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Title: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest27 on March 19, 2009, 05:02:01 PM
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Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: turkeyuk on March 19, 2009, 06:17:41 PM
Ahh, i remember that one, i think its the Dirt track oval racing frame often seen at the county fair circa 1906
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest18 on March 19, 2009, 10:43:50 PM
Glad to see they got rid of that silly idea of strapping two thumpers together at last  ;D
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest7 on March 19, 2009, 11:40:41 PM
On a different note, a bloke who drinks at my local turned up on his bobbed Harley the other night. It has a rigid wishbone frame, a tweaked motor full of S&S goodies and a combination of old forks, spoked wheels and disk front brake.

It's breathtakingly lovely and he rides it like a bloody demon. Apparently it's nothing for him to overtake Buells and the like on runs and leave them for dead. It's just so refreshing to see a HD being ridden that way, with panache and (it has to be said) reckless abondon.

GC
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: 002 on March 20, 2009, 10:50:09 PM
What is a Wishbone Frame ?
I have never heard of that one before.

Does it look like something from a Chicken Carcass ?


Jethro
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: robG on March 21, 2009, 08:18:57 AM
"Bl***y Hell ! I wish this cowing thing would handle !"

Off for my coat , as we speak .
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: 002 on March 21, 2009, 03:26:31 PM
Quote from: 002 on March 20, 2009, 10:50:09 PM
What is a Wishbone Frame ?
I have never heard of that one before.

Does it look like something from a Chicken Carcass ?


Jethro

Ah !  Just found out....!

As Featherbed and Deltabox etc....Wishbone is a name given to a certain frame(Rigid Cradle Type) built by Harley.

Jethro
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest40 on March 21, 2009, 03:29:48 PM
they certainly don't make them like they used to, and thankfully too, they would have been hell to put on the back of the ute back then.
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest27 on March 21, 2009, 03:32:25 PM
Ah but drop it and damage the frame and a lump of 4X2 and some 4" 10s would do the job
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest40 on March 21, 2009, 03:33:28 PM
G'day, Rog.
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: guest7 on March 22, 2009, 03:15:11 PM
Don't I recognise the rider? IT'S BOYD!

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GC
Title: Re: New Race Frame from Harly D
Post by: Steffan on March 22, 2009, 05:51:31 PM
As an enfield rider, it amuses me that rear suspension was enfield's cutting edge contribution to motorcycling in the 1930s and here we are in 2008 and people are deliberately retro-fitting rigid rear ended frames....

Steffan