Many times we hear of
Father and Son projects. This one is a bit
different. The son was driving the father to build
the bike.
The 17 year old
son of Stewy's Customs owner wanted to build his first
bike. Mike Stewart had been looking at hundreds of bikes
over the years and poured through thousands of pages of
motorcycle magazines in his search for the 'perfect
bike'. There wasn't one to be found. He decided to
convince his father that it was time to build his own
bike.
There was a
rolling chassis in the shop that his dad was going to
sell. It had the general lines of what Mike was looking
for. Most of the parts for the rest of the bike
were used parts from around the shop. Mike cleaned them
up, made necessary repairs, and customized them to fit his
project bike. The end result was an amazing bike that
turns heads and draws a crowd wherever Mike takes
it. What a dream come true for a 17 year old kid.
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Chopper Guys 38 degree
rigid frame setup for 200 rear tire
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88 cu in engine came
from a Harley Softail that had a broken pinion shaft
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Gas tank came from an
'02 Road King. Mike stretched it and did some
'minor' metalwork repairs to it.
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Oil tank came from
an '03 Softail. Mike stretched this also.
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Exhaust pipes were some
old Vance & Hines Short Shots that were laying around
the shop. Mike sent them out to Jet Hot for gloss
black ceramic coating
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The front and rear
tubeless wheels are from American Wire Wheel
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80 spoke front
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60 spoke rear
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Forward controls and
ignition cover came off a Texas Choppers bike
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Hand fabricated parts by
Mike Stewart include:
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Rear fender and struts
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License tag holder
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Oil filter mount
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Primary drive and dry
clutch by BDL
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Final drive: chain
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Seat was done in faux
aligator by All-Nu Upholstery
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Transmission is a Rev
Tech 5 speed
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Motorwork includes:
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The frame and triple
trees were powdercoated by Powdercoat Solutions.
