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Message started by srinath on 12/09/19 at 12:16:33

Title: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 12:16:33

This was done sometime in 08-09. And rear ended a week after it was done, sold a week later and well, pics and ideas are all that was left.
Can I link it to a photobucket album ? How to do that ?
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 12:33:24

To make a cheater chopper - without a seeger kit.
I made 3 parts, one of which was just a piece of scrap I modded.
I bought 1 part from junkyard - complete front end off a 1989 Kawasaki KX125.
I also bought a long bolt like an axle bolt.

This 3 was what was made - Used the savage stem in that lower triple.

9 degree rake, and I figured a 12 degree would have worked better, no loss in ground clearance, no worse handling and a few more inches of wheel base. Next run is a 12 if my machinist will do it now.

Weirdly, its easier in a high quality drill press, not a mill. What you need is a high quality hole saw. A mill - well you need a hollow mill od 1.5" depth, which really doesn't exist, and its not easier to control than the drill and holesaw.

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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 15:00:08

The bobbed back end. Only part I had to buy here was that limp thingy taillight. The stock rear fender spot welds were shallow drilled, the braces removed, the sissy bar etc gone, the regulator/rectifier was put in the airbox. Stock seat was upholstered with a little "skirt" to cover up the visibility into the electrics under the seat, they were all in the stock location except the R/R. I ran side covers and battery cover. Literally its a 1 part bobber. The stock R.R holes are perfect for the limp thingy tail light mounting bolts.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 15:07:18

I cant find a single pic with the tail light.

Oh yea, I bought harley risers, I could have drilled em for s40 risers, but that was when the s40 just came out and those things were $$$. The HD ones I think I had em lying around from when my previous neighbor gave me a bunch of HD stuff.

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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 16:26:49

Look at the angle between the neck and the triple.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 16:28:06

Riders POV. Harley riser. I made those drag bars for another savage and decided to make a few more.

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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 16:29:35

My other savage is in the background.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 16:41:06

The flipped fork leg. Looked goofy, but handled amazing with light light effort. Made the savage positively feel like an overloaded wheelbarrow at all speeds.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 17:16:31

The safety bolt - god knows why I put it, I doubt it would ever come apart.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/09/19 at 17:17:58

The insurance bobbin.
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Srinath.

Title: Re: Srinath's Cheater chopper project
Post by srinath on 12/20/19 at 11:25:56

This appears to be the only pic I have of it complete.

I think it was after it was crashed but could have been before.

Cool.
Srinath.