Rubber mount sportster chopper3/15/2023 I want to be clear that this part of the design, and essentially what allows the bike to function as well as it does, was not my idea. It is now what I call “semi-rubber mounted,” a concept experimented with by other engineers in the past with varying degrees of success. There is no easy answer as to how this bike works now and what makes it behave the way it does. The bike you see here is the result of a two-year adventure into solving this problem without giving up my beloved rubber mounts! Most aggressive Dyna riders are familiar with this. For instance, there was the vague feeling in the rear end of the bike when cornering. ![]() I had made up my mind that there are problems with the original rubber-mount system to improve on. My inspiration to build usually comes from problem solving. I crossed the country on her solo in 2014, from Connecticut to California, rode her up and down the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco, and enjoyed hundreds of miles of reliable fun before I decided it was time again. ![]() Before this time, I had built seven complete custom motorcycles but had yet to experiment with a rubber-mounted bike as a platform for customization.įast-forward four years and the bike had received a complete makeover: handmade sheet metal, a 95-inch kit, belt drive, cams, magneto, new exhaust, and all sorts of subtle fabricated doodads. It started when I purchased a 2000 Harley FXDX in 2010 with my associate Alex Lerner of SL NYC fame.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |