Bike build

On a mission to build a Harley. My late father, Randy Smith, had the name "Habanero" and the frame, motor and other parts to build the bike, but he passed away before it could be finished. It was going to be built in the style of my moms bike "Chile Verde", hence the name "Habanero". Prior to his passing, I was always interested in motorcycles and was involved to a certain extent. When he owned Custom Cycle Engineering, I would help with the packaging of the parts. I'd attend the drags with him, cruising the pits, watching the guys all work on the cars and bikes. But I was a girl, and this was no place for me. I grew up, married and began raising my family. My love of the motorcycle was a thing of the past and just a dream for me. When my dad passed, I decided to finally try to make my dream a reality. My first step, I got my motorcycle license. Now I needed a bike. Buying one was out of the question and a last resort. My dad was Randy Smith, he built bikes and named them, and I wanted to do the same, not just buy one from a store! Lo and behold, my mom let me have "Habanero". Randy had chosen a name and had many of the parts set aside. They now sit in my kitchen where slowly but surely it will come together. If not for family friend Tim Wallingford, I would be lost. But we have a standing appointment every Wednesday night to work on it. Tim does most of the work, but Tim is a yakker and I'm getting quite a lesson at every appointment. Working full time and raising 3 sons leaves me little time to work on it, but I will attempt to post my updates here. What I know is this, it is a 99 FXR frame, with a FLH tranny and a twin cam motor. The frame is aluminum and very light, so I should have no problem handling the bike. Will post pictures later this week of it in progress.