A New Look

After a year on the road I decided to ditch the springer for a wide glide front end. I searched around for a few weeks looking for parts to convert an 8-over disc brake fork I have to a drum but finally decided to bite the bullet and pay top dollar for a very complete unmolested 55-59 Panhead Hydra Glide front end I found on CL about 2 hours from Milwaukee. I made the trip up on a Sunday to pick it up and spent the next two days tearing down, cleaning up and installing new fork seals. Then it took a few more days to locate a 7/16 hex wrench so I could bolt the drum to hub! I like how it turned out. I think I'll complete the stock look with a Glide front fender. Also thinking about a stock rigid rear fender to balance out the back of the bike, which is starting to look a little emaciated with the fat bob tanks and wide glide.

Panhead roller

48 panhead wishbone frame with older repop 45 inline springer, star hub rear wheel with mechanical brake, and fender/sissy bar.

Black w/Flames

These are the tanks I was planning to get repainted to use on the bike, when I decide what color to paint it.

FL front end

Mixin' and matchin' front ends...

Almost Finished!

Picked up an old chrome Unity fog lamp at a swap meet today and changed out the one I cobbled together from an FX bucket. I think it looks much better. The last thing to do is figure out a license plate and tail light mount. Once the fabrication and assembly phase of the build is complete, I have to take it all back apart to paint, powdercoat and detail.

Fender Mount

I cut the fender struts just a little short, so there is a good chance I will have to remake them after a test ride. To make matters worse, my welder went berserk and started splattering all over the place right when I tried to final weld the bungs to the struts, so I will probably do them again anyway, but at least the fender is on the bike.

Fender mock-up

Mounting an aluminum 7 Metal West fender this week. Cobbled a headlight together from a leftover FX headlight bucket and some scrap metal and wired it up with a toggle switch for the high beam.