Texas Bobber!!!!!!!!!!

[Joevalk]

http://vrcc.photostash.com/vrcc_32720/2-1-13%20634.JPG
I bought this bike before Christmas, The previous owner thought it had bad rings cause it smoked like crazy after his petcock failed and filled the crankcase full of gas. I pulled the motor took it to HGs and we fixed the starter gears that chipped a tooth. painted the motor blk and powder coated a lot of the other parts. Tore into the front end rebuilt the forks and replaced the springs. Serviced the rearend modified the rear fender. Rebuilt the carbs and the petcock. Modified the exhaust cobra 6es cut down and 5" truck stacks. Powder coated stock wheels, Hankook 205-55-16.            

[F6TRVLR]

SWEET!!!!! Very nice bike!

[Tx Bohemian]

Nice!

But did you fix the smoking engine?

[Joevalk]

no smoke exept from the rear tire Lil over 17k miles on the girl. The smoke he saw was all the oil in the exaust. I burned it off before i tore into it

[hotglue #43]

Great Save!!!!!!!

[HayHauler]

Awesome job Joe!  Man, you work quick!



Hay 
Jimmyt

[jimmytee]

I like it.Just wondering if thos truck pipes will cause a problem in the corners

[mario]

very tough joe.  i love the blackouts.

[Attic Rat]

Lookin good Joe nice job

[czuch]

If that ws any cooler it would have icecyles.
Gettit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,icecycles?????

[HayHauler]

Might have to trim those tips a bit.  Or, you could let the curves do it like me.  

Hay
Jimmyt

[f-Stop]

Wow!  That Valk is too bad (as in good)!

[Joevalk]

Thanks for the compliments, kind of a low budget project. I still have some tweaking to do on it. It needs a short narrow front fender, some drag bars, and some Velcro for the seat

[Misfit]

Nice Joe. 

[Joevalk]

[Joevalk]

   

a few more pics added

[MacDragon]

Is that your tail-light above the plate... or just a reflector??? Turn signals??? Nice project and very cool.

[Rams]

Thanks for the compliments, kind of a low budget project. I still have some tweaking to do on it. It needs a short narrow front fender, some drag bars, and some Velcro for the seat

Nice     I'm not much of a bobber fan but, I gotta tell ya, that's one if the nicest bobbers I've seen.  I agree about the front fender, not so sure about the Velcro though. 

Ron

[Willow]

Very nice work.   

[T.P.]

I Like it Joe, But your going to have to pick up an Armadillo to use as a front fender.     T.P.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Good job Big Joe but be warned without a windshield or fairing you're going to mess up that doo 
Nice save    That's another one PinWall won't be trashin' out.

[PAVALKER]

Very Nice....   

[HayHauler]

It is even nicer in person.  And it sounds Bad A$$!!
I really like it. 

Hay
Jimmyt

[Joevalk]

Turn signal are custom front and rear. The brake light is side mount.

[Former BMW Guy]

Really nice!!

JP

[Joevalk]

I think the buddies I was riding with today won't be asking me to ride with them again. Nahh just kiddin My buddy asked me to go riding with his club and members of a few other clubs today. 8 Harleys, 1 Texas Bobber, & and a spider. Met at one gas station and then another for the other clubs. Hour and a half waiting for everyone. Finally we left to go to Belles Landing in West Columbia. They stayed there for a while. Then we left to go to West of the Brazos in Damon, stayed there for a long while. Finally we left to go to a bar close to my house, I spit from the group and stopped by the store down the street from the house. Every stop we made including the store by my house 1-4 people wanted to take about my bike. No one even glanced at they hard core bikers toys. Even though I road 110 miles in 7 hours in with a bunch of quiet v-twins I managed coming home feeling good about my $2000 project. I'll think twice about riding, I mean bar hopping with them on the next invite. Oh yeah my baby ran flawless and didn't even hit reserve, with as much head wind as I was pushing.

[Master Blaster]

Looks great.  good job on the rear fender.

http://vrcc.photostash.com/vrcc_501/Ratbike+transformed+013.jpg

[Joevalk]

Is that your bike? Looks good It would look even better if you would take off the side covers and radiator pods and send them to me

[Joevalk]

These are some additions to my Bobber