Comments on: Tenacious Xs 3

By: Chris Newman

Chris Newman — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:24:22 +0000

thanks phil. i made the seat pan/tail,the seat loop is shortened as well. it’s all steel, im currently experimenting with fiberglass for seat pans/tail sections at the moment and i’ll have some pics up soon.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:57:52 +0000

where did you get cafe style seat with a tail like that? looks awesome!

By: 3Deuce27

3Deuce27 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:52:17 +0000

Spikes in the tires and spikes in the seat will have your ass flying over the ice. Man, I can’t wait till the lake freezes over… Yee! Haw!

By: norm younger

norm younger — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:31:56 +0000

Great looking bike.

By: GRTFLDDhead

GRTFLDDhead — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:10:37 +0000

this bike has so much spirit in it, beautiful motor art ‘s all I see

By: hooversama

hooversama — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:58:24 +0000

yeah, what a difference a tail and some indents make……..looks great.

By: HAPPY DAN

HAPPY DAN — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:05:49 +0000

Nice seat pan,the tank is cool too..

By: fanoboss

fanoboss — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:42:18 +0000

Love the tank.

By: Fabbastard

Fabbastard — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:10:12 +0000

KMS here in Canada sells rounded convex rubber mallets (in different sizes ) that work pretty good too

By: chris

chris — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:39:07 +0000

hey boris, yeah just a round broad body hammer. i think bondo brand makes one very similar to what i use. there is no filler in the indents, i just spent some time gently tapping in the highs. i did use a couple of coats of high fill primer with sanding between each coat. in person it does have a textured look, but very minimal. i kind of like it that way. Hope that helps.

By: Boris

Boris — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:42:25 +0000

Chris, Nice ride!! When you say basic autobody hammer. Can you elaborate?? Are you talking about round head hammer with a curved surface? How did you get the surface to be so smooth without using a dolly on the inside? Filler? Thanks.

By: Mister

Mister — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:18:50 +0000

Bike looks awesome! Great job on the indents on the tank and fender detail on the seat.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:29:51 +0000

its actually prairie snow from a small central alberta town;) It’s where i have a place to work on my bikes. I live in calgary tho.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:21:58 +0000

Is that Calgary or Edmonton snow? It looks familiar. 🙂 (From Calgary)

By: Rusty Nutz

Rusty Nutz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:20:56 +0000

It’s called Wetaskiwin because it’s too hard to spell Wetatobogganwin.

By: Fabbastard

Fabbastard — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:07 +0000

There is one place not to far from Renolds near the auto museum. Now the where exactly I can’t tell you but it was there when I was doing graphics for the opening of said museum (a million yrs ago) but I have it on good account that the guy was still doing the bike collecting/selling thing as recently as 2-3yrs ago (if you find him don’t mention you chop things or he’ll tell you to hit the bricks….) And the other one is just off the hwy between Red Deer and Cow town. I haven’t lived in Ab. for along time but I visit so my memory is kinda iffy lol. But One is reached off of #2 and the other off 2A You live there so this ought to give you at least a fighting chance of finding them. I will probably be in Ab in the summer so if you find these guys keep me posted, and if you don’t I’ll have a look myself and do the same!
Also a helpful note: when I go parts/bike hunting I don’t take my slammed or painted up vehicles I take my crappy rusted out van…..For some reason I seem to get crappier service but substancially better prices.. go figure… You are in red-neck counry so I’m sure u know this already???

By: chris

chris — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:32:21 +0000

Which places in particular? i know of a few but , the parts either are expensive or have garbage. this summer i will have to tour around and find them i guess. i’m mostly around calgary and they really want to take advantage of someone when it comes to xs’s. seriously if you have any insight on any basket cases hook a fella up.

By: Fabbastard

Fabbastard — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:42:52 +0000

Ya Chris lookin good! But there are at least two places between E town and Cow town that you can look for more bikes/parts. I figured one of you Ab. guys would of found them by now…..

By: Jonathond

Jonathond — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:12:25 +0000

Your bike looks awesome, sweet stance! Where in Alberta are you? I’m in wetaskiwin, about a half hour south of Edmonton

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:16:50 +0000

NOW THAT IS COOL!!

By: fanoboss

fanoboss — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:04:17 +0000

Cool Bike !

By: guill

guill — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:03:26 +0000

very nice!!

By: DADDYGCYCLES

DADDYGCYCLES — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:57:06 +0000

The tank really is cool . Got the look of a old TRIUMP that is what i though it was at first. GREAT JOB LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ON THE WAY FOR A COOL BIKE

By: chris

chris — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:49:19 +0000

the tank was dished with a basic auto body hammer. i made a cardboard template, traced around it both sides, then worked(hammered) my way out from the centre until i had what i wanted. then matched it on the other side. took about 24 hours to build the courage and about an hour to actually do. not many parts bikes if i f’ed it up around here…… not tough to do. thanks all for the positive comments so far!!

By: I_am_10_ninjas

I_am_10_ninjas — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:36:05 +0000

Nice work dishing the tank. Is that a tough thing to do? Dig the tail piece on the seat pan.

By: Sean from boston

Sean from boston — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:13:57 +0000

I’ve seen all 3 posts this bike is really comming. Togather looking great

By: chris

chris — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:26:49 +0000

i think i know that guy;) i’ll be careful. as for the snowshoes, i should fab a rack for them. i should stud my other set of tires too.

By: Rusty Nutz

Rusty Nutz — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:58:34 +0000

I heard about a guy who sat on an ice cube up in Canada, and he got Polaroids. So be careful.

By: Rusty Nutz

Rusty Nutz — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:57:16 +0000

Good idea with the tank. Finally somebody has found a way to make a stock tank look decent. Stock tanks are fugly IMO. Some people like them, but I sure don’t.

By: Rusty Nutz

Rusty Nutz — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:53:10 +0000

Just tuck your snowshoes under your arm and you’re good to go!

By: Geezerman

Geezerman — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:43:48 +0000

Yeah, stock sucks !!!
This baby looks righteous !!