ANOTHER Rubber Mount Softail Thread...
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From: la la land jerzey
I see what you mean on the bracket at the axle (Shoddy). I assumed the fender and soft tail are a solid unit. Looks like they had to in order for the bracing/hinged fender not to explode on first bump. If so, don't know about the clearance to the seat. Maybe all this is why Willis didn't keep it...
75 percent of the bikes that were built over the last 10 years were built by get rich TV show wannabees Morons -- What you see on TV is all fake < its bull$hit they could not get a job putting china swing sets together - thousands of junk like that have been put up for sale - i lost count how many arnold and jay lenno, micky rorke, build it must have been a thousand each - it looks like a bike from the picture
if you are looking into building a bike and have a style in mind post up your ideas
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
It doesn't go up and down, its bolted to the outside ends of the rocker pivot axle and stays where it is...
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From: Farmington ,MS
Actually it is bolted to the front fork pivot and the fork itself...so it moves up and down...but not as much as the wheel itself...older springers were bolted to the rear pivot axle and didn't move at all...and heritage springers are bolted to the axle and move the same as the wheel...crazy
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Actually it is bolted to the front fork pivot and the fork itself...so it moves up and down...but not as much as the wheel itself...older springers were bolted to the rear pivot axle and didn't move at all...and heritage springers are bolted to the axle and move the same as the wheel...crazy
I think you will find it isn't bolted at the back....look at the pic of the other side and its just an acorn nut sitting behind (but close to) the mounting strap.
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From: Farmington ,MS
Not bolted in the back...bolted to the front fork top and bottom,,,it has to move up and down with the rocker
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From: Haslet Texas
Looking good so far!!!
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Fxr frame with a springer? That's all kinds of wrong right there. Then again D-Gyver won't be all alone in the world anymore but again he posted it with a shovelhead. Lol
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I know huh... I kept the origional FXR frame just in case I want to do a fast leaner later. Right now, I'm just lookin' to build a 40's style geezer glider that will give me 300-400 miles a day without blowing out my hemroids...
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Originally Posted by Tee⋁12972547
Fxr frame with a springer? That's all kinds of wrong right there. Then again D-Gyver won't be all alone in the world anymore but again he posted it with a shovelhead. Lol
and no he wont be alone im building a evo for the bastard. i got an offer of 5000.00 on the engine so its going by by. it was way to much motor for that bike anyway. last dyno on it was 118hp 110tq
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