For Sale: 1981 GS550 Chopper Project This project was started about 12-14 years ago. I hate to see it go but I just don't have the time or see myself fully finishing this in the future. Custom rigid frame, Mustang tank flipped upside down, split and narrowed with Triumph oil tank caps. The coils are actually hidden between the two tanks. Stainless horseshoe battery box, stainless sissybar and seat pan made to fit but needs to be covered. Custom hand made forward controls with spoon pegs you'll never find for a GS550. These forward controls have the ability to be foot shift/hand clutch or foot clutch/hand shift. Pictured is the hand shift setup using the original shifter flipped up, and a second brake pedal modified to act as a foot clutch. Frame is smoothed and welded, stamped seams are gone. The wheels are RARE GR650 Tempter aluminum 16 Rear/19 Front with brand new tires. Rear fender was radiused to match the wheel and trimmed and blended for chain clearance. Top triple tree is smoothed, filled and polished for a slick look. Bottom tree is ready for a Bates bottom mount light. This bike comes with a TON of extra collected parts like clutch/basket, carbs, extra forks, nice shorty mufflers, etc. It pains me to see my early college project I cut my teeth on at Pratt in Brooklyn, but I'm hoping it can go to a good home that'll finish it. My dad's estate has more sentimental projects I want to hang onto, so I'm selling this bike. Hell, I think this is the second stainless sissybar my dad and I ever made. Cat eye taillight for the sissy bar is included. It did run, and ran well, it's just been sitting. Needs wiring and bungs welded in the tank for petcocks. Can provide more pictures upon request. Clean NJ title in my name. Asking $800. #chopperswapper

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@fuelcleveland was a blast! It felt really good being back since 2018! It was a bit of a white knuckle drive towing a heavy trailer from NJ to Ohio for the first time. I definitely pushed the limits of my '93 F150 climbing the long hills of PA. @nick_fortuna and @corinnenj were great travel companions watching my back the whole way out! Thankfully we made it in one piece and the truck didn't blow up so that was nice. Hale Farm and Village is a fantastic spot to host a motorcycle show. So much history combined into a few acres. I didn't take nearly enough pictures but did score some parts for maybe the clone Sportster version 2.0. Saturday had some rain in the morning but that didnt stop the show! Sunday the weather was perfect and Kate and I even snuck in a last minute interview for @thecrazygentleman podcast! Thanks for the opportunity Rob! Big special thanks to @mikeyrevolt and @starlasaz and the whole @lowbrowcustoms team for putting on another unforgettable and incredible event. Here's a few snaps of some of my favorite machines from Fuel.

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For Sale: 1954 Ford F100 Got some better pictures and video today. 239 Y Block V8 single glass pack exhaust 3 speed on the column drums all around 12volt. 3rd or 4th owner. I've owned it for over 8 years. Originally a Missouri farm truck in Glacier Blue". I purchased it from a guy in Pittsburgh PA who bought it from the family in Missouri. Backyard red paint job was done sometime in the 1980s. I put in new floors cab mounts front and rear firewall door jam pillars front cab corners door strikers firewall cover rubber floor mat steering box drag link king pins 3" drop leaf springs up front air shocks in rear. Trans was rebuilt about 6 years ago. Many many more new parts I can't think of off the top of my head. Comes with brand new visor not installed front sway bar new rear leaf spring bushings original 16" rims and tires hubcaps extra vent window frames side glass. Bed is just plywood which is perfect for hauling motorcycles or other junk around. The paint as you can see is not perfect but has that perfect farm truck patina. Only rust that was NOT fixed was the rear cab corners because you can't really see it it was not part of my plan for making the truck structurally and mechanically sound. All the gauges work. The heater box and core are mounted but needs the rest of the ductwork and controls. Turn signals work. Wiper motor new and wipers work. This is an honest solid truck cruises nicely and has good power. Fresh alignment brakes clutch and points all recently adjusted. Asking 17k or best offer.

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FOR SALE: 1954 Ford F100 (Insert this pains me to do this speech) Original 239 Y Block 3 speed trans drums all around. 3rd or 4th owner. I've owned this truck for over 8 years. Originally a Missouri farm truck in Glacier Blue". Had a back yard red paint job sometime in the 1980s. I purchased it from a guy in Pittsburgh PA who bought it from the family in Missouri. I put in new floors front and rear cab mounts firewall door jam pillars front cab corners door strikers inside firewall panel floor mat new steering box and drag link king pins 3" drop leaf springs air shocks in rear. Trans was rebuilt about 6 years ago. Many many more new parts I can't think of off the top of my head. I have receipts and documentation for all of it. Comes with a brand new visor not installed front sway bar set up new rear leaf spring bushings original 16" rims and tires hubcaps extra vent window frames side glass. Bed is just plywood which is perfect for hauling motorcycles or other junk. The paint as you can see is not perfect but has that perfect farm truck patina. (Dont worry about scratches! Its still a damn truck!) All the gauges work. The heater box and core are mounted but needs the rest of the ductwork and controls. Turn signals work. Wiper motor new and wipers work. This is an honest solid truck cruises nicely and has good power. Same year truck that was in Beetlejuice or make it the family Christmas tree hauler! Selling due to needed space to absorb the rest of my dads estate. Cant keep everything but there are some things near and dear to my heart that was my dads so the truck needs to go. Fresh alignment adjusted points clutch and brakes. Asking 17k or best offer. No trades. DM if interested or for more info.

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One year ago already we tied the knot! 10 years in, 1st anniversary in the books! Looking forward to many many more with my @miss_mundy.

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Fresh out the shop! This is “Hodge Podge”. I picked this bike up as literal basket case about a year ago. This thing fought me every damn step of the way but now it’s finally done (mostly). The list is long with everything that has been done to this bike, but the biggest issue was the top end. It’s a 1000 motor that had a wasted 900 top end. Took a bit to source a nice set of 1000 heads. I then installed brand new pistons and cylinders. A few more little odds and ends and a few bugs to work out but so far she’s running great. The goal was to have an early looking Sporty vibe out of later Sporty parts. Paint by me, seat by @dnseats6779

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4.14.23 Just a little Friday PSA: RetroFit's books are currently closed until further notice. It's been an amazing time building motorcycles and hosting parties out of my Dad's place for the past 19 years. Since my Dad's passing last May I've kept the shop operating as long as I could. However, the time has arrived where I must prepare to close down and move shop. I've weighed many options over the past few months to be able to stay in the same location however, in the end it's best to move and bring the shop home. It's been a hell of chapter at my Dad's place and incredibly bittersweet to leave behind. So many bikes, so many stories. I know my Dad enjoyed having the shop at his place but I also know he'd approve of the awesome plans I have in store for the new one. It will be some time before the new shop is built out and running. I appreciate your patience and loyalty to RetroFit over the years. Life sometimes needs a hard reset and I'm looking forward to building out a more productive work space, creating better turn around times and even higher quality work. (I'm also looking forward to taking a break and getting my own seat time in and putting down some miles, it's needed.) Any questions feel free to DM me. All current outstanding jobs will be completed before the move. -Cal

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Sunday morning @jakes_junk_ came by with @jordanskii_ to get a new sissybar made for his evo sporty. Super simple 9/16 raw steel with a nice little kick back on the top. I couldn’t be happier with how it came out. Come to find out later, it fits Jake’s king and queen seat perfectly! 👍 Sometimes we get lucky around here. 😂 #retrofitcycleworks #sissybarswhileyouwait

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2022 was one hell of a year for me. I was thrown challenges I didn’t think I could overcome. Tested in ways I never could have imagined when it came to family. The year started our finding out my dad had brain cancer. Father/son role was suddenly flipped. I became provider and care taker for my dad while he fought his battle. May 21st he passed. Three weeks later, June 11th, I married my best friend of almost 10 years @miss_mundy. The venue was in the same Pennsylvania coal country town my father’s family came from. We grieved the loss of my father in July as a Celebration of Life near his birthday. Then Kate and I took an almost 2 week long honeymoon around Colorado in September. We found it to be an amazingly cleansing experience being in the mountains. Reflecting who we are, how we came together, and how we’ve stayed together this long. It’s hard to not to get sucked into the negative aspects of the year. It was incredibly hard and so amazing at the same time. My immediate reaction is 2022 can suck it and move on but I can’t. I’ll take 2022 as one hell of an experience and a test of strength to be prepared for 2023. Cheers, 🍻see y’all next year.

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Another job done. Swipe to see. This bike was brought in by @makeshift.matt. This is his late father's 1200 Sportster he inherited. Matt's dad was in the bike scene in the mid '60s much like my dad was. We also lost our dads within the past two years. In a sense Matt and I are kindred spirits probably like our dads were. Matt's dad, Greg, owned a radically chopped swingarm pan. At one point it had a wild sissybar and an extended I beam springer front end, then later changed to a glide front end. Matt wanted to build a tribute to those earlv days of his dad's pan out of his dad's last bike, the 1200 Sportster. So we fabbed up some trick mounts for the wassel tank, late model FXWG rear fender chopped, round air cleaner, covered shocks, drag pipes and shorty mufflers. Seat made by the one and only @dnseats6779 to replicate a happy medium of what Greg had back in the '60s. Right side license plate and taillight mount was a challenge but we were able to make a sturdy mount off the belt guard. Little bit of carb tuning since the video and she rips! All it needs now is the fancy lace paint his dad had. The way I see it, it's the best of both worlds. A tribute to an earlier time and also a super reliable machine. Rumor has it there may be some front end work next, but this bike is ready to roll for now before the snow flies.

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FOR SALE! Early ‘70s 900cc Ironheads. Both sets have been sand blasted, valves lapped and freshly painted. The front exhaust valve on the black set has some marring on it but it doesn’t extend into the valve seat. $250 shipped for either set. Empty rocker boxes are included to the first person who wants them. #chopperswapper

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Today! @goldenfishartgallery 16th Annual Secret Bike Show!

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