Recently finished this Shovelhead for Michael. His bike is the 3rd in a string of 3 that were built by ‘professional’ shops, and needed to be completely rebuilt due to the incredibly poor work that went into them. Since the bike was undergoing ‘major surgery’, we decided to turn lemons into lemonade and make this bike truly what Michael wanted all along. We recently rode together to Oklahoma, and the bike performed beautifully. Michael is STOKED!
Unfortunately, due to the cold front and thunderstorms forecasted for Hot Springs, the safest bet is to cancel Deliverance and the kickoff party.
Thanks to those that were willing to give it a shot!
-Cory
This is a bike that I just finished for Rudi from Germany. It was initially built by another shop that obviously had no concern whatsoever for quality or safety. Easily one of the most poorly-built bikes I’ve ever seen. Rudi bought the bike used and had it shipped to me to make it right. It has now undergone a complete rebuild, and is absolutely rock solid and reliable now.
New paint by the greatest, Sonny Boy
New mid controls that I made
Upholstery by the greatest, Xian Leather
Be there! (even if you’re not coming on the run)
Flyer by Chris Mancini
Been working on these for a while now, but they’re finally ready as a product. These new Frisco Mid Controls are unlike anything else out there. They’re super-beefy, and the foot position is ALL business.
Kit for all Big Twin motors, Evo and earlier, with 4-speed transmissions
Works on enclosed primaries or open belt drives (any width)
Offers the most aggressive riding position possible
Super heavy-duty construction
Bronze pivot bushings
$500 plus $22 shipping
I recently finished up the modifications to Jimmy’s chopper to finally make it a reliable, road-worthy bike. This bike was so incredibly bad-off when it initially came to me a few months ago for the first round of changes. Now that all the mods are complete, it’s like a completely new bike. Here’s what was done:
-new front end and headlight
-new seat
-new rubber-mounted oil tank and hoses
-remounted fender
-fabricated fender struts
-new foot controls
-fabricated front exhaust pipe
-moved petcock to rear of tank
-new gearing
-new ignition and wires
-new rear tire
-sorted clutch cable geometry
-cleaned up wiring
Enjoy your ‘new’ bike, Jimmy! Thanks for your support.
The blog has been pretty quiet for a while now. It’s getting more and more difficult to find the time to take pics and document updates on here with so many projects going on at once…it’s just not a priority.
I have found it easier to post a pic here and there of my projects using Instagram…so if you’d like to follow along: http://instagram.com/maindrivecycle
If you haven’t heard yet, I’m putting together a run to Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 2-5 called ‘Deliverance’. It’s time to start making plans…not excuses. All up-to-date info and registration can be found at www.deliverancerun.com. Should be a great time. See you there!
For you guys that gotta have an illuminating light on your license plate, I now offer license plate brackets for the Model A style tail lights. Just like my original brackets, they’re available 2 styles:
single-hole or double-hole
Single for passenger peg mounts and rear axles
Double for custom applications, includes 2 coped & tapped bungs to weld to frame
Tail light not included
Available now on the website: http://maindrivecycle.com/products.html
