It ended up being one of the most fun bike builds ever. Quote from: Dave Swanson on June 08, 2018, 08:21:00 PM I got a pile of complete worn out Shovelhead shite from a buddy for a cheap price and decided to build a chopper out of it. Quote from: Lannis on June 10, 2018, 12:39:38 PM That's how I remember it when I was coming along.ĩ) Try looking as much as possible like a Dave Robinson Mannĭrawing as you jam down the Ventura Highway. A "jockey lid", forward controls, spool front hub, and Maltese Cross taillight are "de rigueur" for proper street cred.ĩ) Try looking as much as possible like a Dave Robinson drawing as you jam down the Ventura Highway.
Take two sets of Ford Model A wishbone radius rods (common junkyard parts) and weld them in place to extend the front end the necessary length.Ĩ) Customize as desired. (If you can get an "XA" springer, so much the better they're already 2" longer than stock). Scale the dresser stuff into a lake or sell it for scrap.ģ) Cut the frame join from the bottom up just behind the steering head, about halfway through so that it can be raked.Ĥ) Stick an 8' bar through the head, heat up the cut frame point, and (using the long bar to maintain alignment and keep it pointed "straight ahead") gradually bend it back the desired amount.ĥ) Cut two triangular plates to reinforce the new head angle, and weld them on.Ħ) Get out the Bondo and "blend" all the joints and lugs so that they're nice and smooth.ħ) Buy a junk springer front end from a pre-'49 Harley. Do NOT bid more than $250 for a tired, worn out Duo-Glide panhead police bike that would be a ripoff.Ģ) Strip it down to the frame. That's how I remember it when I was coming along.ġ) Go to an LAPD or CHP auction (take a battery and some gas and a tire pump).
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