Leaf spring springer "forq"

[fast eddie]

im happy w/ "forq" if it means keeping out other less palatable expressions! after all, i do send my family here sometimes to look at stuff!
fast eddie outty

 

[Hooch]

bumpity

 

[UncleKudzu]

bumpity

yeah, i'd say this is bumpworthy

very, very cool! once again i'm awed by the creativity and the cool of this crowd.

 

[onetymehero]

saw yours and tried my own version , didnt have a springer fork so went without it , made mine a little longer than yours ,and the end is bent the other way,(from 30's car front end) its got a lot of spring to it, i welded mine to the underside of the forks, but you cant tell unless i showed it to you, and made the tabs that pivot out of stainless..and the braces i stole from a 20" fork, i like the chrome front end and how it put the front tire ahead about 3"......thanks for the inspiration
hope you dont mind guys like me :mrgreen: copying your good ideas




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[Hooch]

thats awesome!
Mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery

 

[UncleKudzu]

nice work, onetymehero!

do you have a photo that shows the pivot/linkage part that attaches to the wheel?

 

[onetymehero]

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thanks,,does this help ???? the green piece is just a washer, my front tires a little smaller than the back so i put the holes for the tire down and out further, it lengthened the forks and leveled out the bike just right .

 

[UncleKudzu]

thanks,,does this help ????

very much so! thanks! that's just beyond cool.

last fall i was fumbling around for ideas for some kind of springer for my old Murray. maybe i'll copy your copy since i've already got some chrome bits

 

[onetymehero]

:lol: :lol: very cool

 

[sensor]

unclekudzu be warned the rear triangle youre planning on using more than likely will fold under load(ask karfer why his pay it back springer turned into a rhino)

 

[UncleKudzu]

thanks for the warning, sensor!

i was really just groping for ideas when i made that picture and never got any further than that, but i would have thought that part would have been strong enough to make something with... you think maybe the individual pieces are weak when removed from the whole of the triangle?

 

[sensor]

yeah....when karfer did his he just used the drop outs and half of the triangle.....but it folded so he had to reinforce it with solid stock(and i dont think hes over a buck 50)

 

[excitebike]

the images dont work anymore

 

[sensor]

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[Hooch]

 

[Hooch]

bump for a member

 

[chrisp]

Hi, I'm new here. I just registered to comment on the leaf fork.
It looks great, thanks for sharing!
Does anybody else have pics of leaf forks?
EDIT: I'm thinking about trying to make my own... I found this
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200365449

 

[kingfish254]

Great detailed how to.
It looks great on your bike!
Thanks!

 

[longshort]

what i ended up doing , was just making my own leaf spring , i used the lightest trailer leaf spring first , way to stiff , so i took some 1/4 plate and made my own two pieces thick , u can use more or less , just stack and step them like a leaf spring would be , then u can shorten the length of the steps allowing more spring . maybe try this my is a little different but theory the same . 7 day wonder builkd off bike .

 

[Mugen_Stumpo]

fantastic :shock: