girder

Hello everybody, recently I picked up a durfee girder that has a 7/8 steering stem, I planned to put it on my 1978 xs650 chopper but can’t find any neck bearings that fit the factory neck with a 7/8 id, I’ve called a custom bearing shop but they said its not possible to make it, I know voodoo...

Hello everybody, recently I picked up a durfee girder that has a 7/8 steering stem, I planned to put it on my 1978 xs650 chopper but can’t find any neck bearings that fit the factory neck with a 7/8 id, I’ve called a custom bearing shop but they said its not possible to make it, I know voodoo...

Started this build for last years chop-off. Finally finished it and put on a few hundred miles. I started with designing and building the front end. The bike is pretty light so it's a single shock set-up. Built as much as possible myself, frame, seat pan, bars, sissy, machine work and rebuilt...

Started designing and building this girder a while back and I'm closing in on completion so I thought I would share some pictures of it. Thank god I use geometry at work on a regular basis or I would have been lost! Also I was concerned about my stainless hardware causing problems in the...

I'm really liking the looks of the girder on this BSA. Simple but stylish. :thumbsup:

hey guys my name is Rusty and i am new to the forum. i have been planning my xs project for over 8 months and finally got the money to go ahead and start it! some how in my infinite wisdom (more like lack there of) i ended up with 2 650s. the first one is bone stock and i plan to chop the rear...