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MadNick:
Afternoon,

Well I think I have finished them for the meantime.

As it turned out there is some deep knurling on the bars, where they fit the clamps, so as I tightened the clamps up it all squeezed together very nicely.

Fitted -

There is a little more machining to do to make these sit square on the top yoke - Ill wait before I do this as I would really like a nice pair of slab yokes made from ali. Im on the lookout for the raw material or a good used pair.

I would say they are a good tight fit - I was able to pick the front of the bike up (a bit) by the handlebars.

Thanks for your help.

Nick

DaveH:
There you go Nick - I told you, you could do it :palm: :palm: :palm:
A nice job well done :clap: :clap: :clap:

Most of my jobs are done that way. Hand crafted made to fit :lol: :lol: :lol:

What could be better. :thumbup:

I'll tell you now Nick I wouldn't have scraped it, I would have put some emery on the tube, "rubbed" it 'till it did fit.
If they closed up too much - just a case of removing a bit off each face. :D :D :D
:beer:
DaveH

Divided he ad:
Looks like a job well done Nick. Radius turner worked out I see :borg:

That's a nice looking machine. Is it all your own work? Looks like you have the OCC bug! (Hope that's not swearing in enthusiast circles?)

I like the super close mudguard :headbang: (I like the rock welding too :thumbup: )

I'm not a bike kind of guy (I'd fall off!) But I do like seeing the work and the results of these projects :) Always wonder how your arms don't fall off holding those bars for a long ride :scratch:

Ralph.

jiihoo:
Nice job, man! The clamps blend in beautifully with the look of the rest of the bike. The bike looks very nice, too (and this from a guy who usually does not dig H-D...)

Jari

MadNick:
Thanks for the kind comments :)

Frame building, now theres a real skill - I have to say that part isnt my own work.

I use my machines and tooling to make wheel spacers, tank and seatbase mounts, seatbase, oil filter perch, footrests and as I get more proficient make my own tools, like the radius turner, to do a nicer job and have round, instead of flat surfaces.

Nick

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