Re: Our entry, title, ***Forked Up ***
Gtcoma wrote,
how did you extend thos forks? i can't quite tell from the pictures
Hey gt, they say a pictures worth a 1000 words, and times short this morning, this should tell you how it was done.
I'll have to come back later to add captions to the pics, for now enjoy the photo updates all.
Basically, we took a nice set of chrome 10 speed forks and hack-sawed them off at the base, then pounded them onto the new fork legs.
Just some regular 1/2 conduit, cut to length
Using the ball end of the hammer, start tapping out a straight line, working back and forth on that line until you've dented the pipe in 1/4 way. Then flip it over, and do the same thing on the opposite side. You might want to try it with copper 1st, to get the hang of it.
Once you've got this figure 8 shape, you're ready to use the business end of the hammer!
Hammer it flat from both sides, measure where the axle hole needs to be, center-punch, and drill.
A little final shaping with the bench grinder. Time to make it's twin.
After the new truss rods were bolted on, I hopped on it to test out the front end under load. I'm 200 lbs, and with very little effort, this thing will bounce the front tire off the ground! :lol: I'm quite happy with the balance on this thing, feels just right, not too light in the front.
Just making them shiney, obligatory shoe shot as well 8)
Cutting the cloth was pretty straight up, 1 long piece for the front and tank top, 2 side panels pieces, 1 bottom piece. I almost forgot how much fiberglass stank :|
More to come once it cures,
R+M