Wrecked Vulcan 1500 Rebuild/Bobber build
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- I bought a wrecked Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 for $1000 on Facebook marketplace, it needed a lot of repairs and modifications. I repaired all the damages and chopped off the subframe to modify the frame for the bobber conversion, Over 10 hours worth of footage in 40 mins enjoy.
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Great video, mate. Nice to see a project build that isn't 100 hours of work condensed into a 3 minute video. It was refreshing to watch you struggle, troubleshoot, and overcome along the way.
It’s refreshing to see a young man who’s stacking dimes with a tig and not just using a mig because it’s easier. Not a big fan of the bobber look but to each his own. I’m working on restoring a 96 Vulcan 88 vn1500
I've said it before and i will say it again - i am a HUGE fan of your "no nonsense" approach to these bike builds - bike looks real badass - great work and great video - many thanks!!
Mike Openshaw thanks man!
Good for you young man. Your own thoughts with your own hands the way it used to be. Keep going, you are headed in the right direction !!! Ride safe!
What a nice comment.
This comment is so much more relevant today.
The world has never so much in the modern era been so close to seeing the evil we've been fooled with: sloth, laziness, video games, and evil mascara-ding as truth.
This bike build is about as un-woke Hollywood as ya can get.
We need to give the finger to the Multi-Culti and just do "us."
F@ck Lincoln and the Stars n Stripes
F@ck Churchill and fooling us into fighting on the wrong side in WWII
Everyone makes mistakes.
Let's do our best to get back to SOMETHING real.
Amazing job, with your hands. I just got a vn 900 classic lt, still mint cont, great bike, enjoy her. God bless and Ride save
Wow. Im super impressed Ben. Im 49, kinda mechanically minded, but your confidence and knowledge blows me away. I just bought a run down 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 and Im going to do alot more to it thanks to you! Man when you start the bike up for the first time at 7 minutes made my heart jump!
Thanks!
You're a visionary, mechanic and artist! Great work
when started watching, the motorcycle mechanic in me started screaming your ruining the bike, in the end, im super impressed in the little details you even took into account great job.
Lol yeah, I was trying to spend as little money as possible and I owned this seat and headlight for like 2 years so decided just to do what I can.
What an amazing job. No fancy workshop with others all doing their bit for the build. Great job mate.
That's the way it was done back in the day.
I have to agree with what you said. The true essence of building these bikes is that we all do it from scratch. No fancy gear, just our hands, imagination and a few tools.
great job, that's how i used to customize my bikes when i'd get them. only i couldn't weld but you did good. really enjoyed watching you work with your hands, didn't even notice the background noise(music) play what you want just keep building. made an old guy proud.
That was really well done, the restoration of it mechanically, the new aesthetic on the finished product, and the video production. 10/10 would watch for 40 minutes again.
Rich Edwards thanks man! It means a lot! Cause I was worried 40 mins was WAY too long. I tried to compress it as much as possible!
@@Benjamminoutdoors It worked. The pacing was good. You showed all the elements of what you were doing and how you did. The speed up footage and background music worked. I think if you had left much more of it out it would have been annoying to notice something in the finished bike, like say how you redesigned and welded up the footpegs, and realize that was missing from the build section. This was a big project with a lot of parts. For me, I liked seeing how the work is done, so all the detail is almost as important as the reveal at the end. Definitely look at your stats about how much of your audience bailed or fast forward through which parts. You're not going to make everyone happy, so pick the type of viewer/video you want to make, that you get good response from and do that well. There's a place for longer form if that's what's working for you. Looking forward to more.
God Bless you for not just filling that dent with filler! That ish drives me nuts!
I've got a kawasaki 750 vulcan I'm building thank you for the inspiration
Same
I have to tell you this is the first video of yours that I've watched and I have to tell you I am absolutely thoroughly impressed I really love motorcycles but what I love more a kid no disrespect intended I'm 54 years old I have children your age I'm sure you're not far off for my kids ages and I have to tell you I'm watching what you doing and your willingness to get out there and try something and learn something new and figure things out and not just sitting there hiding and playing on a computer all day you earned a lot of respect for me right there the work you're doing on that bike is killer most people twice your age couldn't do that keep pushing and I'm telling you if you love stuff like that you can make it darn good living at it, I know people that would pay right now to have you do what you're doing to that bike to theirs keep it up young man I wish more young people could follow what you're doing and be able to put for that effort or even want to put forth the effort to do something for themselves I think it's awesome and I hope you'll tell your parents that I said damn good job people damn good job
Never saw such a Bad Mother Ugly 'Bobber' but Respect for the work, hours, craftmanship, insight, vision and creativity man !
I've seen people around bikes for years who should know what there doing but still make a BALLS of the bike. I say nice JOB young man . 👏😎☘☘☘
felt like i was playing bomberman. =) nice work.
Not a lot of people know about the wire brush bristle to clean jets, you surprised me on that one. Good to see.
H&P Customs lol thanks!
one of the best build video that explains the process and you can actually understand whats going on.
I am not a big fan of bobbers, but I think you did a great job of fabricating. You did what real bike builders do. You use what you have that will work. Lots of welding and grinding makes a true custom bike. Well done!
Trevor Pope thanks man! this is my first bobber build hoping next one will be better!
Love the bobber build! Two more things I would have done: small rear fender and exhaust wrap.
yes but did good otherwise
Exhaust wraps are a great way to trap moisture against the headers and promote rusting.
Maybe different forks with spring shocks up front.
@@bobkinney2430 yes. That would look hot as hell
I do the same thing. money is tight and elbow grease goes a long way. Excellent video.
My man, @21 years old ur vision of building this bike is awesome. I enjoyed watching, gd luck to you on future projects & much respect. I can only imagine ur skills set in a few years!! Awesome job bro.
I like that you kept the rear shocks AND put on a spring single seat, I haven’t seen that before and I bet it’s a super comfy ride
I just finished up my first bobber/ bike ever. My honda vtx 1300. I can't wait to get on the road. Great job on your build.
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Got any pictures of your bike?
Pics please
Thank you so much for taking the time to video the build. A man after my own heart. A driveway build with no "lift" or fancy tools (other than the TIG welder). I am impressed. One critique, if I may. A couple of coats of primer and some wet sanding before painting would have made for a better paint job.
Thanks! And it’s actually a stick welder with scratch start tig And I know I definitely could have done a few things more professionally.
By the way I will be keeping my eye on you you've got a new follower for your channel I truly enjoyed watching and I will continue to watch what you put out great job young man great job
You should upload the 10 hour version sometime... that was awesome.
Imagine what this guy could do in a proper workshop.
A bit rough, but a nice result for what he started with.
And please block the tank filler hole when you are grinding and sanding on it.
Thanks, yeah I learn a ton from each build and figure out what I did wrong so I can do it differently the next time!
Great job. You're doing it old school. Keep up the great work.
I'm a fan of any motorcycle, but bobber hasn't always been one of my favorites. Having said that, you did a great job and I think it looks really good. I wish I still had my ironhead sportster because I kinda want to try building my own bobber now lol
Thoroughly enjoyable video which is often not the case with youtube videos. I was sceptical about changing fantastic chrome headlight but the finished look was fantastic.
I watched this before but I'm gonna watch it again
Lot more fun watching this build than something like the crap they build on Orange Coast Choppers.
Tip on getting that dent out of the tank, seal off fill with water and put in freezer, check on it every hour until it’s popped. if you put to much water in it could crack but that ca be fix by welding.but ideally if you keep checking on the tank you should be able to prevent. Works like a charm, Used it back when i raced motocross for dents in my exhaust pipe on kx 125 and 250 back in the day lol
Yeah that would have been nice! But I don’t have a chest freezer, my freezer is too small for a tank of this size
U gave it a Harley Fatboy look... awesome work man....superb modification.... fantastic build .
Impressive work young man! Obviously not the best working conditions but you did a really good job!
Your bondo skills are insane. Mine always sucks.
They aren’t that great lol they could be better.
You know your stuff
Great job
handcrafted rebuilder, fantastic!🤟
Dang I didn’t really realize how much work went into this! Great video bro🤙🏽
Jonathan Bizilia yeah man had like 10 hrs of Filmed work
@@Benjamminoutdoors Excellent work!
Very simple but legit. Cool you made everything yourself, thats exactly what im planning to do.
Thanks!
Well done that looked fun. I hope you got the price you wanted. You definitely brought it back from the dead with a purpose 👍🏻
I see a lot of myself in you.. I also resort to improvising. I often get to work on my motorcycles with minimum tools and with parts scavenged from the junks of motor garages.. Great way to put one's signature to a build... Thanks for the wonderful video..
So talented man..good job bro..im your viewer from Borneo.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Costless,using simple tools with great effect i have ever seen,even if someone is not a welder.I`m impressed-respect. :)
first time i've seen one of your videos but it sure won't be the last one!
Thanks! My latest Yz450f was great and very in-depth!
Another superb achievement, you are really talented, I love your videos on motorcycles, I am also a biker on BMW K 100 RS. Hello from France.
Props to mom for the assist
Goes to show how handy a handgrinder is.
Good work😉
looks a lot better, sounds great
Like the work and glad you saved it. Plus the fact that you did it yourself.
Dude you did an awesome job and the video was very thorough. I’ve built a lot of bikes over the last six years, mainly bobbers and I noticed a lot of the methods I use, you do too. I’m about to start another build next week I’m calling project “Bad Company” she’s a 94 Suzuki vs 1400. Keeping this one though, promised myself I wouldn’t sell it.
Awesome thanks! I also want to buy another cruiser to build I miss this bike! Plus I just bought a small trailer to use with a bike and a cruiser would be the best thing to haul with.
@@Benjamminoutdoors that’s a great idea, I wouldn’t mind seeing that. You’ve a talent for it for sure, I’d love to have a small business doing this kind of thing but I doubt there would be much call for it here in the UK. The weather goes against us here near the Scottish border.
Nice job, I like your style and down to earth homestyle work environment.
got to lower that seat all the way down and put a rear fender onto the bike so it has a smooth flow back down to the rear wheel.. the back half really just drops off a cliff with the seat being so high. its one of the main reasons the Honda shadow vlx makes such a good and easy bobber conversion. the fake oil tank under the seat if the seat it put smack down on top of it is perfectly in a descending line with the top of the rear wheel making a smooth flowing line/ profile from the gas tank all the way back down to the top of the back wheel.
You might be able to lower the rear shocks to accomplish something similar without adjusting the seat height. Ive seen some people move the top of the rear shocks mounting points anywhere from 2 to 5 inches forward to also adjust the rear. Not sure if it has much room as far a ground clearance would go with the vulcan. The virago bobber conversions have a similar problem as well.
Taki sobie będę robił . Dokładnie za rok sobie kupię , i do pracy pójdę na wentylację 😂
Been thinking about what I should do with my '05 Nomad. Now I know. Awesome. Thanks.
wow Iam impressed,greetings from Poland.
Thanks!
Great bike Kawasaki Vulcan 1500!
Very nice build
I have a bike almost exactly like what that one started out as. The previous owner of mine also laid it over (maybe red Vulcans just like laying over 🙂). I've rebuilt and repaired a few things on it here and there, but I plan to completely dismantle it, fix and paint stuff, and put it all back together (that's the plan anyway). Apart from a few other problems, the transmission needs work (they're notorious for not wanting to shift from 1st to 2nd after a while). Good video.
Daniel Hennis idk haha, and thanks man!
Absolutely love this build and effort. Dreaming of doing this very same thing
I have a '05 Vulcan 1500 Classic. Great work getting it back on the road. You have mad skills!
I have a 02 Kawasaki classic 1500 sitting in my back porch for about 1 year it doesn’t run what did he do to his starter I have the same problem
EXCELLENT job, and a good little instructional video!! But, I HAD to turn the volume down, as the 'music' was shit, but then, I couldn't hear what you said, when you spoke.
If it's a 90s model make sure you replace the plastic oil gear with a metal one!...they made a very reliable bike overall and then went cheap on one of the most vital parts!!!!!
I have an 03, love that bike
Респект и уважение тем кто делает это своими руками. Respect and respect for those who do it with their own hands.
Who has a tig welder but no drill bits?!
Keep up the fun! 👍🏻
Traveler on 2 wheels or 18 lol I used drill bits a lot! Haha thanks
Did q great job with the bondo man
Your awesome!! So talented! I want a rebel 500 bobber! Your too far away! Great work!!!
Awesome job 👍
Serious job ,great transformation and nice Video
You gotta take her out on a road trip/camping trip
I sold her a few days after I finished the build unfortunately.
I have a 08 stree bob harley...and im loving this bikes looks more thna mine haah Wicked build man!!
I’m impressed. Very good!
really nice work
Awesome!! Congratulations to the bro!! 👍🏽
It is a piece of work you did. Great work
Very good work you are talent .
great job mate a real bobber in the true scence of the word well done a very talented bloke shame about the music
Not a lot of choices for music unfortunately I have to choose something that’s royalty free, And I don’t think it would be attractive if the whole video is silent because there’s a lot of fast forwarding
оч круто 🤘
спасибо что заснял все это для нас. На русско язычном ютубе я такого найти не смог)
Watched the whole video, real entertaining 🤙🏼
Mike Dickerson awesome thanks!
Ride safe brother! Sharp bike!
Looks like perfect ride stance
Many people dont know this but dielectric grease acts as a barrier between contacts. It is non conductive ,so being between electric fittings isnt actually a good idea. It is used best as an outside barrier from moisture after the contacts are mated ,such as battery connections.
Looks like you are doing pretty good driveway customizing!! That solo seat looks real expensive. I see that it has some big springs. I think your seating position is going to be as high if not higher then stock. Solo seat springs are usually found on hard tails. On a swing arm bike the shocks and springs do a pretty good job and the seat can be mounted right on the frame, gives you a nice low position and a decent ride. Just my two cents, keep up the great work!!!!
Yeah I know, I was ganna make it into a hard tail but just decided against it
Benjamminoutdoors 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!!!
Really enjoyed that what biking is about for me .
Very talented work but that spring load seat! OMG!
U are a destroyer man for sure
nice job ben
This bike is crazy
Very nice. I like the home made dent puller.
The music - sheepish. Everything else is awesome.
Not my style, but I do admire what you did with it.
Now good looking
Awesome build! Thanks for sharing it above all. Trying to decide whether to do it. A lack of tools and equipment is the prohibitive factor.
Well if you search for a bike that already has a hard tail they you prob won’t have to worry about the welder
Good job bro 😎
Your super talented, awesome conversion.
Disco Biscuit thanks!
T shirt? You mean wean wearable rag.
Box a shirts, naw ill just wear the shirt whole and use IT as a rag. Not making fun I do this all the time 😆 awesome vid, needed some inspiration for my sportster bobber build and found it
Great job. Need some kind of baffles for back flow. Bad for motor without it.
Grinder cut seat pan, bondo, cut stock pipes, wire nuts and spray paint and boom custom bike build