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Hi everyone. I'm drawing up some ideas for making a monoshock swing-arm that follows the same lines as a hardtail. Ideally, my design would include the shock attaching to the same spot on the frame that the upper tubes of a hardtail would be welded. My question is this - Does anyone offer...

I tells ya when it rains it pours. For the last couple months I have been reworking my shop, and tying up loose ends in preparation for my XS build this winter. I treated my self to a new tig, and today I went out and bought a new 60-gallon compressor. Well I had it strapped to the dolly...

I saw this on CL, and I like the way the bike sits. I texted the owner and he said the front wheel is a 23". What do you guys think its off of? Looks like a dirtbike front hub.

This is kind of a funny title for kind of a funny thread. Well, I guess I don't really mean funny as much as I mean peculiar. I'm talking about state inspections, and how many people actually adhere to the rules or bypass them, or ignore them altogether. I've ridden all over the states on...

Hey guys. I'll be building a new bike this winter, and I have a few questions. This will be my first XS build. I've been into bikes since I was nine years old - 48 years ago - but as is the case, there is always gaps in someone's knowledge base. One of my gaps has to do with springers. What is...

Well it wasn't an adventure, per se, but I had some fun using my new 15lb Harbor Freight Soda Blaster and I'd like to report about it to folks who may be thinking about getting one. First of all, I regret not getting some pics. This thread is entirely spur of the moment, and I didnt think...

I found this video about a 14 year old boy who built his own bike, and it totally blew my mind. Well, not really, but what it did is to fill me with regret about not doing this with my son. Enjoy this! https://www.yahoo.com/autos/this-14-year-old-boy-and-his-home-made-motorbike-129642350152.html

I've seen some very nice polish jobs on cases and whatnot here. Does anyone clearcoat them after polish? Seems to me that some clearcoat or clear powdercoat might be the way to go? Would that even work?