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Savagepuppet YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9 Gender:	Springer front end 11/26/12 at 12:18:51 hey not sure if this has already been brought up but does anyone know or has tried a springer front end.
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hotrodbobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 54	Re: Springer front end Reply #1 - 11/26/12 at 12:33:59 Hi there,, yes can be done, and im gonna do it at some point,, check this pic
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srinath Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5349	Re: Springer front end Reply #2 - 11/26/12 at 13:43:51 Yonuh Adisi had one on his. Cool. Srinath.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #3 - 11/26/12 at 13:58:32 Here's Yonuh's Firelizard with the Girder FE... & how he did it... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1213856449
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #4 - 11/26/12 at 15:08:35 Planning on doing one myself this winter.Probably use a cheap DNA springer.
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #5 - 11/27/12 at 00:40:20 I've seen too may bent and broken DNA springers to ever recommend one. EJID wrote on 11/26/12 at 13:58:32: Here's Yonuh's Firelizard with the Girder FE... & how he did it... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1213856449 I could feel my IQ dropping with every paragraph.
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prsavage Senior Member Offline atgatt Posts: 306 Nanaimo BC Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #6 - 11/29/12 at 19:26:11 I have generic springer front end plans that could be emailed. I have not looked to see if theier would be any fitment issues but as they are plans they could be tweaked.
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Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #7 - 12/08/12 at 16:04:10 If Harley ever made a big single that would be it....Looks GREAT!!!!
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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: Springer front end Reply #8 - 12/08/12 at 19:12:42 Voodoo Vintage had a springer front end on their website... I don't know much about them, but they looked pretty sexy...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28678 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #9 - 12/08/12 at 22:10:57 I'm not a raked out chopper fan at all,.. but that springer rocks... ... the brake line needs attention, but.... Woo!.. cool!... ... and that seat looks comfy, too... The more I think about it,.... ...the more I hate that guy... ...
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #10 - 12/09/12 at 07:21:08 Super Thumper wrote on 12/08/12 at 16:04:10: If Harley ever made a big single that would be it....Looks GREAT!!!! I really think HD and Triumph both are missing the boat on this. But then again,the market dictates,and it seems all the market wants is 2000cc+ V-twins
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Re: Springer front end
Reply #11 - 12/09/12 at 07:59:20

Here is my take on the girder/springer FE. They are heavy ...
I recomend the srinath method ... use a dirt bike FE and angled triples.
I built one a few years ago ... 9 degree rake ... but I'd easily to a 12 or so, should work great till 12 I think. I may build a 12 and decide it should stay @ 9, or can got till 14 ...

Here is my pics.

https://picasaweb.google.com/srinath.the.man/ChopperBike?authkey=Gv1sRgCILKoq...

Cool.
Srinath.

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Re: Springer front end
Reply #12 - 12/09/12 at 08:31:44

Earlier this year I happened to talk with a couple of guys riding Harley springers. From them I gathered that the only reason for having a springer is looks. They said the springers did not handle as well, did not have as much suspension travel, and rode more harshly. But, they sure LOOKED nice. They didn't mention weight, but the way their bikes were dressed out weight was clearly not a consideration.

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Re: Springer front end
Reply #13 - 12/10/12 at 08:52:24

The owner of my local bike salvage shop (who did not have any springers for sale btw) told me that there was very little difference in performance between a well built and maintained springer and oil. His take was that he'd ridden them both and that a springer rode just as well, differently but not worse. Springers require maintaining bushings while most riders don't do anything with their forks, and that's why a lot of people don't like the springers.

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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Springer front end Reply #14 - 12/13/12 at 13:06:31 that black springer bike is the nuts springers are a step too far in the looks vs performance/maintainance hassles compromise for me - but big kudos to anyone that does it, sure catches my eye.
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