Personality Crisis

So after running into some issues with a badly bitched Hydra-Glide adjustable rake triple tree I started pissing around with variations of mock-ups on the shovel project again. And although I think the damage done to the hydras-glide trees is salvageable, I'm now having a mid-build crisis and rethinking the bike, again. So many rad options available. So here's a few of the mocks that have existed from day one to current incarnations. Let me know what you think. Some of them are more resolved and others you'll have to use your imagination on the final look.

4 over 41mm tubes and a 3 degree rake.

Stock length and rake w/ flanders risers, z bars, and solo seat.

Same as above w/ 2 piece 2-up seat.

3 degree rake w/ banana wassell.

Same as above w narrowed fatbobs.

3 degree rake w/split tanks HamBone bars and 2-up

stock rake length w/buck horns and pan risers, solo seat.
stock length/rake w/ shovel bars and solo seat.

Can't stop mocking

I need to stop doing this Mr. Dressup routine.

Yard Mockery

So I played dress-up in the yard all morning and man was it fun.
I started mocking up exactly what the previous owner had collected just to see the original vision.

Damn! It's kind of a prairie boy's version of a '90's Cholo train wreck. So that's just not gonna cut it. The bike when on a crash diet and suddenly we're getting closer.


Then I just had to try the raked triples out for fun. Oh crap...now I'm in love with that stance. I have to keep reminding myself this is gonna be a LONG process, but I'm getting pretty stoked.

Stop Mocking Me

Well she's a roller. Got a chance to pick up my new frame from HamBone the other night. Started the mockery process...fun, but I'm pretty sure I need like 4 more tanks, seats, fenders, and bars to try out.