The problem a complete kit bike will cost me $12,000 dollars right up front. What do I mean by this, well a kit bike has all the parts it just needs paint, labor, gas, oil and some love. Option 1) If I start with a motorcycle kit I maybe the farthest ahead from a mechanical perspective, and farthest behind from a financial point of view. I have 4 basic options, a kit bike, a rolling chassis, a start from zero build, or an extreme makeover of a current motorcycle.

I realize I will need to do a lot of research before I start. Let's start with a my build options, and plan on a slow and steady approach. Now I have a few reasons on paper a will look at my options, then make a plan, a schedule, and find some extra money. 5) I have been talking about this for 5 years so why don't I get to it and stop doing all the talking and start doing some building. A $35,000 chopper is out of my current budget. 4) I want to be able to make this dream come true, meaning I need to be able to pay for it. 3) I want to be able to customize the bike beyond the standard add on parts I can get for my current bike a Harley Davidson Fatboy. 2) I want to be able to say 'I built that' when someone asks me where I got that totally sick bike. I will start by trying to justify this purchase and or endeavor, to do this I will make a list of my reasons? 1) I want to ride a custom chopper, a totally cool stretched out, fire breathing, gas eating, pavement pounding, old lady scaring, 2 wheel monster. Should I make a business plan, a schedule, a financial statement, or should I just buy my wife some flowers and blindly proceed? I guess I should do all of the above but not necessarily in that order. So you want to build a custom chopper? I do too, so the first question I asked myself, is where do I start.

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