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| Pappasgarage | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 371 | | Location | : | Espoo, snowbird in California, Finland |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 07:37 Post title : Chopper S&S | | | My son has been building choppers already for several years. This happened to his
latest project some 200 miles from home riding to a chopper meeting and 40 miles to go.
He made his road side repair using duck tape and wire and some wood and did the
remaining 40 miles. I??m just waiting for his report tomorrow how he
will manage the ride home.
| Speedmaster 2004 in Espoo Fi, Rocket3 Touring 2014 in Oceanside Ca. IBA Finland SS1000
and T-Bird 09 gone
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| lioneloxford | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 231 | | Location | : | Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 08:43 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | Duck tape got me out of trouble a few time.
The "old boys" used to say, if it falls off, duck tape it back on.
If it's supposed to move spray it with WD 40.
Maybe a few of these would make a firmer repair.
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| zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 09:50 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | thats seems an unusual slice, almost as if its sbeen cut. cant see buckling either
glad hes ok 
seems a good temp fix, money on it will last till he gets home, slow riding though
makes you wonder about the intergrity of the other fork lower
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 10:15 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | You do what ya gotta do... but damn that fork wall looks thin!
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| RedBird2010 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 14:57 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
You do what ya gotta do... but damn that fork wall looks thin! |
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Thats what I was thinking too, and it's strange there is such a clean break.
Glad he is OK and best of luck for the ride home.
| Rick 
2010 Thunderbird SE 1600
"Harley-Davidson; the worlds' most efficient method of turning gasoline into noise without the harmful side effect of horsepower."
"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask"
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| lioneloxford | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 231 | | Location | : | Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 19:09 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: RedBird2010) | | |
RedBird2010 wrote:
Thatch wrote:
You do what ya gotta do... but damn that fork wall looks thin! |
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Thats what I was thinking too, and it's strange there is such a clean break.
Glad he is OK and best of luck for the ride home. |
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When the tube was drawn down to a taper, I wonder if it was held at that point, thus creating a stress point, leading to metal fatigue.
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| stevew | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 477 | | Location | : | Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 09 Jul 2011 - 20:40 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | Looks like the bottom cone has been butt welded to the upper tube,then linished to make it nice and smooth but was left with no weld penetration,and thats where it has snapped.
Hope the other side was not the same.
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| DC13 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 347 | | Location | : | Westbrook , Maine, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Jul 2011 - 15:45 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: stevew) | | | Glad he managed to keep the rubber side down.
I'm curious who made that springer. I was looking for some for my 73 Bonnie project. Lots of Chinese knock offs out there. they may be cheap but I wouldn't them with my life.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 14 Jul 2011 - 16:10 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: DC13) | | |
DC13 wrote:
Glad he managed to keep the rubber side down.
I'm curious who made that springer. I was looking for some for my 73 Bonnie project. Lots of Chinese knock offs out there. they may be cheap but I wouldn't them with my life. |
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What ? and you want some by the people who did the ones in the pic.  
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 15 Jul 2011 - 11:56 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
DC13 wrote:
Glad he managed to keep the rubber side down.
I'm curious who made that springer. I was looking for some for my 73 Bonnie project. Lots of Chinese knock offs out there. they may be cheap but I wouldn't them with my life. |
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What ? and you want some by the people who did the ones in the pic. |
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i used to love playing SNAP,
but not when im riding 
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| DC13 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 347 | | Location | : | Westbrook , Maine, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Jul 2011 - 14:17 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: mat1600) | | | No
I wanted to know so i could specifically avoid them. Ultimately I just need to stop trying to find a good deal and just spend whatever it takes to get the quality I want. Or at the very least one that wont snap.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 15 Jul 2011 - 14:27 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: DC13) | | |
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Farkinott | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 283 | | Location | : | Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Jul 2011 - 20:37 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: mat1600) | | | I love duck tape!
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| Pappasgarage | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 05/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 371 | | Location | : | Espoo, snowbird in California, Finland |
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| | Posted : 17 Jul 2011 - 08:48 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: DC13) | | | Heard it was made in Poland and sold by W&W. In the neighborhood 3 broken the same way in 2 years. The springers are only
2-3 years old. Thats what you get when buying cheap.
| Speedmaster 2004 in Espoo Fi, Rocket3 Touring 2014 in Oceanside Ca. IBA Finland SS1000
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| DC13 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 347 | | Location | : | Westbrook , Maine, United States |
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| | Posted : 18 Jul 2011 - 16:07 Post title : Re: Chopper S&S (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | Thanks for the info and fro sharing. You definitely reinforced not to buy a cheap springer.
I guess I need to keep saving for the Zero Engineering springer I want.
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