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Chris Murphy
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Forum user 11 OCT 25, Member 35$ 27 DEC 25, next payment due to renew, 30$ 27 DEC 26. Per my membership account.

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RE: Up to you.

I concur. Better a bone shaker than a bone breaker!  

1 day ago
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RE: Up to you.

It does match the bike after all, and I kind of have a history of beating up my body,(I bounced off the fuselage of an airplane once) so I'm staying i...

1 day ago
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Since there is no suspension on this, I want to spread the loads the axle block will suffer deeper into the chassis. With the fixed lead position on t...

1 day ago
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RE: Up to you.

Project within a project. I needed an adjustable mounting point on square tubing for the shift linkage parts I stole off my Dyna, and a couple tabs fr...

2 weeks ago
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I'll leave it bare metal for a while, easier to spot any weld failures. Then maybe spray bomb it the same shade of "Bass-O-Matic" gray I painted the b...

2 weeks ago
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Underside pieces made and welded in place, both are 1/8" CR. While the inner frame rail is one 4' tube, the outer is 5 pieces, now a 2' long bar spans...

2 weeks ago
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Well, I've shown some TIG welds, so here are some MIG welds. Due to my unique physiology, I find that the lack of articulation again results in very s...

3 weeks ago
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Another weld and sand day. On the first chassis, I added a redundant axle block support with the 1/4 inch aluminum from my old EDS signs. Although thi...

3 weeks ago
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Guaranteed the new chassis will hit the road before its finished. #jonesing  

3 weeks ago
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Ha,ha! A keg on a bar hopper, pretty close to theme bike territory. I could never outdo this one though, it was at our shop many times for events or a...

3 weeks ago
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Thanks, the forward part will be a platform, the first chassis has a piece of aluminum diamond plate, so something similar. My right leg from hip to t...

3 weeks ago
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Eight more TIG welds to get the center frame rails in, and it still sits flat (enough) on the table. So I didn't build a rocking chair, or a pretzel o...

3 weeks ago
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The completed first chassis, with internal ballast, weighs 43.9 lbs. At this point, the incomplete second chassis, weighs 39.2 lbs. The next time it c...

4 weeks ago
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