The Shrunken FXR returned recently from Fam Art, in Harbor City, California (310-326-2141). They welded, shaved, mounted the seat, manufactured fork stops and saved our poor- construction asses. James Famighetti mounted our Cyril Huze front fender, welded and formed the tabs and informed us that the Avon Venom was too large for the narrow glide front end. It was our turn to work on it.

Note that James mounted the seat pan so that the edges would not touch the frame paint in the future.

Like any self-respecting bikers we hate to have a bike, or even components out of our mistrusting mitts. We had another dilemma that needed handling. The bike still didn't have a kick stand, and we used two 2 by 4's, to hold it upright, when not perched on the lift. There's a trick to this maneuver. If I backed the Pro Street FXR out of the garage and wasn't hauling the wood planks, I was screwed. If alone, I could stand there for hours waiting for someone to stroll past carrying two 2 by 4s--unlikely. After a couple of unsteady occurrences, the bike didn't move without the wood chips on the seat. You can imaging the major pain in the ass this caused.

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