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30th June 2011
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Biker
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: Roadster Sportster/Buell Year: 1981
Reputation: 16
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Hardtail questions
I know a lot of people disagree with rigids, but I'll start off by saying, I'm only 21, so I can plead young and stupid. Now on to the question.
I have an 81 that I put a new front end on, its a wide-glide about 4 inches over stock, and I'm looking to get a rigid with some rake and stretch to deal with this. I built my brother a 77, which came with an already rigid frame that had around 2 inches of stretch and about 10 degree of rake, and he's running my stock narrow-glide, and needs stock rake and stretch to bring it in.
I'm hoping to figure out a way to hardtail my stock 81 frame and swap with his bike, but I'm not sure how to work out running the drum brake on his 77. I'm not sure if there is a way to weld on an older style drum hardtail kit on to my later model disc frame, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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30th June 2011
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 663 Sportster/Buell Model: xls roadster rigid Sportster/Buell Year: 1979
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get in contact with Kansas Kustoms or Ledsleds they can hook you up. I ride a rigid and Im an old fart.
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30th June 2011
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rural Ontario
Posts: 1,574 Sportster/Buell Model: FLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 61 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Kit Bike Sportster/Buell Year #2: 60
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I made my own. I'm an old fart too. (pretty old not tooo old)
I put a disk on the back to help with stopping, hide it under my bags. Easy upgrade.
you can see pics in this thread:
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1144545
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2nd July 2011
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Biker
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: Roadster Sportster/Buell Year: 1981
Reputation: 16
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I don't have a lot of cash to throw around, but I'm not afraid of a little fabrication. And I would try and run a disc on the 77 but he's using factory mag wheels.
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2nd July 2011
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Cornelius, OR
Posts: 3,987
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An 81 has the triangulated frame and is not going to have that "look" if hardtailed.
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2nd July 2011
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pikeville Ky
Posts: 2,737 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200c 1980 chopped frame Sportster/Buell Year: 1995 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead chopper Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1979 Other Motorcycle Model: Nightster GF's Bike Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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some companies make weld on hard tails specifically for the 79-81 frame. you have to pretty much cut the entire back half of the frame off to do one.
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1995 1200 on a modified 1980 frame rigid mount swingarm
2008 Nightster GF's bike
Why buy parts, when you can pick up some tools and make something way cooler?
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2nd July 2011
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pikeville Ky
Posts: 2,737 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200c 1980 chopped frame Sportster/Buell Year: 1995 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead chopper Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1979 Other Motorcycle Model: Nightster GF's Bike Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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IF you are a decent welder/fabricator i don't see it being to hard to adapt a drum brake hardtail to fit an 81 frame.
but then again i've been know to do all kinda crazy s#!t, like shoving a 95 engine into a highly modified 80 frame with a rigid mounted swing arm, no struts or anything at the rear of the swingarm for support. .
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