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  • allyoop
    allyoop
    16 years ago

    Hi

    I'm planning on chopping my sporty toward the end of the year, and was wondering if anyone had had any experience wtih Paughco frames?

     

    cheers, al  

  • allyoop
    allyoop
    16 years ago


    Thanks Dave. Good to hear your good opinion of Paugcho frames. It seems it could be the simplest and most cost effective route for me to take.

    I'm after a 'tight' rigid (engine fitting snugly in the frame with very little space around it, with 40 degrees of rake. Paugcho fit the bill. With it I think I can also keep the belt drive. I was just a bit concerned about quality as I'd read mixed reviews about them: the standard of their welding in particular.

    I had originally wanted to use a "Hard Times" frame from Carolina Customs

    http://www.carolinacustomproducts.com/motorcycles/frames-sportster-popup.

    but they only come with a 33 degree rake. I am going to contact them again to see if they'll make one with 38-40 degrees. It'd be perfect as it allows me to use most of the stock sporty on it. Although I'm not sure about whether I could keep the belt. I'd have to check.

    I was talking to an RTA approved engineer here in Sydney about chops and he told me that an aftermarket frame from a licenced manufacturer with the necessary paperwork would be the most trouble-free and least expensive way to get a chopper certified, then registered here. 

    I guess a  qualified  Aussie frame maker who charged at a competitive rate would be the ideal.

    I'll continue to look into it.

    Thanks again for your help.

    al

     

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