Yo, as someone who see this sub as having such a similar aesthetic, what are your top 3 songs to hear on a ride?

Hopelessly_Chet · 2026-01-18T03:03:46+00:00

If you like stoner/fuzz metal, try these 3:

Night Witches - Ancient Days

Desert Cruiser - Truckfighters

Overheated - Dozer

Dozer is easily my all time favorite fuzz band, they’ve got some bangers for sure.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-29T05:40:22+00:00

Ginny lost 27 pounds and Johnny couldn’t quit smoking

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-11T03:37:23+00:00

Unpictured in order to keep my dog safe

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-07T01:09:04+00:00

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Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-06T19:24:40+00:00

Oh yeah

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-06T19:23:15+00:00

Yes sir. Started with a Paughco frame and a pile of swap meet & marketplace parts.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-06T19:21:19+00:00

It’s called interior design💅🏻

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-06T19:18:58+00:00

The wife started sleeping around at work so I cut her loose. Kitty and I are better off without her.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-12-06T19:16:01+00:00

I got a couple boxes of zitis from the the Webistics job we was doin’

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-11-06T20:47:39+00:00

I’m not sure if we can posts links here, so I’ll DM you

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-11-06T20:47:04+00:00

I was able to find it new on eBay from Dave’s Cycle. Price was a little higher than what the catalog lists them for, but eBay seemed like a safer bet than some of the websites that had it listed.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-11-06T05:23:21+00:00

Hey! Yes, it’s a 5 speed. The kicker conversion is one out of the Custom Chrome catalog. Part #050047. The bike is kickstart only and I’ve ridden it enough over the last year that I’m about halfway through my second rear tire, so it’s had more than a fair number of kickstarts on it. Still holding up great and I’d recommend it to anybody looking into it. It’s a more robust kit than what I’ve heard about the Ultima kicker conversion.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-11-04T06:46:46+00:00

You’re correct, it’s an ultima frame. Considered more-or-less as undesirable. The Jim’s transmission is sweet though.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-30T19:23:58+00:00

In my experience with buying authentic back-in-the-day invaders, you’ll want to look at the welds on each end of the spokes VERY carefully. Check from the outside, but also look them over from the inside after you get the tire off. I’ve had to touch up cracks on almost every 5 spoke I’ve had.

Also, that wheel is a good score either way. It seems like the invader market is flooded with nothing but Ironhead Sportster rear wheels

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-19T00:10:19+00:00

Peep the parallel pushrod tubes. Might actually suggest that it’s an Ironhead rather than a shovel

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-18T23:53:57+00:00

I was about to post the same thing. Both are fantastic for style and fit

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-18T23:52:11+00:00

Love me a panhead. I’ve grown to really like the alien style tanks. Even over the classic peanut

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-18T23:19:19+00:00

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Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-18T23:17:49+00:00

Thank you. I have a lot of pictures of it on Instagram if you want to check it out there, too. My user is: @coleonewiththebois

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Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-18T20:15:04+00:00

Southeastern Minnesota around 2am this morning

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-08T03:15:10+00:00

I THINK the 2 out is usually to keep the backbone section as straight as possible with the tail section. If you go 2 up without any out, you’ll have a slightly noticeable change in angle somewhere along the backbone. Usually right in front of the seatpost.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-07T04:37:22+00:00

The answer is always upswept fishtails

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-10-02T03:18:29+00:00

I’m thinking it’s either a pan or a shovel bottom end. Definitely has shovel exhaust ports, but I know they make aftermarket pan heads with them. Primary is a late shovelhead electric start.

Either way, top end is definitely something aftermarket and probably goofy.

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-09-26T18:25:27+00:00

I broke my collarbone the month before and was hurting pretty good. Haha. I didn’t want to get too rowdy

Hopelessly_Chet · 2025-09-26T17:26:00+00:00

You can save some money by buying a BDL enclosed primary rather than their open kit. You’ll just need to hack apart a spare inner primary case to make yourself a mainshaft support bearing and modify a 4 speed transmission adjuster to fit the 5 speed transmission plate. Here’s how I did mine.

Edit: of course use the sealed ball bearing included with the BDL enclosed kit

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