The Chopper Compendium

Picked up my new diesel engine for my current build the other day. I'm building a diesel-electric hybrid cruiser motorcycle. Well, the engine is new to me - it has been slightly used - only one year old. Dog-gone thing seems to run like a champ - fires up instantly. Loud as hell - and I mean the eng...

I just got a really good deal on an engine for my current build - brand new and less than 1/3 the list price of a new one! Anyway, the one drawback is that it has a tapered output shaft. I need to mount a conventional pulley wheel on the shaft. The pulley would normally mount on a straight keyed sha...

Do the $99 manual (hydraulic) tube/pipe benders work adequately for downtubes/bottom rails?

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-hyd ... 32888.html

Oops - just re-read my post. I should have used the term "Bottom Rail" in the subject line rather than engine base.....

It's been a while since I last posted. I'm building a diesel-electric hybrid motorbike. I'm currently fabricating the frame. I am using a Honda Rebel 250 rear swingarm and a small segment of the Rebel frame where the swingarm pivots. I have aligned and tack-welded the backbone and steering tube in p...