I’ve had a very patient customer waiting on some framework – and I finally got a chance to pull the frame jig out and knock this tail section out. 3″ Stretch, 4″ Ground Clearance. 1 1/8″ Lowers, 1″ Uppers – Uses stock rear wheel and axle/spacers. This frame came to the owner already cut, and […]
This is Tevan who has been a serious help around the shop since he was hired on. For his first milling exercise, I figured he should index and drill some holes in his rear hub for is Resto-Mod Cafe Build Keep up the good work Tevan, this bike is gonna ROCK!
I am copying this from the TCU and ChopCult. RIP Justin Some of you may already know but our friend and fellow chopperhead Justin from TCU and “justinspace” from here passed away a couple nights ago from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle wreck last week. He fought hard while being in a coma for […]
Moving into the new shop, also brought a great shop mate into the mix here at Hugh’s HandBuilt. I have been very excited to share shop space with Briton Bees – who designs and builds some of the most famous and highly sought after mopeds in the US. It has been an interesting few weeks […]
Finally been making a little bit of progress on my latest personal project. This is just a mockup for now, but the dimensions are all spot on! The trees are machinined and tapered aluminum, and the links are all 304 Stainless with Bronze Bushings. The sides will be much more complex than you see here, […]
I’ve been wanting to build one of these for a good long while. I have a customer in the UK who has contacted me to build him a Long Rod XS650 Crank. Here you can see the difference between a standard 447 Rod from MikesXS, and a CR500 Rod from Hot Rods – much longer, […]
Modifying an ugly stock XS650 Hub for Tevan’s Cafe’ Project… Hitting the milling machine next for some speed holes!!!
So we are finally getting a few things in line here at the shop. More updates on that later. But, for the time being, I want to introduce you to a very bright young man that has become a very integral part of Hugh’s HandBuilt in the last few months. Tevan started working with me […]
Thats right folks, I’ve finally hit maximum capacity in my 300 Sq Ft. Basement Shop… So with some help from a few great local friends, I have found a working location in the River Arts District in Asheville NC. The move will take some time, and I’ll have some down time in getting parts made/shipped. […]
Trent Reker of BikerMetric dropped in for a bit last week, we discussed the more important things in life. Beer, Hot Rod Engines, Women, Motersickles (as my friend Wayne would say) and of course Biker Bed Rolls from Mr. Don Wood. I am basically stealing this from Trent’s site – but we had a good […]