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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