Project 45 Kick Stand

Gary's frame is single down tube so I wanted to stay away from the bulky big twin kick stand on the front. So we put a weld on ironhead sportster type kick stand on which hides better and also follows the frame at the back.

Hardtail 79-81 XL

Here is Justins bike from the previous post

Ironhead XL 79-81 weld on hardtail frame tech

Justin at DP customs sent me photos of his work. http://dpcustomcycles.com/Welcome.html
1- cut frame duh !
2- make slug inserts for extra strength at the top and plug weld them last.
3- clamp your frame down to your table level prior to setting the rear tail level.
4- use bolts at the bottom to help align the tail section these can be left in or removed later after welding.
5- tack weld each end and re check it for alignment and level
6- Finish welding. Recommend using some all thread between the axle plates using 4 nuts to hold the rear width in place until all welds have cooled.

Brian Branch's England Shovelhead

Brian shared his finshed shovelhead, which I really like for the obvious reasons just look at the photos. Functional, simple and clean. Perfect bike for actually riding several hundred miles. Brian wanted to make note of his friend Carl who did most the work.

Tight throttle cable

Pulls up to the shop and asks.. "why does my bike accelerate when I make turns"