# Knewman's Knuckle **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [July 1, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598 "2015-07-01T09:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/1 "2015-07-01T09:14:08Z")
Step one will be piecing together the motor. Going to try to use all original external parts, but don’t have a problem using new/updated/upgraded parts inside the motor. I’m going to build a frame from scratch, and have a whole list of things I’d like to do, but nothing too crazy, no boost. Half considered fuel injection, but I’ll see how that pans out. ![http://i.imgur.com/gkrhKFt.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/gkrhKFt.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/2 "2015-07-01T09:23:55Z")
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is going to be another great thread. Fuck yeah. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/3 "2015-07-01T09:39:00Z")
moose? Fuel injection would be sweet. An m400 should do the trick nicely. Edit: are you willing to mod the outside of the engine to add cam/crank position sensors though? ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/4 "2015-07-02T08:02:05Z")
I am not saying this to be an ass, but, I can only imagine what that collection of parts cost. Is what is in the picture what you have? I would keep it stock looking on the outside. I think the knuckle looks perfect. So say you build a frame, what do you do for a VIN? Do you just use the engine VIN for registration purposes? Does anyone ever care/check shit like that on a bike? ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/5 "2015-07-02T08:26:08Z")
harley didnt stamp vins on frames until late 69 which they would consider a 1970 model year. pre 70 all vins are on the case. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/6 "2015-07-02T09:10:17Z")
> [@Quattro Krant](#): > > I am not saying this to be an ass, but, I can only imagine what that collection of parts cost. Is what is in the picture what you have? I would keep it stock looking on the outside. I think the knuckle looks perfect. So say you build a frame, what do you do for a VIN? Do you just use the engine VIN for registration purposes? Does anyone ever care/check shit like that on a bike? Yeah, there is no VIN on the frame pre-70s, so as walker said you can pretty much do whatever you want. I’m likely not going to modify the engine or transmission at all. I will use aftermarket internals and maybe jugs, but will try to keep the exterior stock. I’m torn if I will use the standard sort of sloppy oil line routing, or if I should make my own. I’m leaning toward the later, but if I do that, I will not modify the OEM knuckle tins and just get repop ones. Yeah it’s expensive. I’ll likely be around 15 for the motor alone all said and done, I suspect, but you gotta pay to play… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/7 "2015-07-02T19:25:15Z")
Looking forward to this :tup: ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/8 "2015-07-03T21:34:46Z")
I thought this was gonna be a male tail thread…shame. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/9 "2015-07-04T15:58:30Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/10 "2015-07-17T16:55:32Z")
If you have to ask… ![http://i.imgur.com/JfJ8Ycp.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/JfJ8Ycp.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/11 "2015-07-17T18:02:33Z")
What is wrong with the ones you have? ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/12 "2015-07-17T18:03:02Z")
Take that, wallet! UGH! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/13 "2015-07-17T18:14:14Z")
These ones were in better shape. No repairs. I’ll sell what I don’t use. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/14 "2015-07-17T18:46:45Z")
> [@newman](#): > > These ones were in better shape. No repairs. I’ll sell what I don’t use. Makes sense ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/15 "2015-07-17T20:40:18Z")
I hope you paid in singles? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/16 "2015-07-17T23:16:41Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > I hope you paid in singles? 20’s 50’s and 100’s ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/17 "2015-12-21T06:16:13Z")
I’ve been doing a lot of design work on this bike over the past couple weeks. I’m debating on trying to get it into a big show in early 2017, but if that’s the case, I can’t really post anything until mid next year. 😕 That being said, I’ve closing in on 15 grand in parts spent over the past couple weeks, not including the 9 grand I’ve got into the motor already. This is going to be an expensive motorcycle. I suspect I’ll have between 40 or 50 into it when I’m done, at 0 dollars/hour labor. Eesh. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/18 "2015-12-21T06:44:28Z")
but youll be on the top of the chopper pyramid ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/19 "2015-12-21T07:22:04Z")
And it could lead to a future career of being a highly paid motorcycle fabricator. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598/20 "2015-12-21T07:51:35Z")
Maybe you can go work for Orange County choppers if you get good enough [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knewmans-knuckle/272598.md?page=2)