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Post by Midnight on Feb 5, 2010 22:00:45 GMT -5
My bike doesn't like to putt..... its not the putter there after its that big driver..
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Post by rodburner on Feb 9, 2010 10:50:03 GMT -5
Well its been a few days and its almost time for a change. Met a young guy this weekend that's starting up his own fabrication biz and the work I've seen at his one man shop is amazing.Everything is built by hand,using giant,old shop tools [mostly very early 20th century] that he has modified to make bike parts. Huge mills,bores,lathes and polishers,planishing hammers and a sheet metal brake that will take an EIGHT FOOT sheet..Everything is TIG welded. I have decided to return to a twin shock rear suspension for the time being and to also test this guys abilities. He is going to make me a new,round tube swingarm,with a 2" stretch,instead of my current 3",braced and crossbraced,with new custom machined axle blocks and adjusters,and SAE shock mounts to allow shimless mounting of my Sportster/Progressive shocks. If all this passes muster,I'm designing a variable ride height upper shock mount,kinda like those notched trailer hitches you see on tall 4x4 trucks.High for the highway with less rake for the more stable ride,pull the pin to the low position for steeper rake for the backroad peg scraper sessions. I'll let you know how it goes.... Steve
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BluesRider
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Post by BluesRider on Feb 10, 2010 2:25:20 GMT -5
Now that I gotta see!
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Post by rodburner on Feb 10, 2010 16:58:01 GMT -5
Looks like it will be the middle of March to make the swingarm,so the Mono will be there a while longer. Here's his mono shock Sportster with all hand made steel bodywork.
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Post by rodburner on Feb 12, 2010 14:16:25 GMT -5
Oops,change of plans. My newly appointed customization consultant [daughter] asked me why I was paying somebody to make a part,that I could make for myself and nobody would notice it anyway. Darn female logic.So nix the swingarm,because now he is going to make me what I went there for in the first place. A new tank,every bit one off and custom,based loosely on my original "lakes" tank. Same time frame though...
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Post by rodburner on Feb 21, 2010 21:29:27 GMT -5
Well,spent the weekend,alternating between yard work [been 60F and sunny nearly all week] and making a new extended monoshock swingarm. This arm is heavily braced,heavier than a dead minister,has a steeper shock angle,more ground clearance and more travel. Oh,and the new Sweatmachine supplied Predator makes for a much quieter 2into1 than my old Harley modded can.
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Post by rodburner on Mar 9, 2010 22:19:49 GMT -5
first pic of the new tank mock up,,,
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