A preview of things to come....

Looks great... Those rims are awesome. I am looking forward to seeing it come together bit by bit.

I must say, I am jealous of your shop.....All that space to work in, and very well organized also...Must be nice!

Cool, a "Fill in the Blank" test. I think I can do it. Gonna be good lookin Mike.

That looks awesome so far, I can totally see it done in my head. I'll be watching this one closely.

Brad_THMP3R wrote on 11/15/08 at 19:41:02:


I just took out the preload spacers, I will end up with them back in but alot shorter than they are now at like 4"......

mikestrikes wrote on 11/15/08 at 20:00:25:


Mikestrikes, you got me thinking and might have just saved me a lot of money (fingers crossed). I have been wanting to lower the front end of my bike and thought I would have to get new tubes or have the one on it now cut somehow. Tried lowering them in the yokes, but of course I couldn't do it since they're threaded. If I (or rather I have my husband) remove the preload spacers and cut them will I have any handling issues relating to bottoming out? I only weigh about a hundred pounds and would never have a passenger if that makes any difference. I'm wanting to lower the front to quicken the steering a bit, and to get my feet down more solidly on the ground without going to a thin seat. If I could lower it more than a couple of inches I could even go with a taller and more comfortable seating arrangement.

Whaddaya think?

Best wishes,
Chong

mikestrikes wrote on 11/16/08 at 08:49:26:


Will do.

Mike, did you ever know a fellow by the name of Shelton Vassar over in Decatur? He was my husband's cousin - the (well-loved) black sheep of the family. A true Wild One with a heart of gold and the personality of a really great con man or aluminum siding salesman. Shelton was the guy who in the mid-1960s inspired my husband to become a motorcyclist with his VERY cool BSA Goldie bobber. I've seen pictures, and boy did he look cool on that bike! Indirectly, I guess he's the reason I ride now.

mikestrikes wrote on 11/16/08 at 09:10:48:


Ah, too bad you missed him. Shelton would have loved your trike. He started out as a welder for TVA; was always a great fabricator/mechanic, and by the time he passed away at 60 a few years ago he was a millionaire several times over, with race cars, speed boats, and lots of tricked out bikes. He rode or raced them all. Like a lot of interesting men, he never fully grew up when it came to his toys. He even had a 450HP supercharged PT Cruiser that looked stock on the outside, just...because. He liiterally died from an overdose of Viagra in the arms of his 23 year old girlfriend - which surprised nobody.

And by the way, I like your trike too! I can't wait to see how it comes along.