Ridgid Bob??
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From: RI
RE: Ridgid Bob??
Youre going to weld on a hardtail kit?
Is that what you meant by "weld it up rigid"?
Is that what you meant by "weld it up rigid"?
ORIGINAL: steelcowboy
No spring setup here. Your missing the point of the hardtail its so I cansave money and put a bigger tire on just changing the struts would be pointless.
No spring setup here. Your missing the point of the hardtail its so I cansave money and put a bigger tire on just changing the struts would be pointless.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
Yes they make kits or I may have a shop do it where rather than wory about the aligment and travel of the swingarm where they will just ensure the geometry is right and weld the swingarm in place use solid supports and ram a huge tire under it. I know theres alot more to as far as lining up the belts etc but you get the point.
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From: RI
RE: Ridgid Bob??
Got it. BTW I would run a chain on an engine that size.
ORIGINAL: steelcowboy
Yes they make kits or I may have a shop do it where rather than wory about the aligment and travel of the swingarm where they will just ensure the geometry is right and weld the swingarm in place use solid supports and ram a huge tire under it. I know theres alot more to as far as lining up the belts etc but you get the point.
Yes they make kits or I may have a shop do it where rather than wory about the aligment and travel of the swingarm where they will just ensure the geometry is right and weld the swingarm in place use solid supports and ram a huge tire under it. I know theres alot more to as far as lining up the belts etc but you get the point.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
I had planned on it I'm doing a 3" belt drive primary and a chain final. The engine and trans stuff is the easy $hit I'm either doing with the HD 113"(only to maintain the warrenty) or I might just go ***** to the walland order a huge racing engine 140"+. And of course I'm gonna stuff the slushbox with hardend gears and kevlar mesh.
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From: RI
RE: Ridgid Bob??
I'm just now building a new 260 tire prostreet softail from scratch. I went with the Ultima 127" motor, Ultima 3" billet belt drive with outboard bearing support, and the built up trans. Chain final drive. Should be pretty bulletproof. With about 135 at the rear wheel, should move out. 
ORIGINAL: steelcowboy
I had planned on it I'm doing a 3" belt drive primary and a chain final. The engine and trans stuff is the easy $hit I'm either doing with the HD 113"(only to maintain the warrenty) or I might just go ***** to the walland order a huge racing engine 140"+. And of course I'm gonna stuff the slushbox with hardend gears and kevlar mesh.
I had planned on it I'm doing a 3" belt drive primary and a chain final. The engine and trans stuff is the easy $hit I'm either doing with the HD 113"(only to maintain the warrenty) or I might just go ***** to the walland order a huge racing engine 140"+. And of course I'm gonna stuff the slushbox with hardend gears and kevlar mesh.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
If you are willing to cut the frame and fabricate or buy a pre-fabricated rear hard tail section to graft onto the frame, then you can do it. You will need to fabb up a frame jig to make sure it is properly aligned and that the bike can track straight and true.
The stock frame and transmission/swingarm design WILL NOT allow you to simply weld it into a rigid. The engine and tranny would need to come out and some serious fab work would need to be done to make it happen on a Dyna. (Yes, I currently am wrenching a 93 Dydna Wideglide and am familar with the exact setup of the bike). the rear tail would need to be grafted to the frame downtubes under the tranny and at the top seat post junction as well.
Is is worth it? That is up to you. To simply run a larger tire on a dyna and have it slammed , there are multipl companies offering wider swingarms, rear rim, offset pullys, fenders, and reduced travel shocks to accomadate what you want.
Also, Atlas and several other manufactureres offer complete rigid frames that will allow you to reuse your Engine, require a softail tranny and primary, a new seat, battery tray, wider tire, etc and then the rest rest of your stuff. It would look "different" to say the least, since the front end, front wheel, gas tank, etc would be from a Bob and placed on a rigid frame. But if its what you want then build it.
The stock frame and transmission/swingarm design WILL NOT allow you to simply weld it into a rigid. The engine and tranny would need to come out and some serious fab work would need to be done to make it happen on a Dyna. (Yes, I currently am wrenching a 93 Dydna Wideglide and am familar with the exact setup of the bike). the rear tail would need to be grafted to the frame downtubes under the tranny and at the top seat post junction as well.
Is is worth it? That is up to you. To simply run a larger tire on a dyna and have it slammed , there are multipl companies offering wider swingarms, rear rim, offset pullys, fenders, and reduced travel shocks to accomadate what you want.
Also, Atlas and several other manufactureres offer complete rigid frames that will allow you to reuse your Engine, require a softail tranny and primary, a new seat, battery tray, wider tire, etc and then the rest rest of your stuff. It would look "different" to say the least, since the front end, front wheel, gas tank, etc would be from a Bob and placed on a rigid frame. But if its what you want then build it.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
Where are ya gonna weld the swingarm? It pivots on the transmission, not the frame. Last I knew ya can't weld steel to aluminum!
Something about struts for all y'all that have never had 'em. We used to put 'em on Sporties pretty regularly back in the '70s. They are hard on a frame. Every frame I ever measured that we'd strutted was bent from the transmitting of the forces through the strut to the top mounting area. Not some of 'em, not a few of 'em, but every single one that had been ridden what I'd call normally.
If you gotta have a fat tire so's your bike won't track worth crap, then go with the wide swingarm kit. After all, slappin' a set of struts on won't let you put on any wider tire than normal.
Something about struts for all y'all that have never had 'em. We used to put 'em on Sporties pretty regularly back in the '70s. They are hard on a frame. Every frame I ever measured that we'd strutted was bent from the transmitting of the forces through the strut to the top mounting area. Not some of 'em, not a few of 'em, but every single one that had been ridden what I'd call normally.
If you gotta have a fat tire so's your bike won't track worth crap, then go with the wide swingarm kit. After all, slappin' a set of struts on won't let you put on any wider tire than normal.