This Is How I Built A Scrambler Without Breaking The Bank!

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[film_freitag]

Moment of appreciation for how clean this bike is for a daily ..

[WW-wftu]

Kase, when it comes to this type of bike, you have nothing to apologize for. It is a reflection of your personal taste. A motorcycle can be as much of a work of art as a wall painting. If other people don't like it, tuff. They are not the owner/rider. If you get smiles from your ride, you have won the most precious gift in life, happiness. Respect to you.

[billylee]

Probably one of the coolest scramblers around. You did a good job!

[hazcat]

Case, I think it's a good looking bike. You did a good backyard job on it. The front end shake could well be because you have changed the geometry of the bike by lowering the front with the 19 inch wheel and raised the backend with the shocks. You might be able to mitigate that some by lowering the front forks as much as possible in the triple tree to raise the front up as much as possible.

[ernpend]

Looks great and I love your attitude in approaching the customizations. You are making it what you want it to be.

[s.gossett]

It's a good build. I especially like the Honda tank. I have to agree that the tank really changed the overall look of the bike.

Even though wrapping the pipes will help with the shin burn, I think that going with a stainless heat shield would both help with possible burns and won't hide the work on the pipes.

[Theophilus]

I’ve been wanting to do this forever but have been chicken bc I have barely any wrenching skills. You’ll have to show us the chain drive when you’re done. Love your channel. I’m 53 and dream about Honda Trail & Monkey bikes now. Lol.

[grabir]

I just picked up a 2005 1200 Custom Sportster. Fast as heck! I have owned many Harleys. This 1200c is so powerful and so fun! I wanted to pick up a 2004-2006 1200 and install the Hammer kit. 2004-2006 were the only year sportsters with rubber mounted motors and carbs. From my research, the 2005 1200c got the Buell heads with Bee Hive springs, 512 cam, and rev limiter raised to 6000rpm. I have not hit the rev chip yet. I have not had the motor apart to verify any of this. All I can tell you is this is the bike and motor Harley should have always built!! It is fantastic!! This is a must have bike! It is a Cafe Racer disguised as a Custom. 0-120 mph fast which is where you have the most fun! I do notice that when I get above 100-110 if you decide to make a hard turn or corner it wants to start the wobble or tank slapper. I have a lot of fork sag so last night I cut half inch of spring from my old Goldwing Forks and used them for spacers to help my fork sag. I noticed my springs in the sportster were progressive rate springs. Interesting. At any rate. Front end better. Now I will move on to the rear Stock Shocks. Can not find any Konis for the rear. Maybe Progressive 412? Not sure. I love this bike!!! Best Harley ever!!!! EVER!! I did have a Dodge Demon Redeye pull me by 2 car lengths the other day. Did not know he wanted to race then I got on it. He was still surprised. Long on wind here. I guess because I see this guy here has one of the best bikes ever as well. 2006 1200c! I am not putting the Hammer Kit on this bike as it is fast and powerful enough. Enjoy the ride.

[reafkennedy]

Great looking bike. The seat definitely gives off a Honda vibe.

[doanrademeyer]

This a the best video recommendation Ive had this year

[SolarBlackShine]

what is the company that made the seat?

[thenexthobby]

Thanks for showing us the build. As was mentioned earlier, someone's creation/expression isn't for us "to like" or whatever. But FWIW this strikes me as an interesting take on the Sportster.

[JvariW]

Seat comfort is the thing I’d be most interested in honestly. So many scrams have crap saddles. When you said you go for longer rides on this I instantly became interested in the seat and who made it.

[commonsense]

Regarding the shimmy at speed. I have a 2005 1200 Custom similar to yours with a 19" front wheel and longer shocks (mine are RaceTech). I also replaced the fork springs with stiffer rate springs and added the gold valve emulators. It is stable even beyond 100 mph. Your issue may be due to the knobby tread pattern or maybe the front head bearings. Also check for any play with the swingarm bushings. I agree that these bikes are great fun. I also have a dirt bike, a Super Duke, and a Triumph Tiger 900, so this is not coming from a Harley diehard. The visceral feel, the torque, the sound, it is all fun.

[TheSilverRR]

That is a well built bike and that exhaust is awesome! Love the belt straps for the seat!

[scubatrucker]

You just woke up the old dudes in the office 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[robbyclark]

I’m adding a second bike to the garage sometime this year and I’ve been researching everything except Harley cruisers cause that’s what I already have, lol. Thinking hard about retro, adv, and scramblers. But a sporty scramble build would be something right up my alley! Classic, Harley Evo v twin, killer looks, not practical at all, and something I wouldn’t mind beating the crap out of. I would be afraid to hurt my beautiful, new, Triumph scrambler or nice adv bike, but this would just be a hooligan machine!

[grabir]

If you were in Colorado near me, I would let you ride my 1200C. It is fantastic!! People who say Harleys are slow have no idea what they are talking about. You need to ride one like mine! Wow! Such a hoot! I have a hooligan bike!!

[basedury]

dude i just saw this for sale on facebook and had to make sure this was it. i should buy it lol

[arax]

Looks great, and inspires me to try something similar since you make it seem so approachable - especially how decent the rear hoop looks given the limited tools used.