The Chopper Compendium

Don that is one beautiful chopper you've got going there! i really love the springer. take care, -dan Nice lines there Don. Like the rockers a lot. How wide is your primary belt? Bob - thank you. The belt is 1 1/2” wide BDL. Dan - I appreciate it the complement. It’s complete now except for paint. ...

Sorry to hear that Curt.
Hopefully, the buyer appreciates what they got.

curt wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:25 pmsweet ride

Thanks curt. I bookmarked your springer build from 2012 and have referred to it several times to catch a detail or two. Have you got some pics of the bike as it now stands? If so, I'd really like to see them.

Don

Cool beans!
I've started the final welds on the legs and installed the external fork stop.
Here's the side view. I cut the neck and changed the angle from 30* to 45*. Finally starting to look like a chopper.

OK - got the brake stay bracket fabricated and installed. I tried two positions - one with the stay arm parallel with the rear leg and front leg pivot points and the other with the rear leg pivot and axle centers. I'm thinking the rear leg and axle center is the way to go - comments? Rear leg and fr...

Thanks again for helping me through this maze of details. The stay bracket will be clamped on, not only to reduce the weld failure you describe, but also to give some adjustability when setting the final stay arm torque rod angle. There's very little info on the net about how best to set this up. Ev...

Related question: What determines the arm clamp attachment point on the rear leg. Does this drawing give the best non-binding action for the caliper? What about the note that says not to weld the bracket to the leg?
Edit: This is going on a dropped rocker setup.

CBH springer plans show a brake arm clamp that appears to be a piece of tube and bracket attached to the rear leg. Anything special about them - material/size/attachment method? Using a TC Bros brake caliper, if that makes any difference. https://www.tcbroschoppers.com/collections/brake-calipers-bra...

Thanks for the pic Gary. I needed a visual to kick start the old grey matter into action.
I appreciate it.

Don

I'm sure there are a dozen ways to make fork stops for a springer, but I only need one. lol
Prefer a simple bolt on, if there is such a thing. A pic or two would be nice.

Don

Thanks - I appreciate the info. Next step is to make a simple welding jig to keep everything aligned, then weld ‘er up.

Don

I’m using 3/16 wall on the front legs and 1/4 wall on the rear legs. Any problem using MIG for these welds?

Nice bike.- I assume yours is the red one?
Thanks for the pics. Hope it was cooler in the mountains.

I've been giving some thought to brazing the bottom tree and spring perch plate to the rear legs instead of welding them. In doing so, the tree and perch plate would be beveled at a 45 degree angle (1/8" bevel) on the top and bottom sides of the tree and perch and brazed and finished with a sma...

The bearing preload nut and locknut go under the top tree so no counterbore needed. Most of the assorted nuts have a 1.25" o.d. collar to they seat inside the 1.25" thru-bore. I think we covered this on the main site in the steering neck section on frame or fork fabrication. I can't figur...