The Chopper Compendium

Curt, I think I got it. I bent a 28* angle (opened up from 32 a bit) and I made sure I had exactly 4" between the out bend and the up/in bend. Now my rear tube angle is 25* like it's supposed to be. I know this is why Gary states numerous times that everyone's work will be different and practic...

I am having a hard time making this lower tube, especially the last bend that points the tube up and in to the axle plate. The plans state: "This is a 32 degree up bend that puts the rear tube inward and upward at the same time. The rotation will be approximately 18 degrees depending on the ben...

i dont know if this will help but i went through a similar problem what i did was spin up a couple slugs cut the tube where i was havin problems put in the slugs and played with a few short pieces till i could visualize it luckily i had lots of extra tube it took me a while Yeah Curt that does help...

Thanks Bob! Yeah that springer is crazy long...I scored a 21" narrow hub front wheel, but the hub is still too wide for the brake rotor to fit. IMG-20130118-00957.jpg I'm trying to get my head around how to bend the lower rails and it's giving me headaches! I'm using a single 1.5" down tub...

I printed a miter template for the top tube, cut it and set it back in the jig. The angle was supposed to be 45, but it turned out closer to 40 which is OK I think.

Nice looking bike Maz! Are you still the owner or just getting it ready? It looks like you have a nice shop too.

OK a little update. Unfortunately at this stage it doesn't look like much...I angled the neck fixture of the jig forward 20* and then adjusted the steering tube to 45* rake for this 43.5" long springer fork I want to use. I mocked it up with some yardsticks to check the height. I have the top f...

I got this wheel; an 80 spoke and AL hub. It was cheap, probably chinese I guess? I think its DNA.

Hey you guys crack me up! I actually spent a week cleaning my shop up before starting this project! I found a bunch of misplaced tools and parts I forgot I had. Yeah I am not one to sit around watching to tube too much. I did check out the last chopper shows. It was American Chopper that got me goin...

I also cut and drilled some aluminum plates for the adjustable neck holder. I need to decide whether to use 3/4" round bar or threaded rod for the neck holder. I am thinking of maybe using round bar and boring a 1/4" hole in the end to be used as a pilot hole for a hole saw for cutting the...

OK another update: Over the past couple of days I got the upright that will hold the back bone (top tube) welded in place between the jig rails and I welded two tabs on either side of the notch at the top of the upright so I could attach a U-bolt (which is actually a 2-1/4" muffler clamp I had ...

Thanks Bob. It's fun as hell too!

You are welcome anytime Dan! Thanks! It is fun to get back to fitting a frame together. I sold the old front wheel that came with the springer so I'm shopping for a 21 now.

Thanks Jeff and Max. Day 2: I tacked the top tube to the seat post. Then I welded two lengths of 1" angle to the cross bar on the jig to hold the seat post cross member in place. I then wanted a support for the top tube so I set up a length of 1x2 rectangular tube at 25 degrees from horizontal ...

Tube Miter by Giles Puckett: http://www.ozhpv.org.au/resources/shed/tubemiter.html

It's the same one I used on the first one. You have to convert to mm. Works really nice.