So I wanted to shorten the fork on my surly.
Went to a friend of mines garage, a motorcycle builder so I trusted him with the task.
First we tried to heat up the lugs to get the forks of, but it just sat to hard.
Went to a friend of mines garage, a motorcycle builder so I trusted him with the task.
First we tried to heat up the lugs to get the forks of, but it just sat to hard.
So we shopped the off.
Rewelded them back on.
Grinded them a bit.
End result.
Before.
After.
(wrong wheel, but you get the idea)
(wrong wheel, but you get the idea)
Cool! I can really relate to that feeling. A minor detail spoils the ride and you simply must do something about it. Chop-chop, butt weld it together, grind and it just feels better.
ReplyDeleteDid the operation make the front wheel bar-spinnable?
ReplyDeleteIs that Nicke's garage by the way?
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Arvid:Yepp, there´s only one thing to do when you can´t get that feeling out of your head ;)
ReplyDeleteKaliss: Sorry to say it did not, but that was never the idea, tough it would of been fun :)
If you mean Nicke Svensson(?) then yes it is...
Do you know him?