up stretch measurements

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up stretch measurements

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Here is my up stretch chart i use for my choppers: measured from bottom of lower rail to top of the neck and backbone intersection
0 28"
2 30.25"
4 32.5"
6 34.75
8 37
-i will not build above an 8 up frame and i will not build a tire width bigger than a 280
-this up chart is based off of WCC frame measurements
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I don't like having to look to the side of the gas tank to see either
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HaHa, LMAO, case in point, saw this old post on another site re. hand controls; what comfort!!

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hansgoudzwaard wrote:HaHa, LMAO, case in point, saw this old post on another site re. hand controls; what comfort!!

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Hey man there is an ass for every seat. Not my cup of tea but then again none of my friends like to ride my bikes. My CFL is a 4 up with 8" risers, 6* trees 6 over tubes and 26" wide drag bars. A very different ride for those in the northeast who seem to like their apes.
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It is real hard to build a bike ti look good and fit a rider comfortably that is the real skill!

I know many do not like mine but a lot of it was purposed so the bike fit me?

I personally think the great builders only think a bike is complete with the rider?
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Customize IT wrote:It is real hard to build a bike ti look good and fit a rider comfortably that is the real skill!

I know many do not like mine but a lot of it was purposed so the bike fit me?

I personally think the great builders only think a bike is complete with the rider?
Ergonomics are a huge part of making a bike you love to ride, much more than style. If it don't fit ya, you'll look at it more than you ride it.
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My all time favorite bike was a 1968 T100R , but at 6' 2" and 250 I looked like a gorilla on a schwinn !
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gearhead1951 wrote:My all time favorite bike was a 1968 T100R , but at 6' 2" and 250 I looked like a gorilla on a schwinn !
Try 6 foot and 300 on a 69 bonnie. Great bike, runs and handles great, just too small for me.
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railroad bob wrote:
gearhead1951 wrote:My all time favorite bike was a 1968 T100R , but at 6' 2" and 250 I looked like a gorilla on a schwinn !
Try 6 foot and 300 on a 69 bonnie. Great bike, runs and handles great, just too small for me.

ya last time I rode a triumph I was about a buck 60 and 20 years younger now im building one and 350 almost a complete extra person in one .lol hopefully I learned a lil about making it fit me better over the years
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