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Sportster hardtail conversion??

  • niksudweeks
    niksudweeks
    15 years ago

    Hi,

    My name is Nik and im from Colac, Vic. I'm currently riding a nice little "Honda" Bobber and thinking of upgrading to a sportster and coverting it to a hardtail bobber!! im wondering if anyone has had any experience with this conversion or even hardtail conversions in general e.g. Engineering cert's, road worthing, legalities etc. I found a great kit for 83'-03' sportsters but thought before i jump into it ill get a bit of advice from some people in the know!! Any advice will be appreciated!

    Cheers Nik

  • walka
    walka
    15 years ago
    Hi Nik if your going to the Show on Sat, I will be there and I will tell you all about doing one
  • Frank7214
    Frank7214
    15 years ago

    Welcome, love Bobber's

  • robert65
    robert65
    15 years ago
    gday nik welcome to the forum.
  • Fat-Boy
    Fat-Boy
    15 years ago
    Welcome mate and good luck with the conversion when ya do it.
  • Colonel
    Colonel
    15 years ago
    Welcome to the forum Nik and all the best with ya future purchase and project!!
  • niksudweeks
    niksudweeks
    15 years ago

    Hey Walka,

    Very impressed with your new bobber!!! it looks wicked! its exactly what i want to create (slightly different of course!) im trying to get to the colac show on sat but, ive got a bucks party that starts at 1pm in melb and my old mans 60th fri nite in geelong, so im trying to logistically workout how to do it!! what time roughly would you be arriving in colac?? or is there any chance possibly of meeting up briefly in geelong on your way through to Colac?? Cheers Nik

  • walka
    walka
    15 years ago
    No Prob, happy to meet up I live in Corio ,,,,,Give me a call at work 03 8405 9212
  • niksudweeks
    niksudweeks
    15 years ago
    Wicked! sounds good my man! ill give u a buzz fri arvo and organise to catch up. thanks heaps walka, appreciate it mate. Nik
  • niksudweeks
    niksudweeks
    15 years ago
    Thanks kingchops, yeh this is the kit i was looking at. tidy conversion kit but wondering how much mucking around its goin to be! ill keep researching it see what else is around! cheers mate Nik
  • BAKES
    BAKES
    15 years ago

    G'day Nik

    welcome to the forum

  • FXD09
    FXD09
    15 years ago
    Welcome
  • Burraburra
    Burraburra
    15 years ago

    Hey Nick, Welcome........

  • homerd
    homerd
    15 years ago
    Welcome
  • Etch
    Etch
    15 years ago

    Welcome Niik hope you enjoy the forums.

  • dannysticks
    dannysticks
    13 years ago
    hey guys I'm thinking of doing the same thing, i just want to know that, providing you have an engineers cert etc, you can do a weld-on hardtail conversion on a sportster and legally register it for the road in victoria?

    thanks
  • dannysticks
    dannysticks
    13 years ago
    hey guys I'm thinking of doing the same thing, i just want to know that, providing you have an engineers cert etc, you can do a weld-on hardtail conversion on a sportster and legally register it for the road in victoria?

    thanks
  • jacks
    jacks
    13 years ago
    Welcome
  • Low Life
    Low Life
    12 years ago

     Hi Nik,

    I currently have a Hardtail Sportster, Paughco frame from the States, infortunately it's in pieces now with some oil leeks.

    I did another one off build with the help of a bike shop, and there was a lot of running around with the Trasprort Department and the engineer but I eventually got it through.

    You could bolt a hardtail on a registered Sportster and see how long you get away with that.

    I'll put a pic of how the sportster turned out, when I work it out.   the donor bike was a 2001 custom.

     

    Regards

    Geoff 


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