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Hi Everyone, I am new here and I thought id start off by asking where a good (reliable) place on the internet to order springer front end parts would be? I am building a chopper with an Ultima rigid frame that has 38 degree rake and 8" downtube stretch. I want the old school springer look and I have ordered a set of plans from The Chopper Handbook.

One of my other questions (and there will be many!) is: to increase strength in the rear tubes and yet keep flexibility, I was thinking of slipping a smaller tube into the main tubes and only welding the one end of the two tubes together (say, at the upper end where the bung gets welded into the end of the rear tube and then stopping the inner tube partway down the rear leg). This way the tubes would work together for strength, but also the slight slip in between the tubes would still keep them flexible. Is this a wacko idea, or does it have some merit? I know Id be adding weight, so I don't need to hear about that side of it.
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http://www.chopperhandbook.com/

Scroll down to *Front forks* and *Springer Rockers* on the left. Gary is the online GURU on this topic.

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i have a box of misc. parts left from my sportster project. let me know if you have any need for specific parts from the handbook prints.
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welcome ive had good luck with bitter end choppers for parts
ever notice when you hit somethin or someone with a hammer you feel instantly better
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Thanks, I will have a look at the bitter end website. I'm waiting for the CBH specs for the build, so in the mean time I will collect some steel, parts, and tools.
After spending months trying to decide which springer to order, it feels great to have decided to build my own! I will know that I made it my self and that all of the parts are made the way I want them. If it screws up on me, I can only blame myself.
Ive already taken a stock 9" flat fender and narrowed it by 1" and shrunk the radius to fit my tire, and that exercise felt good. Ive worked on cars quite a bit, but other than bolt on parts on my Dyna, I have not built a bike before, so this will be very rewarding!
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welcome dude :banana-dance:

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Is that a hammer head??

Welcome BTW :popcorn:
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yep! Im in construction, so I thought it would be fitting!
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i used to keep a hammer on my bike but it got comfiscated by the police after i used it on a cager
ever notice when you hit somethin or someone with a hammer you feel instantly better
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Check this out..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlluwV_E7-8 :shock:
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oooooo that's nasty :doh:

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Id love to know what he was doing with his arms in the car window! some mean three stooges stuff, I bet! poke, slap, nyuk nyuk!
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Prolly pulled the keys from the car...
so she couldn't do more damage.
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the sleeve, even if full length inside the tubing doesn't work as one might imagine. Just use the tubing specs that are included on the plans in the table on the drawings and you'll end up with a nice set of forks.
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thanks for the info. Once I get the plans, I will stick to them, with the exception of the shape of the trees. I want to shape them like the shape of a Gibson SG guitar (since i have one).
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