HARLEY FATBOY RESTORE PLASTIC CLEAN SHINE CHROME WINDSHIELD ENGINE MOTOR KIT US $19.95
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 BLACK PEARL HD Harley Tour Pak For ROAD KING US $138.00
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 Black DENIM HD TOUR Harley PAK Pack ROAD KING ELECTRA OP top rack wrap around US $99.00
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 COBALT DARK CHOPPER Blue Motorcycle trunk TOUR HD Harley Pak Pack Fat boy US $110.00
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 PRIMER Tour Pak Pack 4 HD Harleyk ROAD KING ELECTRA op w rack led light bar bag US $89.00
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 HD NEW TOUR TRUNK PACK HARLEY Fat boy FLHT Heritage Softail FLTRI VRSC DYNA FXR US $95.00
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 ITALIAN RED HONDA VTX 1800 1300 SHADOW MAGNA VALKYRIE US $138.00
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 HARLEY FATBOY RESTORE CHROME WINDSHIELD FENDER KIT SHINE NEW ENGINE CYLINDER US $19.95
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 HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL FAT BOY FLSTF Motorcycle Cover US $64.46
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 Primer TOUR MOTORCYCLE TRUNK PAK PACK Harley Honda kawasaki suzuki op w top rack US $89.00
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 HD NEW TOUR TRUNK PACK ELECTRA GLIDE ROAD KING HARLEY black motorcycle op rack US $95.00
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 Midnight Blue trunk TOUR HD Harley Pak Pack Fat boy op w rack led light bar bag US $99.00
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 Kuryakyn SPORTECH FAIRING PLUS for Road Kings Softails P N 1390 US $449.00
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 2006 UP FXST FATBOY LE PERA BARE BONES SOLO SEAT US $179.99
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 07 up Harley Fatboy Heritage Softail Driver Back Rest 1 US $49.00
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 07 up Harley Fatboy Heritage Softail Driver Back Rest US $68.00
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 07 up Harley Fatboy Heritage Softail Driver Back Rest 1 US $49.00
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 CHOPPER BLUE PAK for Tour Harley Pak HD ROAD KING Glide Motorcyle Trunk Kawasaki US $138.00
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 LePera Silhouette Seat for Softail US $100.00
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 KURYAKYN 1391 SPORTECH DETACHABLE FAIRING SP FOR HARLEY US $552.49
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 Harley Davidson Softail Fatboy seat 5018925145 US $54.99
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 Harley Davidson 53491 92 directional extensions FATBOY US $17.99
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 CYCLE SHACK HS 37 rear heatshield FATBOY US $43.99
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 Harley Davidson 41760 97 rear master cylinder cover US $45.99
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 Harley Davidson 65133 05 Exhaust Bracket 00 06 Softails US $45.99
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 Harley Davidson fuel tank 62207 05BPR FLSTC US $249.99
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 Harley Davidson handlebar kit 56572 02 FLSTF US $264.99
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 Harley Davidson FLSTF Suede Blue Pearl Real Fender 59595 07CGT US $199.99
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 Harley Davidson Gas tank 62732 04BJE US $199.99
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 2006 UP FXST FATBOY LE PERA BARE BONES SOLO SEAT US $180.49
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 Harley Davidson SS softail Exhaust 55 6007 US $229.64
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 Harley Davidson Fat Boy Softail Gas Tank US $299.99
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 Harley Davidson 62208 08DH fuel tank FLSTF US $239.99
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 Harley Davidson 80496 07 slash out ST SG muffler kit 07 other years 1584cc FATB US $249.99
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 93 06 Harley Fatboy Heritage Softail Driver Back Rest US $68.00
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 Harley Davidson 62207 09DBH fuel tank FLSTC US $279.99
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 Harley Davidson 2010 Softail Fat Boy FLSTF Gas Tank 62208 10CWL US $429.99
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 2006 CVO SOFTAIL FATBOY FRONT AND REAR FENDER US $599.95
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 Harley Davidson 62207 04BNS fuel tank FLSTC FLSTF I US $639.99
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 07 up Harley Fatboy Heritage Softail Driver Back Rest 0 US $49.00
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 Harley Davidson 62208 09CWA fuel tank FLSTF US $919.99
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 Harley Davidson paint set for a 1998 Softail FatBoy FLSTF 67443 98DF street cus US $749.99
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 KURYAKYN 1336 AIRMASTER DELUXE FAIRING WITH SONY DSX S100 US $1,699.99
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 voyager motorcycle trike conversion kit US $2,695.00
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Building a Custom Chopper, Where Do you Start?
by, Ian Parish
So you want to build a custom chopper? I do too, so the first question I asked myself, is where do I start. Should I make a business plan, a schedule, a financial statement, or should I just buy my wife some flowers and blindly proceed? I guess I should do all of the above but not necessarily in that order.
I will start by trying to justify this purchase and or endeavor, to do this I will make a list of my reasons? 1) I want to ride a custom chopper, a totally cool stretched out, fire breathing, gas eating, pavement pounding, old lady scaring, 2 wheel monster. 2) I want to be able to say "I built that" when someone asks me where I got that totally sick bike. 3) I want to be able to customize the bike beyond the standard add on parts I can get for my current bike a Harley Davidson Fatboy. 4) I want to be able to make this dream come true, meaning I need to be able to pay for it. A $35,000 chopper is out of my current budget. 5) I have been talking about this for 5 years so why don't I get to it and stop doing all the talking and start doing some building.
Now I have a few reasons on paper a will look at my options, then make a plan, a schedule, and find some extra money.
Let's start with a my build options, and plan on a slow and steady approach. I realize I will need to do a lot of research before I start. I have 4 basic options, a kit bike, a rolling chassis, a start from zero build, or an extreme makeover of a current motorcycle.
Option 1) If I start with a motorcycle kit I maybe the farthest ahead from a mechanical perspective, and farthest behind from a financial point of view. What do I mean by this, well a kit bike has all the parts it just needs paint, labor, gas, oil and some love. The problem a complete kit bike will cost me $12,000 dollars right up front. This is a bit out of my spend a ton of money now then not be able to ride a bike for a year or two thinking. If I get a kit, I maybe able to get it together faster, as I will be motivated and have all the parts ready to go. As a first bike I think this is a very good option, when you consider all the expensive mistakes I may make along that way. One drawback to this option is the amount of customization I can do to the bike as it is put together. Because all the parts are in the kit, I may resist the urge to get new bars or different sheet metal, or other parts.
Option 2) Start with a Rolling chassis, this is the middle of the road option, spend a lump sum of money, about 1/2 of what the overall bike will cost and get a basic setup that all works together.
A Rolling chassis kit consists of a Frame, 2 wheels, the forks, and triple clamps and bars, all build and configured to work together. Add a motor and a transmission and all the major workings of the bike are in place. This setup helps avoid some of the major work needed to mix match and fit these items together. This option also allows for a ton of customization in the parts that people see and the parts that give a bike it's personality. For me this is a very serious option to consider. I would only have 1/2 the cost and 1/2 the parts sitting around and gathering dust until I get time to get it together.
Option 3) Find each and every part one at a time and build a completely custom motorcycle. I know I could do this, but I also know I will encounter more unexpected and possibly expensive issues with this type of build. This option would give me a bike that no one would ever duplicate. This could be very good or this could be very bad. What if some possible combination of frame, motor, forks, or wheels didn't work together? It would not be discovered until the motorcycle was all together. I think this option is better left to the serious professional who build bike all night long, as the are working on other peoples bikes, and running businesses during the day. I may consider this for my second custom chopper.
Option 4) Take an existing bike and start cutting and changing it. This is maybe as involved as chopping and re-welding the frame to create a new rake and angles. Or it could mean just getting a new frame and using the engine, transmission, and various other part to build a new machine. I like this idea, and I think it would be a lower cost alternative to all new custom parts. With this option you are also able to keep the current registration and title if the frame is not replaced. This is also a lower cost option because a lot of the miscellaneous parts can be reused.
I know that in one page all the possible combinations of Custom Chopper build can't be completely explained, I just hope this information give you something to start with and build on. It has help steer me in the direction of a rolling chassis, so I better get shopping.
Ian Parish is an avid motorcyclists and Jeeper. He has been involved with both sports for the past 20 years. He has jumped into building a custom chopper full force and is assembling that parts and the plan, on his website MyChopperBlog.com. Check out the website as I need all the help I can get. He is aslo the owner of RedJeepClub.com
About the Author
Ian Parish is an avid motorcyclists and Jeeper. He has been involved with both sports for the past 20 years. He has jumped into building a custom chopper full force and is assembling that parts and the plan, on his website MyChopperBlog.com. Check out the website as I need all the help I can get.