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I found TISHA in boxes and was offered HER by an aquaintance who wanted nothing more than to get rid of
HER.
SHE had been sitting partly assembled in a barn for over a decade so I need not tell you SHE needed a little
bit of work.
After much work, knuckle scraping and of course... $$$, SHE was transformed into the motorcycle pictured
below. After doing more research I found that SHE was assembled the same month that I was born and being a
1974... Was the same year I was born as well.
But then something happened. The chopper bug bit and bit hard!!! With the help from Keith
from Madison Motorcycles, I am going to make HER into the most hellacious chopper ever seen!!! I will be posting
pictures of the project as time goes on as well as doing a spread of HER in The Horse Magazine, so keep your eyes
open for HER!!!
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| TISHA as she was ressurected... |
The day finally came when I was able to bring TISHA to Madison M/C Repair to strip HER down and start the
next phase of chopping. Keith from Madison M/C Repair works strictly on Harleys however, has a liking for Honda choppers
(and choppers of ANY nameplate). Choppers are not a Honda... Harley... Or whatever... They are
the purist expression of thier creators. This is TISHA's story...
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| Out with the old... Parts that might be seen in the final pictures or not... |
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| Modest beginnings... Everything must be stripped off the old bike... Most upper items are gone... |
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| Another shot as I took a break to smoke a Lucky Strike... |
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| With the rear wheel off... It's almost Miller Time... |
What is not pictured is the removing of the engine and the front end... Both of witch will be used
in HER next incarnation. I anxiously await my rigid frame from Casey Tallon. I HAVE to give a huge shout out to
Keith for letting me use the lift and helping me see my vision to reality. I built HER originally in my garage during
January in Vermont so I know how it is in an unheated shop and I was thrilled at the access that he gave me in his shop...
THANX KEITH!!! It has been over two (2) years and I am still awaiting my frame (of what was paid for) by The Tallon Customs
company... Not massivly impressed, I have opted for Plan B. However, encourage anyone doing business with Casey Tallon to
either get item and then pay for it, or be prepared for a heck of a battle.
More picture to come as soon as the frame comes in and the fun and fabriation begins...
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