Most of you won't know Tom, but he's a forum member, (tom_prs), & drops by for a read once in a while. He's part of the collective at Loony's rural workshop here in Hampshire. Loon repairs & resprays car bodywork as well as fabricating/repairing anything else he deems interesting & the rest of us either keep our own projects there or arrive with them in bits saying Can you fix this mister?
Tom's building his first chop &, like my Pop, it's a bit of a joint project -Loon does the welding & painting while Tom does the rest.
Yesterday afternoon saw it's first taste of fresh air when they propped the freshly rebuilt back wheel in place & rolled it outside for a bit of looking at. The wheels have been powder coated, then re-laced with black spokes & brass nipples by my big brother Brock.
Yamaha frame, hardtailed by Loon & Tom.
Standard forks, lowered by 2".
Triangular headlight.
Heavily modified Sportster tank, using Jerry can filler neck & fuel sight tube on the right side.
Repro '59 Cadillac rear light with spiral LED conversion by Nathan, (Galaxie 500).
They're planning a gloss black frame with lime green metalflake tank & rear guard.
There's a spikey, twisted rod sissy bar to go with it, but general consensus yesterday seemed to be that it looked better without it.
Much quirkier than my own build, but an interesting take on the XS theme. Much more New York skater punk, "brat" styled.
Tom's hoping to have it ready for the "Bike Shed" bike show in that there London in May.
Young Thomas on his steed.
