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Hi Guys I'm new here. I almost got my build done. I need to build some side covers and finish the exhaust then some pint striping for the tank. But anyway here it is. I put a leaf spring rear suspensiom on it.   
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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Welcome to the forum. I LOVE YOUR BIKE!!!!!!! That is too cool!!! What are the springs off of?
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I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
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South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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I just purchased a trailer spring from Tractor Supply and worked with that. I had 2 plys but it was to soft so the end result was 3. I wish I knew of this forum while I was building it. I had alot of questions and was looking for an outlet for help.
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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I would have loved watching that bike go together.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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TOOLS1 wrote
I would have loved watching that bike go together.
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Me too! Cool idea! Does it ride much different than stock? It really doesn't matter if it rides awful...it's still cool! Welcome!
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The ride is just about the same.
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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In reply to this post by Lincoln Highway Bullitt
Welcome, Cool Bike, What made you think of Leaf Spring? You gonna put a shock on the other side? Just a shock no spring?
American by birth. Cowboy by choice!
Vero Beach, FL
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I wanted a bobber look but didn't want the hardtail ride. I was going to fab a mono shock spring assembly but I wanted to do something original. I almost went with a torsion bar suspension. Then the leaf spring idea sprung into my head and the chopping and welding began. So far no shock. It not a bad ride. Thanks for looking.
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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Well as of today she is all legal for the highway. I ordered custom tags for it today to. I got the word "3-PLY" for my tag number. That's how many leaf spring plys I put on it. Come on nice weather!
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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3-PLY. That's pretty cool  I was thinking,I tried to cut and drill a leaf spring off of a Nova one time with zero success on the drilling part. What did you use to drill and cut your spring?
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A chop saw to cut it. The trick to drilling it very slow speed, steady pressure and lots of oil.
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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..and tungsten carbide bits. Machine shops use them (even to drill out broken taps, and those are HARD) and they will cut leaf spring metal like a normal bit cuts sheet metal. Very expensive, but the only thing better is polycrystalline diamond bits which have a layer of diamond bonded to solid tungsten carbide. Either one will cut anything on your bike like butter. (16 years in auto parts with a machine shop attached, I've used them before!)
I wore out 3 titanium bits, and 4 cobalt bits drilling just 1/8" into a broken tap when I was building my BBC. ONE tungsten carbide bit drilled out the remaining 2" of tap without even getting hot. That one bit was $25, but well worth it IMO.
Mark Davis
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
amateur photographer, hot rodder, motorcyclist, adventurer
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."
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Sometimes you get what you pay for. 
American by birth. Cowboy by choice!
Vero Beach, FL
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo172/grandpaslinger/HD%20Road%20Glide/IMAG0046.jpg
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Tungsten drill bit. I just learned something. Thanks mark
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…Tungsten Carbide. Not sure if it's different from just plain Tungsten, as I've never seen a bit claiming to be just tungsten, but you never know with some of the knock-off brands. :)
p.s. AWESOME for being different….Leaf Springs! Coooooool. :)
Mark Davis
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
amateur photographer, hot rodder, motorcyclist, adventurer
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."
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In reply to this post by Lincoln Highway Bullitt
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo close up pics of the bike=VERY NICE!!!! Man that leaf spring is just freakin' cool!! Im really digging the wrench bracketry ya got going on! Oh and just a fair warning....since you are running pods (earlier discussed) Im probably gonna be hounding you with questions. I love the clean simple look of pods!
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Thanks! Sorry I haven't gotten back to you on the jet size. It slipped my mind but I am heading to the shop tomorrow and hope to pass the info along. I have heard alot of talk about crosswind problems. I haven't encountered any yet. I was out yesterday and it was windy as it was about to storm but the bike never stumbled or missed a beat. Maybe it's the way I sit on the bike and my knees sorta shroud the pods.
Making Laps, Twisting the Throttle and Cruzz control, it just don't get any better!
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aw man no big deal! Im just in the day dreaming stage right now...ive still got a lot of work to do before Im ready to step into pod territory. Id like to ride my bike a little before I tear it apart....AGAIN!!?? 
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that's the craziest design I ever saw for a bike suspension. cudos for taking the road less traveled.
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I am in the same stage and would love to know how you got these CV carbs working with pods, feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to hear how you pulled it off
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