I had heard horror stories about registrering homebuilt bikes in New York, but When I built mine I was prepared for the worst. In the end I did not think it was as really as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.
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I had heard horror stories about registrering homebuilt bikes in New York, but When I built mine I was prepared for the worst. In the end I did not think it was as really as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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Jim Sawyer
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Re: new project
I had heard horror stories about registrering homebuilt bikes in New York, but When I built mine I was prepared for the worst. In the end I did not think it was as really as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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Jim Sawyer
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I had heard horror stories about registrering homebuilt bikes in New York, but When I built mine I was prepared for the worst. In the end I did not think it was as really as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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Jim Sawyer
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I did not mean to post 3 times, but every time I tried, I got an error message
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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I did not mean to post 3 times, but every time I tried, I got an error message
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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i been getting that error message and double triple posts too every time . i did go through the process once before for myself and once with a friend his went easy mine was a pain had to go back 5 times and have it inspected for a modest fee of course i guess its the luck of the draw
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What were they not happy with on Yours?curt wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:02 am i been getting that error message and double triple posts too every time . i did go through the process once before for myself and once with a friend his went easy mine was a pain had to go back 5 times and have it inspected for a modest fee of course i guess its the luck of the draw
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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all the documentation where things came from can you prove it came from a swap meet and in specific they really wanted the dot numbers for every single light . had to buy new mufflers they said how do we know someone didnt cut the baffels out . ithink he just didnt like me in particular because of the long hair and ink he had the attitude i was bothering him immensely
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I bought My exhaust at a swap meet. It was stamped on the side of it This Harley davidson exhaust meets all fedral moise emissions.
When I sent the paperwork in, they wanted all the dot numbers off all lights and tires. I had a receipt for just about every nut, bolt, and part. I had sent in copies of all receipts., but I took them with Me when I went. The inspector told Me that He had copies of all My receipts, but still wanted to see My copies.
It appeared to Me that the only thing He was looking for was stolen parts
Later on , when I went to the DMV to register it (and pay sales tax on any parts that I had not already paid tax on) the clerk behind the counter asked for receipts. I pulled out an envelope full of receipts and told her here is one for the engine, one for the transmission, how many do You want? She looked at a few of them, and said "that is enough" apparently She did not want to sift through a pile of receipts.
When I sent the paperwork in, they wanted all the dot numbers off all lights and tires. I had a receipt for just about every nut, bolt, and part. I had sent in copies of all receipts., but I took them with Me when I went. The inspector told Me that He had copies of all My receipts, but still wanted to see My copies.
It appeared to Me that the only thing He was looking for was stolen parts
Later on , when I went to the DMV to register it (and pay sales tax on any parts that I had not already paid tax on) the clerk behind the counter asked for receipts. I pulled out an envelope full of receipts and told her here is one for the engine, one for the transmission, how many do You want? She looked at a few of them, and said "that is enough" apparently She did not want to sift through a pile of receipts.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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Where did You have to take Your bike for the inspection? I had to take Mine to Rochester N.Y.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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right in utica there was one im hoping its still there i live in frankfort about 15 min away
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The way I understand tubeless spoke wheels is they put a silicone ring of some sort in the center part of the rim where the spokes are.
I have also seen some homemade tubeless spoked wheels where guys put silicone on the center of the rim where the spokes are. Im thinking it might work if you got enough silicone in there.
I am not sure if spoked wheels have the ridges inboard of the bead in order to hold the bead out to maintain the seal.
I have also seen some homemade tubeless spoked wheels where guys put silicone on the center of the rim where the spokes are. Im thinking it might work if you got enough silicone in there.
I am not sure if spoked wheels have the ridges inboard of the bead in order to hold the bead out to maintain the seal.
I first found the chopperbuilders handbook back in 2004. Thanks to the board, and all its members, I was able to build My bike, and have ridden it 78,000 miles. I learned a lot, made some friends, and had a great time building it
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it looked like an epoxy but not sure seemed harder than silicone but not rock solid . from everything i found so far the only real difference is the tire , seems the tires that are tubeless have an extra layer of material that helps keep the air in longer as in like every few weeks or when it sits for some time you need to put in a couple pounds to get it to the proper inflation well tube type you need to add air like every week but this is only the info i can find right now
ever notice when you hit somethin or someone with a hammer you feel instantly better