tc bros or low brow

I just placed the order for the tcbros. This is my first build and I have saw alot of bikes with them and they look pretty good and for only 239 shipped. Im trying to stay as low cost as possible for the first one just to get my feet wet. I have read alot of positives and negatives but to me the positives far outweigh the negatives especially on the pocketbook.
 
i am just worried about the straightness.i dont want to get a twisted frame ya know. just curious what kind of stretch and drop did you get. i am 6'1" and i am debating how big i want to go
 
I went with tc bros because I didnt want to wait a month or two from lowbrow. Lead time for the david bird one sucks although it may be a superior part.
 
Im 6/2 and when I just ordered it they didnt give me any option on stretch or height. Im under the impression they only make it one way. They are made in a jig so the likeliness of it being twisted is unlikely unless you weld it on without a jig.
 
The David bird looks 10X better in my opinion. I have never liked the lower rails on the tc kit.
 
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Mine wasnt twisted... Welded up straight.
 
i know the weld it up in a jig but thats what i heard was someone coming twisted. i know lo brow offer an option on stretch and drop but not sure about tc bros
 
I love the TC tail but your right they only make one size. At your height I think you will be uncomfortable riding without a longer stretch. I'm 5'6" and it fits me perfect.
 
The TC has a flat area for a transmission to be bolted. Since there isn't a seperate transmission it looks silly to the old guys that have been around bikes and studied motorcycle engineering. The bottom rails should lift and run to the axle plate shortly behind the engine. Of course most folks are young or haven't studied motorcycle engineering as a hobby so I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder.

Simply put, an XS is more Brit bike than Harley, get with it guys.

Tom Graham
 
I went with the TC Bros. as it came in the box with the rest of the bike. I filled the flat area with the typical battery.....

I'm 5'10" and with fwd controls the bike is comfortable for me...
Tom
 
Here is my G&L. I did let Rich install mine because I wanted it straight and he does it in a frame jig. Rich is a one man shop so the lead time is a little long but the wait is worth it.
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Tomterrific said:
The TC has a flat area for a transmission to be bolted. Since there isn't a seperate transmission it looks silly to the old guys that have been around bikes and studied motorcycle engineering. The bottom rails should lift and run to the axle plate shortly behind the engine. Of course most folks are young or haven't studied motorcycle engineering as a hobby so I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder.

Simply put, an XS is more Brit bike than Harley, get with it guys.

Tom Graham
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Tom, I think it's funny you are chiming in on the aesthetics of rigid frame chops, since you don't like them or respect them much, from what I've read, both here and on the other list. :)

One thing about the space behind the wheel, you need some space to put a battery and electrical stuff.
My frame, for instance, has very little space back there (which I specified to the shop that did it for me), because, as it happens, I agree with you about many hardtailed frames having too much space back there. Like you could stick a mini-fridge back there or something. But unless you plan to run no battery (or a tiny battery) you have to have some space back there. Not necessarily enough for a Harley tranny to have fit in, but some. If you made a stock wheelbase rigid frame (no stretch whatsoever) where the frame wheels start coming upwards just rear of the engine, you'd have to mount the battery up under the seat, I think.
That's what I initially wanted on mine - NO stretch whatsoever, to produce a stock wheelbase bike. Would have been problematic!
 

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