The Chopper Compendium

Hey man....grab a piece of metal & cut something up.I think youll find that whatever questions you may have...youre bound to get some good advise here.Lots of knowledgable people in here.Im on my 1st build as well,thats how I know.

Hey man...your bender came out looking real nice.Im thinking about building one as soon as Im finished with my bike.Do you think you can send me the plans?....Just a thought about the degree wheel...If you have a home improvement store near you, you can get a thin sheet of plexiglass & hold it d...

What made you decide on propane?Have you seen one run before?Ireally want to check this out.

No progress getting parts back on the bike, but I got all my internals checked out.Everything came up like new.The engine showed very little ware.It's almost ashame I took it apart,but it really was worth the peice of mind.I'll be getting prices on bearings this week.

My rockers are almost finished.A little more fine shaping.Still need to figure out how to finish off the front of the tubes.My spokes are supposed to be in this week, so I'll be able to make the rod from the axle to the spring.

Heres a tracing of the rocker.The lager holes are 3/4".If for some reason you cannt blow them up to right size, let me know I'll fax it to ya.

Its a front end I would want on a race or sport bike.I think it looks god awlful on the chopper in the one link.It really is a front end that should be covered with a fairing.

If Krymis can't find them, I could try tracing one & send it to you

They look like the rockers on a Columbus Customs springer I have

That is some beautiful work

Jeff...thats gonna look way nice mate....even thought I still think its blue.....real nice how did you do the trees? The original trees were traced from the plans.The trees with zero offset I drew up.Wound up making 2 sets in wood cause the 1st ones didnt clear the tanks.Cut them with my shitty lit...

gww25 wrote:Bushings work better than bearings on forks so I'd stay with regular ol bushings.

Thanks...kinda thought thats what I was gonna hear.I had a couple bearings handy, so I figured Id ask.I'll make a list & place an order.

If I were to press sealed bearing into my rockers, will they hold up to the side loads when the bike leans in corners?

I got a little more done today.I got the spring & the tabs where the rockers will mount on.We'll see if I can get it welded up tomorrow.I'll start on the rockers after that.

My 1st place had really limited space.I was working in a 1 car garage untill I had to cut it in half to make more living space inside.With your space at such a premium, you could gain a little by thinning down the bike table.