Custom Sportster Chopper

Here is another full bike project being painted in the shop. The gas tank is a West Coast Choppers, front fender is a standard FX model, rear fender is a Bob for an older hardtail Sportster, and the frame and swingarm are one off customs from Arcade Iron. It will be molding and all the tins finish filled before being painting. Keep checking back to see the progress of this job.

Arcade Iron Custom One Off Sportster Frame

Arcade Iron Custom One Off Sportster Frame Molded Primed And Ready For Paint

Arcade Iron Custom One Off Sportster Frame Finished And Ready For Assembly

WCC Tank Raw

WCC Tank Primer Ready

Dig the flat bottom and molded tunnel!

WCC Tank Primed And Ready For Paint And Flames

WCC Tank Finished And Ready For Assembly

FX Front Fender Raw

FX Front Fender Primer Ready

Look Ma, no more buttons!

FX Front Fender Primed And Ready For Paint And Flames

FX Front Fender Finished And Ready For Assembly

Hardtail Sportster Rear Fender Raw

Hardtail Sportster Rear Fender Primer Ready

Yeah, I know, I forgot to take the pics so here's one of me instead!

Hardtail Sportster Rear Fender Primed And Ready For Paint And Flames

Hardtail Sportster Rear Fender Finished And Ready For Assembly

The flame job on this bike will be in all candy paints. To do this we will paint the flames first over the primer then mask them off to paint the black base color. This will give the candy flames more depth and make for a cleaner look.

Flames Masked And Ready For Base Paint

Flames Base Painted And Shaded

Flames With First Color, Candy Lime Gold

Flames With All Colors Of Candy, Lime Gold, Tangerine, Apple Red, Ready For Clear And Black Base

Flames with Black Base And Clear, Ready For Wet Sanding And Finishing

Flames Finished And Ready For Assembly

Here it is as the feature bike in the August/September 2007 issue of RPM magazine.