I pretty well built the entire thing myself , bent and notched the tubing (tools from Pro-Tool) for the frame and swing-arm, I also bent the tubing that is the internal skeleton for the fuel tank . Did all the welding with a Lincoln Tig welder and then bought a DeVilbiss paint gun and some paint and tried my hand a painting and pin striping . All in all it took me 3 years and 3 months ( and I was working at a custom bike building shop at the time.). When I was done it cost the same as the rear wheel assemblies on some of the bikes that were being built there in the mid 2000s' . And next week it's taking me from home in Burnaby ,B.C to the national rally near Fossil ,Oregon !
ps: the handlebars are made from 2" exhaust pipe 🙂 !