TheFont, custom motorcycle tech

OK, all this stuff is copyright to me, you want to link to it then great, but don't go using it without getting permission from me, and I'm not keen on that idea to be honest, still you can ask. You can E-mail me by using this link . Some of this stuff has been around a while by the way, but it's all articles I've written over the last few years or material I've knocked up and finally got around to organising. Hopefully you'll find it useful. If you find it all lacking in structure, well, that's because it is. If you want structure, then you'll find it in the E-Book CD's on the Technobabble page.


Table of Contents



Tech Articles



Mounting a brake on a springer fork

A guide to the principles involved in putting a brake on a springer. Been on the Hondachopper site for years now.

TechnoBabble E-Books

Collections of tech articles I've written in Word format on CD.

Building a Tube bender

Not to be confused with any other bender you may have seen elsewhere. You don't need anything special in the way of tools, and you don't buy the formers.

Metric Frame build

Building a frame for a random metric motor without the aid of a safety net, or a set of blueprints.

Some Video How To's

Since I discovered that my digi-cam shoots half reasonable video, I've taken to making some videos around the workshop.

Bending rails for a 280 HD frame

lot of people seem to have trouble with this, so I ran a set through with some help from Alex, using the plans he had.

A pictorial guide to making baffles

Just some drawings I knocked together to help on those occasions when you HAVE to do something about the row the exhaust is making.

Wiring Choppers

An overview of wiring the lights and stuff on custom bikes.

Sprung Seat Patterns

Because I'm not very fond of spending money, I tend to make my own seat bases. This is a pattern for a Sprung solo seat that bears a passing resmeblance to the Bates seat.

Selecting Tube sizes

The size of tube you use for a frame, affects how stiff and how strong it's going to be. This is a look at what goes on, and the implications that has on frame design. Also has a calculator to do the difficult bit for you.

Some Photos


Some HD frames I've built

A couple of pretty different looking HD frames...

Jap Frames I've built

Various japanese engined bikes that I've built frames for

Some of my old bikes

Assorted pics from my youth......

Few pics of an Alfa trike

Italian twin cam 2 litre trike.

Links


Related links

Various bike related links.

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