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  • v3ko123
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2019
    • 7

    Narrow bikes

    Hey. I'm looking for ideas for fender and exhaust on narrow old school bike. You can post your bikes here with narrow handlebars, mid pegs etc. I cant decide with what should I combine my rear en:, flat fender or round fender, p pad or only springer seat and i'm not sure if exhaust should be simple as shotgun exhaust or something fancy. Any ideas? Cheeeers. 🤘
  • Sugarcubes
    • Apr 2024

    #2
    depends how big you are, my ironhead chop was super skinny but im 6ft 2 and 220lbs. When I stood up i had to check the bike wasn't still in the crack of my ass. I prefer my bikes with some meat on their bones these days!

    Anyways, for fender I like the Manta fender lowbrow did with the kick up at the rear. I ran the skinny one for an 18 rear wheel. In keeping with the skinny theme you could go short staggered pipes or high n tight shotguns tend to look best. narrowed z bars or drag bars on a set of dogbone risers / clamp and a cobra seat mounted to the frame.
    mid pegs and some decent ground clearance, your pretty much set

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    • Hoghead
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2015
      • 2580

      #3
      Chica's ribbed fender is nice , good steel , good fit. See my crap photo below.

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      • DoomBuggy
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2016
        • 2436

        #4
        HH,

        How long are he tubes on that bike, I am thinking that is a stock rake. I like the stance a lot.

        -DB

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        • Hoghead
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2015
          • 2580

          #5
          Ah- don't be fooled-they are stock, but the blocks under the bike have raised the front by a couple of inches at least.
          Got some other pics somewhere..

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          • shitbike
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2011
            • 131

            #6
            My old shovel. Speed club high mids with custom controls and very narrow drag bars. Was super narrow but almost unrideable for me being 6'3" and 240. My current shovel has stock mids and they're way better.Click image for larger version

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            • mplsdave
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2009
              • 258

              #7
              I used speed club mids on my last two shovels, also putting them on my current build. Kick shift on all three as well. I'm 5'9" 160 so high mids work pretty well for me. I have used a few different brake pedal setups. I have ran narrow T-bars and pull backs and have narrow T-bars going on my current bike.
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              • mplsdave
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2009
                • 258

                #8
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                • brooklynbomber
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 1944

                  #9
                  Love that crazy frank bike

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                  • markwade74
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 293

                    #10
                    Originally posted by brooklynbomber
                    Love that crazy frank bike
                    Me too. That's nice

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                    • captseadog
                      Junior Member
                      • Oct 2015
                      • 28

                      #11
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                      Ford model A spare tire ring mounted to a sissy bar I just finished making this winter

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                      • TriNortchopz
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2017
                        • 3255

                        #12
                        skinny Knucks:

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                        If buildin' old school choppers was easy, anyone could do it... ain't nobody said it's gonna be easy...

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