Crucial tips for the backyard motorcycle builder
February 4th, 2010 15 Comments » | View blog reactions
If you’re planning to chop your old triumph or thinking of building a chopper, bobber or what ever you wanna call it, here’s a good resource for some killer advice. Lowbrow Customs who specialize in parts for triumph bobbers and hard to find motorcycle parts have a tech tips section that I believe you will find really useful.
Here’s a list of some of the tips you will find.
- Cloth Wiring Tips
- Custom-Built Exhaust Pipes How-To
- Custom-Built Exhaust Pipes on a Triumph
- How To Install A Solo Seat
- How to Shorten Triumph / British Forks
- How To Narrow a Motorcycle Gas Tank
- How to Radius a Motorcycle Fender
- Marking your throttle cable fit your Amal Carb
- How to Install a Chopper Oil Tank
- How to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit
- Clutch Tech – The Triumph Cush Drive
- How to Shorten a Motorcycle Chain
- Custom Motorcycle Fork Stops
And more go check it out. Lowbrow Custom Tech Section
Jesper,
Thanks for the link. There is a lot of handy tips and tricks, I like the custom fork stops, great source.
Great resource – thanks for posting!
Good link!
Does anybody know a good source for Triumphs parts from the 90s (Hinckley Triumphs)?
Specifically I’m looking for a carburetor for Triumph Tiger ’98.
I believe it is a Mikuni BST36.
Thanks,
Daniel
The Shortening Triumph forks bit is priceless, will include it in our technical resources.
Thanks
Very useful tips! Thanks for sharing
any links for rebuilding a circa 1960s Husqvarna?
I’ve got one in my motorcycle rental shop in los angeles right now, that I picked up randomly at a local moto show. Other than being rusted, it’s in pretty good condition. I’m just not sure how crazy a Husqvarna scrambler rebuild will be/get.
Any ideas/tips, majorly appreciated! feel free to e-mail me with tips too! — ish@jupitersnyc.com
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Great guideline .It help me a lot.
great piece of advice. i sure hope it can help me when i decide to do what you did.
Bookmarked this, I’m sure it’s going to come in very handy. Still trying to decide between building a softtail or hardtail 🙂
fantastic link thanks really helpful
You forgot one thing!!! How to install An All American Rider saddle bag! I promise you, it will out last any of those other parts on your bike. Hands down best bag.
Those are good things to know, thanks for the advise. But don’t forget your saddle bag installation it could save your life one day.
I have done business with Lowbrow on many occasions for Brit Bikes I have worked on in the past. Great bunch of guys that I would highly recommend!
Thanks for the list you mentioned above. I think those tips will be helpful before I buy some parts at… [edited for ignorant self promotion]
hey those are really good tips, i like this post got such a good information to maintain my Bike. I have bookmarked this blog & looking to get some more & more info from this blog.