So the bikes owner and I were discussing what modifications he wanted and what the overall look was going to be. Its a 2004 Kymco Venox, black, and has been ridden hard.

We are also using this bike to base soem new designs for production parts, so while we have it at our shop - we both decided it would be a good time for a makeover.

The owner wants an old school chopper/bobber look. Satin black paint, solo seat, etc. I thought this might be the bike to build to satisfy a goal I've had for a few years now. I want to build a bike that would be featured in The Horse Backstreet Choppers Magazine. I love this magazine and I am a personal fan of the Old School/Rat Bike look. I discussed thsi with the bike owner and we agreed that the magazine would be our target goal. So we have a list of things to do to the bike. Some radical, some subtle, all very trick and very cool.

We only have 5 months to do it all in as well, in addition to our other responsibilities, assignments, projects, and orders. I will personally be heading the build team on this project, so wish us luck. I intend to use this thread to post updates over the next few weeks and months so we can all see how it is built. The final unveiling will be at the owner's place in April. The plan would be to either submit the photos and the write-up at the reveal or hopefully - if time permits - have the magazine article as part of the reveal.

Stay tuned...

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¡El intento de construir una moto de revista, en 5 meses - de un Venox!

Would also be a cool thing for us personally. You could own a magazine bike and I could be the one to have built a magazine bike... the honor alone is worth the challenge.

I already started disassembly... hahahah couldnt wait.

Awesome stuff! I can't wait to see it in print!

Thanks Justin... keep your fingers crossed... :P

OBX - whatcha think about fork extensions????

:woohoo: :ok: :bow: :clap:

is that a yes? :P

it'll mean new cables and added cost....?

Pulling...Pulling...Pulling...OUT ALL THE STOPS !!! :ok: :chopper:

Not sure about the several months - thing... ;)

Just finished deconstruction this evening. I will take a picture of it tomorrow in the daylight. I havent started chopping yet... holding off til the pictures can be taken.

Picked up teh new issue of The Horse Backstreet Chopppers today too - just to get the juices flowing in the right direction. Its great - I have a picture of it as I intend for it to look - in my head - I'm just buildign towards that goal now...

wait till you see the pile of parts I removed already. I'm thinking only the tank will be re-used.... and that may change too.... hahahah :lol:

Hope you dont scare easy George!!! - :lol:

Unless you've seen it different then when you were here and this is just a thought but I thought it might be good to keep for two reasons:

1. If it looks good with-out the chrome under tank pieces then that would be a mod that others could do.(with just a little triming where the chrome attaches)

2. Keeping the tank keeps a little of the "HERITAGE" of the venox looks...

But this is your choice !!! :ok:

I know what you mean - the tank will be about the only recognizable part of the Venox when its done... maybe we should keep it- it would certainly be acceptable with the design...

:)

If YOU want to keep it thats GREAT...
If you don't thats OK too....

Nah - its staying... ;) :lol:

As promised - here are pictures of my starting point...

summer 2004...



Dec 2006......( in the AMISH's HANDS )












can someone wake up George?! I heard the thump of him passing out - all the way down here :P

AAAAUUUGGGHHHH !!!!!

911 :pull: ....911 :pull: ....911 :pull: .... !!!!

hehehe - I haven't even told you that I already chopped up the stock mufflers, pegs, and re-routed the wiring. I have since built new pegs, removed the shocks and am in the process of building solid struts which will lower it about 3 inches and turn it into a rigid frame. BWHAHahahahah.....

George....?

You still there......???


hahahaha :P

AAAAUUUGGGHHHH !!!!!

911 :pull: ....911 :pull: ....911 :pull: .... !!!!















:banana: :woohoo: :ok: :ok: :ok: :ok: :bow: :bow:

Its all good baby... hahahaha no sweat!!!

FROM THIS TOPIC:
VENOX FITH GEAR SHOP BIKE NAME, VOTE.....VOTE.....VOTE.....

Dave, I resubmited the photo's...LARGER

PS....you have the time stamp wrong in the last photo...

yeah - changed the setup on the camera and forgot to erase the date/time stamp

need to do that tomorrow

have to take pics of the new GV chin spoiler before it goes tothe mold maker - ;)

you get the copy of th eletter???

Yes , thats where I got the other photo's...

Wait and see what happens when you start removing the superfluous metal from the frame Dave!

yeah - thats partly the reason I wont send any more pics yet. I am working on that part this weekend as a matter of fact. I am building new pegs, replacing the rear springs with solid struts, chopping the rear frame section off completely, and adding fork extensions (when they get finished). I am also planning on having some new exhaust templates and a total one-off exhaust system for this bike. One one like it in the world! hehehehe... in a good way :lol:

But so George doesnt freak out - no more pics til its done now... bwhahahah....

As much as I would like to see my first venox's transfermation as it happens it would be best to wait until the "grand unveiling"

...but you are taking the "growing up" photo's as it happens for the absent Dad ???

Oh yeah - I even have a nice little picture album started :)

Well - since George emailed me and said he was ok with the progress pics... I thought yall might like to see....



This was yesterday. Today I made some struts that will stabilize the swingarm and make the bike a rigid frame chopper. It also lowers the bike about 2 - 3 inches. I also finished fabbing up some pegs mounts and an exhaust template. If the template works like it should - the old Venox will soon have a killer set of pipes. I am waiting on the chopper pipes until I make sure the template fits correctly. I also removed teh handlebars and started fabbing up some custom risers.

This bike is going to be a totally wicked hot rod! I get more an more excited about it every day. :lol:

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Sim fiz e é excitante para mim a. Não posso acreditá-lo está acontecendo de fato e todas as grandes coisas que sairão disto para todos os membros P.I.W.Y.R.. Você vai Dave!!!

what?

REPEAT.....

Well - I couldnt help working on the Venox today... its calling me - hahahaha

I finished fabbing up the flat top rear fender - very nice too - lemme tell ya. I can see the whole thing coming together.... just cant seem to work fast enough - :P

I relocated the horn - and............ fabbed up a scoop-style chin spoiler!

The chin spoiler wont be for this bike, wont fit with the style. But I know there was some request for one so I thought I'd play around a little - see what I could come up with. This one is notched for the front pipe - and its made of metal (galvanized steel right now - will likely be made out of plain sheet metal if it gets put into production. - maybe chromed??? With it being so close to an exposed exhaust pipe - it cant be made of fiberglass (would quickly melt or catch fire - niether is good) and even made of metal - I question if the paint would stick with the heat from the front pipe. So I am thinking a metal chin spoiler with a chrome finish or possible a black powdercoating... it would go well with any color Venox...

I have to make the mounting holes, but it will be very vey cool. I will take pictures once its mounted and primered.

hehe - well - back to the grindstone :)

ok - the pegs are done now and so is the exhaust design. The rear fender is only waiting for the tall sissybar at this point - then it soff to paint. ("off to paint" only means into another room to be painted - I dont actually send it off anywhere.. :P )

I went ahead and removed the crashbars for now. Not sure about them yet - will wait and see when the bike gets closer to completion.

The rear frame and swingarm are welded and secured - everything is moving right along...

It's only a matter of time.... :hey: until you send it off to paint to:

"NUBS" just like the OCC guys do.... :woohoo:

Nah - I'm teaching my neice to paint so I can concentrate on other parts of the business. She seems excited about it... we'll see how she does ;)

I'm self-taught - so hopefully it will be easier for her to learn :)

Your niece ???

Then she can be called :hey: ......"NUBS X 2"

or

"2NUBS"...

or......I better stop...." :hahaha:

I am starting to get jelous about all of this. And a little scared for you obxbiker. Lol

bwhahahahah!!!!!!! :P

I wish I was half as clever as you Dave :clap:

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