Ultimate V-Twin Motorcycle Chassis
  The foundation of any custom or scratch-built motorcycle is the frame. The length, the look and the handling are all determined by the chassis. In ten chapters author Timothy Remus presents an overview of frame dimension & design, a buyer's guide of the most popular frames on the market, and the analysis of the best forks, shocks, brakes, wheels & tires.
Shops tours take the reader into the shop of Arlen Ness and MC Specialties where frames are fabricated and then assembled. Side-bars cover the pros and cons of mild steel vs. chrome-moly, the nuts & bolts of motorcycle assembly, speedometers (electric or mechanical), powder-coating and drive-line ratios. Part Buyer's Guide and part Assembly Manual, this book is filled with info useful and necessary to anyone planning to build a V-twin motorcycle from scratch.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The right frame for the project
- Frames and swingarms
- Shock absorbers
- The fork
- Brakes
- Wheels and tires
- Motorcycle wiring
- Sheet metal
- Frame fabrication
- Engine installation and mock-up assembly
- Sources
Note: this is not a book about building your own frame from scratch. It is rather a guide intended to help you buy the best frame for your particular application.
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