View Full Version : So when's somebody gonna make a rigid frame...


TNsportster
27th April 2005, 07:30
...For the 2004 and up rubbermount engines?

Because I'll buy one!

Otherwise....
I'm having dangerous thoughts about selling my 04 bobber and starting over with an '03 in a foundation frame.....

Moonpie
27th April 2005, 11:25
There ya' go!!! Rubber is for BT riders. How ya been?

pilot
27th April 2005, 11:48
Dude, call Chopperhead Road or talk to Bwana on the Horse board. At their open house they had a Buell xb engine, which I think is very similar to yours, that they were going to make a frame for. I'm sure they could work it out.

seagullplayer
27th April 2005, 13:05
Talk to this guy. He'll set you right up, his name is Sean.

http://www.hellbentcustomfab.com/

TNsportster
27th April 2005, 15:22
There ya' go!!! Rubber is for BT riders. How ya been?

Hey man!
Not bad!

I'm liking that natural metal look you have going on more and more!

Moonpie
27th April 2005, 15:46
Hey man!
Not bad!

I'm liking that natural metal look you have going on more and more!

Well it is about to go away! Already painted the rear fender and I am working on an extra tank I have laying around. Just built a stand to hold the gas tank while painting and masking.

voneville
27th April 2005, 19:59
...For the 2004 and up rubbermount engines?

Because I'll buy one!

Otherwise....
I'm having dangerous thoughts about selling my 04 bobber and starting over with an '03 in a foundation frame.....

How hard would it be to weld a hardtail to your frame? I'm not familiar with the evo sporty frames at all, so if that's an assanine question I'm sorry :) I've been throwing the idea of making frames around in my head for the last year or two. I'm just waiting for the "chopper craze" to fizzle out because the market is pretty satuarated. But there is definatley a niche out there for guys that want to build rigid frames for metrics, sporty's, and brit's. I've got the skills and most of the equipment (what I don't have at home I have at my disposal at work), and as soon as I sell my Model A hot rod project I'll have the room in my garage. Do you have the shop manual on your frame? Any good pics? I would be willing to build one for the cost of materials once I get my Jig set up. I like your psuedo-bobber (no offense, I call my 78 a psuedo bobber too), it's cool as hell.

TNsportster
27th April 2005, 20:06
How hard would it be to weld a hardtail to your frame? I'm not familiar with the evo sporty frames at all, so if that's an assanine question I'm sorry :) I've been throwing the idea of making frames around in my head for the last year or two. I'm just waiting for the "chopper craze" to fizzle out because the market is pretty satuarated. But there is definatley a niche out there for guys that want to build rigid frames for metrics, sporty's, and brit's. I've got the skills and most of the equipment (what I don't have at home I have at my disposal at work), and as soon as I sell my Model A hot rod project I'll have the room in my garage. Do you have the shop manual on your frame? Any good pics? I would be willing to build one for the cost of materials once I get my Jig set up. I like your psuedo-bobber (no offense, I call my 78 a psuedo bobber too), it's cool as hell.

I have no idea how hard it would be to weld on a hardtail. I never understood why there doesn't seem to be any weld-ons out there for post-ironhead sportys. I'd probably want alot of upstretch, also, so it would probably be more structurally sound to just go with a fresh-all-around frame.

I DO like the bike I have - hell - it's paid for! I was just doing some late-night idea-having, something which has gotten me in trouble before!

HrdlyDangrs
27th April 2005, 23:03
Try 'Paughco'...go to their website at www.paughco.com If you have any questions about fitting in your rubber mounted sporty motor to their frame, just contact them. They'll get back to you. :smoke

voneville
28th April 2005, 04:59
I DO like the bike I have - hell - it's paid for! I was just doing some late-night idea-having, something which has gotten me in trouble before!

The syndrome commonly known as "Chopperitis." It has no known cure, but regular use of powertools is the only treatment known to keep the pain associated with chopperitis at bay. It should be noted that watching someone else build, fabricate, or assemble custom motorcycles is in no way a substitute for actually fabricating chopper parts yourself, especially if it's on TV.

haha. I crack myself up. Seriously though, if we could leave well enough alone we'd all be riding Goldwing's or V-star's or something...

Big_Baazzoo
28th April 2005, 18:27
I second the motion for Paughco (http://www.paughco.com/2003_catalog/page84.htm)