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General Discussion / Re: Sad News
« on: February 23, 2024, 03:18:25 PM »
Funeral for Ken is tomorrow at 2 p.m. up the Hart. You can also attend via Zoom if you like. See attached file for more info. Thanks everyone.
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General Discussion / Sad News
« on: November 03, 2023, 11:31:19 AM »
Hey guys. Just informing you all in case you hadn't heard that Ken Tuffnell (fj1200) passed away on Tuesday October 24th at his home here in PG after a battle with cancer.
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BIKES & PARTS WANTED / SU carbs
« on: January 15, 2021, 04:40:03 PM »
Long shot, but any chance someone has or knows of someone who may have any 1-3/4" HIF44 or HIF6 SU carbs or parts stashed away in a box somewhere? Much appreciated!
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BIKES & PARTS WANTED / Re: ISO Shovelhead
« on: January 15, 2021, 04:29:44 PM »I believe that the sidecar rig in Mike Hinde's garage is a shovelhead. It might still be for sale but I fear pricy. I don't have Mike's contact info but could find it if you want. Let me know.
Olaf
I'm not looking to pick up a nice restored bike or anything, as it will be getting heavily rebuilt anyway. If it's just rough and old or a project then might be interested.
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BIKES & PARTS WANTED / ISO Shovelhead
« on: January 10, 2021, 09:14:03 PM »
I'm looking to get myself into a new project. Anyone know of any shovelheads out there stuffed away in the corner of someone's garage or in pieces down in a damp, dark basement? Let me know so I can liberate it from a fate worse than a lesser fate. Cheers fellas!
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General Discussion / Re: Welcome to 2021 need new photos
« on: January 09, 2021, 06:29:37 PM »
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Complete Rebuilds / Re: Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 21, 2019, 12:53:13 AM »Love it. Finished bikes often give few clues about all the fab work that goes into the finished ride. Photos while you?re going along are great.
Peace & grease, Dennis
Man, that's the truth eh. Glad you dig it
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Complete Rebuilds / Re: Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 20, 2019, 02:10:20 PM »
So here it is after being through the ringer. Painkiller is a mostly stock, slightly modified 1971 Honda CB750K 
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Complete Rebuilds / Re: Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 20, 2019, 01:58:09 PM »
Here's some pics of some of the progress along the way. I have a hard time stopping my work just to grab a picture, but I tend to wish I had afterward. Most work is just time consuming stuff anyway and doesn't translate well to pictures, as many of you are no doubt aware.
Old springer stem. Not sure what it fit before
Springer torn apart
New stem I had Jeff make up with stock CB750 specs so it even uses the stock adjuster nut but takes a big acorn nut top and bottom. Also had him lathe up some new oilite type bushings for the rockers (not pictured)
Sissy bar main uprights. I used 5/8" cold rolled round stock. Notched them out with an angle grinder and zip disc.
Made some mounting tabs to suit and welded them on
Drilled and tapped the axle plate for M10 bolts
First couple of bends on each side to bring the uprights close to the fender
The next couple bends brings them over the fender and tight to the seat
Cut out a piece of dumpster dive 1/4" steel plate
Many hours later a fender support appears
The seat rear mounting tab would eventually be captured by these same 2 mounting bolts, which would be drilled and tapped directly into the 1/4" fender support for M12 allen bolts instead of the clearance holes that the pictured M10 bolts are going through
Center upright and cross bars tacked in
Bent up some South Bay style support struts for a little extra help with the tall sissy bar bounce
Notched the round stock with a zip disc for a cleaner look instead of needing a tab welded on. They mount to the frame with M10 bungs
Final sissy bar mockup
Ready for final welding
Bondo'd the holes in the rear fender that I had filled and welded up
Bit of primer
Fender ends up mostly hidden by the seat but still nice to seal it up. Also did up the license plate mounting tabs
Made some tabs for the box taillight. Didn't spend enough time to get the tapered head bolts totally flush with a die grinder, just had to push on. A drill press and larger bits would make things alot easier
The hole for the wires was on center which didn't suit my application, so I drilled a couple new holes and added grommets
Ground off the old kickstand mount because it interfered with the exhaust pipes. This was the last day before I needed to ride it south and I couldn't mount the kickstand and pipes at the same time, which is a problem as you can imagine. So I was really pushing to get this done. Started with a stock CB750 kickstand and cleaned off the spring tab, etc
A bunch of heating, bending, and mockups later I welded the mount to the frame and have a kickstand that clears the pipes
The spring mount is a little too close so it doesn't snap the kickstand up or down quite as much as I'd like, which I'll change eventually
Old springer stem. Not sure what it fit before
Springer torn apart
New stem I had Jeff make up with stock CB750 specs so it even uses the stock adjuster nut but takes a big acorn nut top and bottom. Also had him lathe up some new oilite type bushings for the rockers (not pictured)
Sissy bar main uprights. I used 5/8" cold rolled round stock. Notched them out with an angle grinder and zip disc.
Made some mounting tabs to suit and welded them on
Drilled and tapped the axle plate for M10 bolts
First couple of bends on each side to bring the uprights close to the fender
The next couple bends brings them over the fender and tight to the seat
Cut out a piece of dumpster dive 1/4" steel plate
Many hours later a fender support appears
The seat rear mounting tab would eventually be captured by these same 2 mounting bolts, which would be drilled and tapped directly into the 1/4" fender support for M12 allen bolts instead of the clearance holes that the pictured M10 bolts are going through
Center upright and cross bars tacked in
Bent up some South Bay style support struts for a little extra help with the tall sissy bar bounce
Notched the round stock with a zip disc for a cleaner look instead of needing a tab welded on. They mount to the frame with M10 bungs
Final sissy bar mockup
Ready for final welding
Bondo'd the holes in the rear fender that I had filled and welded up
Bit of primer
Fender ends up mostly hidden by the seat but still nice to seal it up. Also did up the license plate mounting tabs
Made some tabs for the box taillight. Didn't spend enough time to get the tapered head bolts totally flush with a die grinder, just had to push on. A drill press and larger bits would make things alot easier
The hole for the wires was on center which didn't suit my application, so I drilled a couple new holes and added grommets
Ground off the old kickstand mount because it interfered with the exhaust pipes. This was the last day before I needed to ride it south and I couldn't mount the kickstand and pipes at the same time, which is a problem as you can imagine. So I was really pushing to get this done. Started with a stock CB750 kickstand and cleaned off the spring tab, etc
A bunch of heating, bending, and mockups later I welded the mount to the frame and have a kickstand that clears the pipes
The spring mount is a little too close so it doesn't snap the kickstand up or down quite as much as I'd like, which I'll change eventually
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Complete Rebuilds / Re: Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 20, 2019, 12:08:44 PM »
Finished the build last Wednesday, left for Kamloops the next day. Made it there in one piece, though not without issue. Mainly oil leaks from aluminum weld repairs on the case from a previous owner. Made for a bit of a sketchy situation having a decent amount of oil on the rear tire and drum. Found out I lost the big front motor mount bolt somewhere along the way which was pretty wild. Otherwise just minor stuff like header clamps coming a bit loose from heat cycling, etc.
Did some riding down there with my brother and a couple buddies. Rode out to Armstrong on a really hot day. Beauty ride that!
Trip home was less eventful for the bike. Moreso the hefty winds and cooler temps the whole way back. Finished the build a week ago and already put dang near 1500 kms on it, so I'm stoked.
Did some riding down there with my brother and a couple buddies. Rode out to Armstrong on a really hot day. Beauty ride that!
Trip home was less eventful for the bike. Moreso the hefty winds and cooler temps the whole way back. Finished the build a week ago and already put dang near 1500 kms on it, so I'm stoked.
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Frame / Re: Sportster 39mm midglide, 4" extension, raked triple trees, with 16" wheel
« on: June 07, 2019, 09:02:32 AM »
Just run a bead of weld on the inside of a bearing race that is difficult to remove. It'll pop right out. The weld shrinks it. Usually only need to run a bead part way before it's ready to go. I wouldn't bother with anti-seize.
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Complete Rebuilds / Re: Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 04, 2019, 10:13:42 PM »
Yeah cheers for that, Dennis. I'm definitely hoping to be done in time for a shakedown run or two. Funny you mention the battery; I'll be picking up the new one tomorrow and it has to be smaller because of the same issue, oil tank. Should be alright though, I'll have a kick and starter on this motor, but the one I'm building for it long term is kick only. Sounds like that was a heck of a trip back then eh.
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Complete Rebuilds / Honda Chopper Build
« on: June 04, 2019, 12:27:29 PM »
Been picking away at sections of this build and sourcing needed parts over the last couple years, but just got down to seriously building last month. It makes a difference when you have all your ducks in a row and a deadline. My plan has been to ride it down to Kamloops a week from now, so I've been burning the midnight oil trying to get it done. I'm optimistic.
Old 70s C&G frame
Fairly current mockup
Here's a few pics of some of the progress:
Frame paint
Filling holes in an old fender
Fender mounts
Electrical box coming together
Power and negative wires from 6ga welding wire and piggy backed ring terminals for custom sizing
Old 70s C&G frame
Fairly current mockup
Here's a few pics of some of the progress:
Frame paint
Filling holes in an old fender
Fender mounts
Electrical box coming together
Power and negative wires from 6ga welding wire and piggy backed ring terminals for custom sizing
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General Discussion / Louvers
« on: June 02, 2019, 12:17:46 PM »
Does anyone know of someone in town who can cut louvers? I need a few on the electrical box lid of my current build so things don't overheat.
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