JaPanhead First Start

Overdue JaPanhead Update 3

One day before Daytona: Off the middle room lift and ready to ride.

Everybody has to take a turn sitting on JaPanhead!

Overdue JaPanhead Update 2

The final, pre-Daytona rush:

Overdue JaPanhead Update 1

So after a month it's time to get off my ass and update the progress on the bike. Daytona has come and gone, and JaPanhead made it - we just didn't get around to posting any updates. Here ya go:

Front End, milled and cleaned up with foglight for a headlight

Engine mount

Temporary oil tank to make it to Daytona

JaPanhead gets a tank

Lotta pics on this one....

Dennis settled on a Cole Foster tank for the project, and there has been a ton of light mods to get it mounted and right on the bike. Welded up the petcock, and tabbed it up to mount Jap style. This way, it will have no visible mounts from the outside. Decided to add a panel to the front to close up the front of the tunnel a bit. There is a lot of finish work left to do, but it looks good on the bike.

TECNOMAGNESIO rims on a Panhead

Betcha never thought you'd see this, right?

So Dennis bought this really rare 1986 GSX-R LE in December (look here). It came with a set of equally rare, Tecnomagesio magnesium racing rims on it that were made in Italy specfically for the Suzuki bikes. Seperately, it came with the original rims/tires, which he put back on the bike. So what to do with the rare mag rims? Why put them on JaPanhead of course! Gonna catch hell from some people for this, but they sure do look good!

JaPanhead engine finished

Once step closer to Daytona ready! Dennis finished out the engine for his JaPanhead project. OEM Harley cases feature a balanced assembly, and are topped off with 1963-1965 outside oiler heads. We decided to powdercoat the rocker covers and timing cover in a satin black.

Here comes JaPanhead!

Dennis' pan project is finally coming into its own. The project now has a name and a purpose - Japanhead, and it's going to make Daytona this year! What was originally going to be a traditional bobber has taken on a completely new direction and vision. Bossman is now using a custom frame, with jap parts taken from the bowels of the shop. The front end is right off of a 1999 GSXR 750, complete with clip-ons. More to come soon!

Twin Headlights

Johnny's Pan's lookin good with the springer and the twin headlights. More to come soon on it...

The '50 Pan

Pan-Knuck frame:

The '49 Pan

My '49: