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.

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:

The one that got away

This one sat in the back window of shop for years, until I told a friend of mine in Massachusetts about it. Pat wishes this one was still around so he could get it...

Three Gun Trade

This is Pat's most recent panhead. 1956 FLH that started with a hydraulic front end, but they all seem to end up with the springers when all is said and done. Like the title says, he got this one in a trade for three small weapons of mass destruction.