Ridgid Bob??
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
ORIGINAL: steelcowboy
... your all a bunch of dadmn sheep anyhow.
... your all a bunch of dadmn sheep anyhow.
don't get pissed at us that your "dream" bike is gonna cost you some serious jack. while that may not be the advice/feedback you WANT...that's the reality of the situation. look, i was SAR for a few years, i know your training at somepoint has to tell you to quite trying to make something in to something it isn't. accept the reality of situation.
what your trying to do is gonna cost you. whether you do it or someone else does.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
I like the idea of a rigid,not really into the super fat tire though.I've seen/heard of a couple "custom" with the stock neck cut and re-applied to the aftermarket frame.This was for title and insurance reasons-HD VIN. There should be no reason why you couldn't have a wide rear section put on the stock frame if you want,the cost may or may not be cheaper than a whole frame.Depends on what fab shop you can sell the idea to.Who cares if you want to cut up your bike? Different strokes for different folks.I would rather cut up a Harley than buy a kit bike,especially if this is a lifer bike anyway.Sucker Punch Sally bikes are great but are the old school way and look.There will probably be a fair amount of fab involved but can be done.Good luck.
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The majority of the messages left here have nothing to do with the function or the feasibility of the Ridgid the idea behind this thread was to get advice from someone who's done it thought about it or seen it done not start a pissing contest on weather or not I should chop up MY bike to build it the way I want it. As far a Jesse James goes he never has let his bike building and his TV popularity conflict you tell me builder who builds a harder faster more harecore old skool ride. Ness is all about flash Martin bros and OCC are all about trash. Bourgett builds a nice bike Indian Larry tried even Billy Lane has alot of good ideas he builds a hell of a powerplant and then has to leave the lines all jagged and unfinshed Exiles are too fat. There are a few little shops out there building some ok stuff but the majority of them are missing something they just order a bunch of parts from a book and sling them together. My Bob is a great starting point the lines are clean the engine has potential it just is lacking some things. I am only thinking about the ridgid rear sextion in order to offset some cost I have a kit in mind thats only about 4g's. I probably will go with it. Yes I admit I do have a limited background in motorcycle fabrication but I do have a strong and successful background in automotives I've built and maintained more than a few musclecars and even a cpl tuners. The basic theroys of the mechanics are the same accross the board. My bigger rear tire equals larger contact patch equals more traction. Longer fork and increased rake will equal greater caster angle equating better straight line stability. Bigger distplacment equals more fun. Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I was just looking for a bit of advice on a idea I had. Sorry i made that mistake of askig for opinions on it from a group of closed minded followers it for damn sure won't happen again. You'll all seem way to stuck in you little bubbles to think outside the box and push the limits of what you think and attempt to do what you want and I'm sorry for that too. Same thing happend in the 70's and the choppers and Bobers were born 20 years later the rest of you think they are cool some of us always did.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
Maybe it's because it's not a solid, economically wise or otherwise logical idea. Ever think of that? I think the point that most people were trying to make, which you seem to be too hell-bent to see, is that there is a cheaper, easier way to get what you want with a far better result. You made money an issue, so we did as well. I don't know what you're looking at and seeing as junk but you can get what you want for WAY less than you're planning. That is, if you have the proper starting point. Ever hear the saying, "you can't get there from here"?
Again, I am sorry we are not all able to tell you what you want to hear but you did ask. If you're gonna **** on everybody's response, good luck getting help next time. I don't think you have enough of a clue of what is going on. I'd suggest you slow down and do some more research before spending another nickel.
Again, I am sorry we are not all able to tell you what you want to hear but you did ask. If you're gonna **** on everybody's response, good luck getting help next time. I don't think you have enough of a clue of what is going on. I'd suggest you slow down and do some more research before spending another nickel.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
you little bubbles to think outside the box and push the limits of what you think and attempt to do what you want and I'm sorry for that too. Same thing happend in the 70's and the choppers and Bobers were born 20 years later the rest of you think they are cool some of us always did.
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your about 40 years late
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your about 40 years late
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
As far as cash goes 15 g's for my Bob 4g's for the rear section. 8 g's for a huge crate engine I'll sell my stocker on ebay to recoupe some of the cost and another 1200 or so to do the front and I'll sell me stocker there again too. Doesn't seem to far off the cost of a kit bike really now does it and a *** load cheaper than a full one off custom. I'm not the type to toss away cahs when I can build something that will work just as good that I could fab myself plus I'd get the advantage of saying hey I did that. But regardless this damn post is getting tiring and I'm had enough of explaining myslef to ppl who just don't listen so would one of you with admin rights please remove this thread and while your at it remove my profile I've been loking for a removal link but can't find one.
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
ORIGINAL: steelcowboy
The majority of the messages left here have nothing to do with the function or the feasibility of the Ridgid the idea behind this thread was to get advice from someone who's done it thought about it or seen it done not start a pissing contest on weather or not I should chop up MY bike to build it the way I want it. As far a Jesse James goes he never has let his bike building and his TV popularity conflict you tell me builder who builds a harder faster more harecore old skool ride. Ness is all about flash Martin bros and OCC are all about trash. Bourgett builds a nice bike Indian Larry tried even Billy Lane has alot of good ideas he builds a hell of a powerplant and then has to leave the lines all jagged and unfinshed Exiles are too fat. There are a few little shops out there building some ok stuff but the majority of them are missing something they just order a bunch of parts from a book and sling them together. My Bob is a great starting point the lines are clean the engine has potential it just is lacking some things. I am only thinking about the ridgid rear sextion in order to offset some cost I have a kit in mind thats only about 4g's. I probably will go with it. Yes I admit I do have a limited background in motorcycle fabrication but I do have a strong and successful background in automotives I've built and maintained more than a few musclecars and even a cpl tuners. The basic theroys of the mechanics are the same accross the board. My bigger rear tire equals larger contact patch equals more traction. Longer fork and increased rake will equal greater caster angle equating better straight line stability. Bigger distplacment equals more fun. Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I was just looking for a bit of advice on a idea I had. Sorry i made that mistake of askig for opinions on it from a group of closed minded followers it for damn sure won't happen again. You'll all seem way to stuck in you little bubbles to think outside the box and push the limits of what you think and attempt to do what you want and I'm sorry for that too. Same thing happend in the 70's and the choppers and Bobers were born 20 years later the rest of you think they are cool some of us always did.
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The majority of the messages left here have nothing to do with the function or the feasibility of the Ridgid the idea behind this thread was to get advice from someone who's done it thought about it or seen it done not start a pissing contest on weather or not I should chop up MY bike to build it the way I want it. As far a Jesse James goes he never has let his bike building and his TV popularity conflict you tell me builder who builds a harder faster more harecore old skool ride. Ness is all about flash Martin bros and OCC are all about trash. Bourgett builds a nice bike Indian Larry tried even Billy Lane has alot of good ideas he builds a hell of a powerplant and then has to leave the lines all jagged and unfinshed Exiles are too fat. There are a few little shops out there building some ok stuff but the majority of them are missing something they just order a bunch of parts from a book and sling them together. My Bob is a great starting point the lines are clean the engine has potential it just is lacking some things. I am only thinking about the ridgid rear sextion in order to offset some cost I have a kit in mind thats only about 4g's. I probably will go with it. Yes I admit I do have a limited background in motorcycle fabrication but I do have a strong and successful background in automotives I've built and maintained more than a few musclecars and even a cpl tuners. The basic theroys of the mechanics are the same accross the board. My bigger rear tire equals larger contact patch equals more traction. Longer fork and increased rake will equal greater caster angle equating better straight line stability. Bigger distplacment equals more fun. Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I was just looking for a bit of advice on a idea I had. Sorry i made that mistake of askig for opinions on it from a group of closed minded followers it for damn sure won't happen again. You'll all seem way to stuck in you little bubbles to think outside the box and push the limits of what you think and attempt to do what you want and I'm sorry for that too. Same thing happend in the 70's and the choppers and Bobers were born 20 years later the rest of you think they are cool some of us always did.
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Steel, you have every right to buy any bike you want, chop it to Hades and back, and have a blast doin' it. When someone doesn't agree with that particular method of wailin' on a bike, then it tells me they probably don't know the history of bobbers, choppers, and every other custom bike design. That's where this whole industry started. But when you have someone tell you that in their opinion you're foolish for doin' what you want to do, shine 'em on, and don't waste your breath.
Next, Steel, I'm gonna clue you in on a bit of a history lesson 'cause I'm an ol' fart and I like to talk about the history of muttersickles.
Ness is flash now. Back in the '70s he built the slimmest and trimmest Sporties seen. They were jewels, and clean simple machines.
Martin Brothers are flash-trash & OCC, well, they're just weird.
Indian Larry didn't try to build old school (I'm really starting to get tired of that moniker); he built what he wanted, and they were built in the old way. The man was genius-down-to-earth.
Billy Lane is/was an artist with some far out ideas. But don't try tellin' me about his engine building prowess. Mechanically on motors, he was pretty much clueless, as seen when he tried putting 2 huge carbs on a mill and couldn't mak
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RE: Ridgid Bob??
Finally someone with advice. No I hadn't thought about the rubber mounted engine. Thats the kind of stuff that I've been looking for this entire time with tis post. I never said I WAS going to weld it up ridgid I was looking for advice as to whether it could be done economically and soundly. I probably will go with the wide tire kit and like I said I just don't like paying someone 4000 bucks for 500 dollars worth of parts. I always had the plan of a chain final and a 3" open primary. I've done my school work when it came to the engine. I was just seeking out viable options on the tail and at this point you are the only person to give any real advice period. Thank you for that.