The Chopper Compendium

Hi curt, it is alot easier to cut the plates with the angle grinder and cutting discs thats for sure. Took me about roughly 1 hr to do one tree , about another good few solid hrs work and they should be ready to finish drilling out the holes to specs. Also need to order the springs from bitterend oldskool choppers soon so i have the parts ahead of me so i can keep going.

Well, been working today getting the last two plates cutt out to shape. Then i can use my belt sander to make them nicely shaped and even, one more plate to finish cutting out about half way done.

get the plates close to the final shape with a good stone on the grinder before you go to the belt sander it will make life much easier

Thanks for the info curt, got them as close as i could but need to be perfect shape on all of them. Getting last one cutt out a bit thicker than the others but i will get it done.

the holes have to be perfect the outside shape has some give to it more about how it looks to your eye as long as the lower spring perch dosent hit the lower tree

I have gotten the holes drilled out to 3/8" size so far, going to pin the plates together with some threaded rod washers nuts so i can make the plates perfect when doing the final shape in them. Takes time thats for sure.

yes it does

I guess i better get ordering my new front tire so i can get it mounted on rim so i can figure out the length of tubeing i will need for the springer front end. Curt if possible could you send the template of front rockers in full size for the springer, haveing some problems with printer software and i would like to get the materials to make the rockers. Thanks

Hi guys and gals, well was wondering about figureing out the springer tube length for my stock honda cb750 bobber. Can i measure the stock front end length and use it for the length of my springer tubes, i will be useing the same size stock front tire and rim. Maybe need to make it a little longer or smaller in length any great suggestions.

jonester123 wrote:Hi guys and gals, well was wondering about figureing out the springer tube length for my stock honda cb750 bobber. Can i measure the stock front end length and use it for the length of my springer tubes, i will be useing the same size stock front tire and rim. Maybe need to make it a little longer or smaller in length any great suggestions.

measureing the length of the tubes is one of the last things you need to do its totaly diffrent than the stock length and your going to have to do a full mockup with the tires on the rims if you can or build stands at ride height like i did for the front . i can probably help ya out figureing it out

jonester123 wrote:I guess i better get ordering my new front tire so i can get it mounted on rim so i can figure out the length of tubeing i will need for the springer front end. Curt if possible could you send the template of front rockers in full size for the springer, haveing some problems with printer software and i would like to get the materials to make the rockers. Thanks

i could send you a pdf but you will still need to scale it full size with your printer and ill need you to pm me your email

on its way let me know if they dont make it

Got them curt thanks, now i need to figure out my pain in the ass printer software to get them printed to actual size.

go to print properties and where it says scale to fit put none and make shure the page is at 100 %

Cool, i will give it a try.