New to Chopping – Bought a beat up 2007 Honda VT600
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Bry Guy 007 New MemberHey guys. I grew up on motorycles, but new to chopping. I've been following TJ Brutal for their videos on other bikes, and decided I needed to build out my own chopper.
So yesterday I bought a 2007 Honda VT600CD. Engine is in good shape, and it seems to have low miles ...but everyting else is crap – but I'm going to replace most of it anyway with TJ parts. So I figured it's the perfect bike to start with.
Is there an overview video or a good order of operations?
It has a gas leak (maybe in the petcock or hose), so this is my best guess unless there's some better guidance:
- Start with pulling off the old tank
- Re-do the carb (re-jet, cleaning, add velocity stack, TJ tuning knob)
- Add new exhaust pipes
- Add new TJ gas tank and parts
- Start it up and tune carb
Once that's working, then maybe move to the front end?
– Longer springer forks (what size, because I'm tall, so longest perhaps?)
– Apes, new cables,
– Get rid of turn signals, electric cut off, horn (has anyone had legal issues with that? I'm in Utah where they're required but there's no inspection.)Then perhaps move backwards
– Bobber stuff, hard tail, sissy bar, etc...I've looked through the help section but I'm not sure where to start.
Thank for any advice!
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