Tommy's "Long Shot" build-up


133 E. Jericho Turnpike Mineola, NY 11501	*How we built the "Long Shot" — Part 1*

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These pages give you a glimpse at the effort (and the results of throwing large amounts of the "long green" at it, too!) that went into building Tommy's "Long Shot" chopper. As you you may recall in a previous installment, the bike won some major accolades at its first show.

Click on these links to view the completed bike and associated tech specs.

With the painted frame sitting on the lift, Eric begins the final assembly process by prepping the front end for installation. At 24 inches over stock, that's one LONG fork!

Eric and owner Tommy delicately sliding the front end into place.

Eric installing the transmission.

At this stage, the chopper's starting to look like a real bike!

A couple of views of the bike's midsection, including the slick Xzotic "Dragster" pipes.

Here's Eric working on the chopper's wiring.

When the fuel tank was set on top of the frame, the chopper started to look like a real work of art. Click here for more views of the fine paint and graphics laid down by Mike Terwilliger of Visual Impact.

Sooner or later, the carb's gotta get an air filter, so Tommy's got a Paul Yaffe "Forcewinder" unit. A carb's also gotta have controls, thus in the right hand photo, Eric's running the necessary throttle cable from the controls to the carburetor. Note, too, that at this stage of the build, the painted Paul Yaffe custom "Chopper Bars" have also been fitted to the top tree.

Mounting the ignition switch in an out of the way place adds to the chopper's clean lines.

Here's a close-up view of the oil tank with integral battery box. Note the clean flush mounting using recessed Allen screws.

Eric's hard work is paying off as you can see in this photo. The "Long Shot" is nearing completion.

These photos show the custom seat pan we built for the bike along with the finished saddle. The raised section in the middle of the seat pan allow additional clearance for the battery. Blue leather was selected to match the blue in the graphics.

...and here's the "Long Shot" fresh off the lift.

To see more photos of the finished chop along with Tommy's reaction to seeing it completed, go to "On to the Finale!"

Just off the aseembly table, the chopper's completed!

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