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......

Never posted the finished 2 into 1 collector.......

I never posted my 2 into1 collector system after I finished off the welds on all the joints. This will look killer in gloss black porcelain. If you can't tell, this is my homage to Dick Allen, and his pioneering collector system, with a few of my own tweaks. Well worth the time it took to make this, I'm stoked.

This goes right along with Dick's aluminum rear wheel I'm using, which is off in this photo. I'm sending it in to Centerline for a rehab. Did you know that Centerline will remove the old sealer between the rims, re-seal it, give it a full polish, and send it back for $55.00 ???? Are you kidding me ????? I'm also getting the hubs and the rotor carrier polished here in town while the wheel is away. And, I got a chance to drill the 16, 5/16" holes in the solid rear belt pulley, spaced in the same pattern as the wheel's rivets, and hand-bucked in the high-domed hard aluminum rivets. Now the pulley matches the wheel.

I didn't want band clamps for the merge pipe connection, and I know you can buy these from Cone Eng., Burns Stainless, etc, but I just couldn't see buying two - they probably wouldn't have fit up as well, and they aren't as thick as I made these. If I were doing a V-8, and needed 8 pairs, yeah...I'd have bought them. I just have them tacked in place here, but the whole system is pretty strong, and self-supporting. I'm still going to add a small support to the collector itself.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ........

Elliot's 530 chain primary drive.

"Can I grind you a pound or two, sir?"

And....this Sunday....

Kick off the racing season in style over at Illusion Cycles. T-rod and Rusty are two of my favorite people, I wish I could make it out for this. Go out and support T-rod and Gene this year, on the world's only Evo-powered speedway sidehack racing rig. Costa Mesa Speedway is their home track.

This Saturday - Hippie Killer Hoedown........

You should make this one. I thought I'd be able to come out for this, but...no extra dough, damnit!
It's a good show.....