Made a couple things for Vinnie "DEAD SHOCKS"
- Thread starter lil beast
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HerrDeacon
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Look great beast. Post a pic when you get them on the bike.
lil beast said:
OK, I like a lowered bike as much as anybody. So I'm with you so far. But why take the crude way? You obviously have skills, why not engineer a couple inches of suspension travel into that frame with a hidden monoshock setup? You could make a slammed frame that is very clean and only looks hardtail.
Those "dead shocks" are crippling your bike. A crippled bike is a dangerous bike. Rear wheel travel is critical to safe handling; it keeps your tires in contact with the road, and keeps your bike stable on rough pavement.
There are a lot of hardtail/slammed "custom" riders in my area, and I can't believe any of them are still alive. I've seen some of them nearly crash due to small potholes. I've seen them practically stopping traffic to turn into the Burger King, because they can barely turn while going over a 2" lip at the curb. They ride poorly (due to fatigue, useless rearview mirrors, awkward riding position). They often have very high performance motors in poor-handling chassis, always a dangerous combination. Worst of all, they always blast full throttle on the straights, since that's the only thing their bikes can do.
steve said:
You have very valid points but these bikes will not be choppers with 20" ape hangers and a 300 tire with an upright riding position that weigh 900lbs dry and with 200HP that are 12' long. Our bikes are mainly for cafe to cafe Toronto downtown core riding (for me anyway) and will not likely see speeds anymore than 60kph. I deffinatly will not be taking my bike on any highway without a suspention but cant speak for anyone else. Have you ridden a hardtail?(I have). They have been around since the 60's-70's and are still here today Im not sure why people always see a need to buy bikes that cost 80K just because they want to look cool and dont know how to ride them.
Hey Tim, Yeah, with the CB550 and 750 and KZ I cant lift them from the bottom flat unless I remove the exhaust or make extentions to attatch to the frame but the exhaust would still be in the way. The only bike it worked on was the CX with no lower frame tubes.
I had some metal kickin around so I welded some big ass angle iron together and used "c" channel to support the angle I welded. I then drilled and welded bolts to the "c" channel and made it removable when I need to put it all away.
I had some metal kickin around so I welded some big ass angle iron together and used "c" channel to support the angle I welded. I then drilled and welded bolts to the "c" channel and made it removable when I need to put it all away.
Nice - same lift I have. I'll have to give your mods some thought if I find myself needing to lift my R75. The pistons on the airhead get in the way of the lift, as would I'm sure other bits like exhausts and stands. For my XS650 it works, at least for now. I'll probably end up selling it once I'm done with the project, but it does work well to strap the bike against to keep it upright against the wall.
