Nick's Nasty Brat Build

Here's a rundown of a project I've been working on for a friend I met over at BobberTalk. He contacted me with wanting his stock Yamaha XS turned into a brat style bike. I told him I'd be happy to do the work. It started out as just some frame modifications but quickly turned in to a gas tank and exhaust pipe job. We tried to do some original stuff with this build and I think it's turning out nicely. It's getting ready to ship back to him so he can do the final touches.
The gas tank is aluminum and was hand formed with Nick's ideas in mind. The exhaust pipes are stainless steel and will be polished or brushed, the tips are brass and were turned on a lathe. Nick's been great to work with and I hope to do more projects with him in the future. I believe he has a blog also...called Suicide Wheels. Check it out!

Some cool links

Here's a forum that's got some cool guys and cool rides.

BobberTalk
www.bobbertalk.com

Young Choppers
www.youngchoppers.com

XS650 Choppers
www.xs650chopper.com

Wilkinson Bros...
These guys designed my logo. They also send me bike work. If you want some amazing designs, check with them and tell'em Meyerbuilt sent you.

www.wilkinsonbrothers.com

Some Cafe Racer Work

These are some tail sections I made from aluminum. These were really fun projects and have opened the doors for others. The tail section on the black bike was recently polished and looks really cool.

Some fab work

These are some pics of things I made for the bikes. Just odds and ends.

Bike #2...The Blue Racer

This was the second bike I built. I used some heavy inspiration from Hank Young of Young Choppers. He's a very cool guy in person and a great fabricator and machinist. I suggest anyone wanting to see how things are done check his website out. He hasn't updated it much lately, but what is there is a gold mine.

The bike that got me started

This is the first motorcycle I built. It was for my dad. It's all handmade but the front end and wheels/motor...of course. After building this I was hooked and began to build more. My experience as a vintage race car restorer helped with the metalwork. As for making the frame...that was a new undertaking...but very fun.

Getting started.

A little introduction for everyone. My name is Cliff and I have a small...very small hobby shop where I do custom metalwork and fabrication. Most of the work is geared towards motorcycles, but I don't turn a lot of things away. I haven't been doing it very long, but love the work and helping people learn the craft. I've gotten to do some neat projects that I'd like to share here. I've been on forums and things, but have been persuaded by friends to start a blog. I haven't done this before so bare with me until I learn the ropes.
I want this to be geared toward fabrication talk and techniques. None of the other stuff that goes with fourms...just barebones bike and metal stuff. All metalworking ideas/projects welcome. Anyone can learn from any genre.

Pics to come.