This is Elliot's front end......

This is the front end that Elliot came up with for his project bike I'm doing for him. It's an old Denvers springer, and it's solid. It needs some work, and it needs to be shortened about 5", but hey, Elliot has always wanted a Shovel with a Denvers springer, so that's what he'll have. I never paid much attention to the way Denvers built their springers, but they have some unusual touches. The neck stem is really skinny - 3/4", and the top tree nut is machined to adapt the 3/4" stem to the big twin's 1" neck bearing, There's a corresponding "hat" sleeve that slides down the stem to do the same on the lower tree.

The needle bearings in the rockers are in great shape, but their shoulder bolts are long gone, replaced by regular bolts. The original nuts for the rocker studs are there (well, 3 of them are), as well as the original top tree nut, and the original top spring nuts and hats. Did you know that Denvers used automotive custom wheel lug nuts for their rocker stud nuts? We'll match up the lost one, and get the right shoulder bolts in there. We're also going to put in a hidden fork stop on the lower tree, and make him a set of plug-in T bars to fit into the back legs. Like always, stay tuned, you should like this......