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Weld on Hard Tail Without Any Stretch For a 78 Ironhead

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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Default Weld on Hard Tail Without Any Stretch For a 78 Ironhead

I am looking for a weld on hardtail for a 1978 Ironhead sportster but everything I find is lowering the bike 4" and stretching the bike 4" to give a straight line from the backbone to the wheel. Don't want the stretch or care for a straight backbone. Anyone know of this weld on? Who makes it?
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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There's a place called led sled customs that'll build you whatever you want for it. I'm sure there are plenty of other companies but Led Sled really has their **** together. I don't know of any production hardtails that keep everything in the same place.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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also check with kansas kustoms, Bill makes a lot of hardtails and can made one to your specs too
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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I haven't checked with led sled but Kansas Kustoms has some really really nice stuff but for their prices I could buy a new frame and have cash left over!
 
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If you don't want to change any of the lines of the bike, why not just use solid struts?
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kahaone
If you don't want to change any of the lines of the bike, why not just use solid struts?

That's a good idea. With no stretch the frame will follow the same line as a strut anyway...atleast down to the swing arm.
 
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Solid struts on are the bike now and in my opinion look terrible. It looks like a back yard hack job. Too cluttered back there. I want to do a weld on to clean up the back end. I am taking possession of the bike in about a week and would like to have all my ducks in a row by then. Here are a couple pictures of the bike...


 
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