Hand forged chopper

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:01 am

Hey all. I've been working on a project all summer and it's nearing the end. It's a chopper build with hammer and tongs, you know, blacksmith style. I had it entered in a blacksmith art show a week ago but won nothing. I'm planning on entering the Easy Rider show in January when done. I thought you would enjoy it.
Gobbler

crs · Post by **crs** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:45 am

Very cool.
Do you ride it?

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am

Way cool! Triumph? Inquiring minds want to know. Anyway, I'd take a spin on it.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:39 am

Your chopper DID win. The judges were most likely artist elitists and the only beauty they can see is some abstract BS or a hundred guns all welded together. I got the coolest fish hook in the country thanks to your outstanding workmanship.------6

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:43 am

simply cool!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:52 am

When I went to school, they were called the "industrial arts" for a reason... when one got proficient the results ARE Art! You Sir, are far more than proficient.

Camel73 · Post by **Camel73** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:53 am

Outstanding... I love it.

Is that the fish hook that's up with the original Colt 1862 Police cap and ball I'm guessing?

Great work man!

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:34 am

Cool project!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:46 am

Wonderful....

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:08 am

Camel73 wrote: Is that the fish hook that's up with the original Colt 1862 Police cap and ball I'm guessing?!

Yep.....she's a beauty. I get compliments from the guys who allowed in the gunroom.----6

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:08 pm

What Griff said!
Clever fork system

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:17 pm

Nicely done! The judges are obviously idiots.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:17 pm

Cool! I love the rake and the exhaust, heck all of it!

Hawkeye2 · Post by **Hawkeye2** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:19 am

Royal Enfield, don't see many of them anymore.

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:02 am

It is a 1958 Indian motor that was built by Royal Enfield. I have not started the motor yet since I got it. I'm close but not quite ready.
Gobbler

Camel73 · Post by **Camel73** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:35 pm

How did you source your parts?
I remember reading about your build, well, a while ago now... Good on ya for gittin er done

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:45 pm

Gobblerforge wrote:It is a 1958 Indian motor that was built by Royal Enfield. I have not started the motor yet since I got it. I'm close but not quite ready.
Gobbler

that is very cool.

is it a reasonable guess that there is something like a spring temper in the forks?

Hawkeye2 · Post by **Hawkeye2** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:13 am

Gobblerforge wrote:It is a 1958 Indian motor that was built by Royal Enfield. I have not started the motor yet since I got it. I'm close but not quite ready.
Gobbler

My first ride was a full house 56 Royal Enfield Indian. God that thing would run!

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:21 am

Camel73 wrote:How did you source your parts?
I remember reading about your build, well, a while ago now... Good on ya for gittin er done

The motor came out of a basement here in Ohio. I had known about it since 1012 and finally got it in a deal. The gas tank is an old sportster tank that had the shape I liked. The seat is new but built for a harley. I was looking for a saddle looking seat. I wanted tall thin tires for the look I wanted and got two 21" harley rims from early 2000s. The rest is all me. The forks are normal steel and plenty strong enough for the job and the springs are springer replacements. I now have a fuel petcock installed and a battery box built and intalled. Next is brakes and the try to start it and see if Twisted Horse will run.
Gobbler

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:42 pm

Awesome. Strange they hired blind judges.

walks with gun · Post by **walks with gun** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:48 pm

I had a Royal enfield many moons ago, it was given to me as junk, one of the antique bike guy's traded me a gun I wanted for it. I had almost the matching tank on my old 41 Indian 30-50 chopper. You have very good taste in bikes.

t.r. · Post by **t.r.** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 4:03 pm

Back in 1976, I owned a rigid frame custom chopper with Kawasaki Z1-900 engine. It was fast and fun for straight line riding but a real bear for twisty roads due to the front end rake and long springer front end. The gas tank was raked same as yours and I had to fill up every 75 miles or so. Eventually, I sold it and bought a Kawasaki 1000 LTD and welded on a Harley goose neck so I could bolt on a twisted girder long front end. It was also quite fast and very reliable. I installed drag bars with 7 inch risers.

I like your custom Triumph. Good job! Thanks for sharing.

TR

walks with gun · Post by **walks with gun** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:33 pm

Why do the english drink warm beer, because Lucas built refrigerators too. I figure guy's who rode brit bikes would get this.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:50 pm

walks with gun wrote:Why do the english drink warm beer, because Lucas built refrigerators too. I figure guy's who rode brit bikes would get this.

that's hilarious!

I get it, and my dna hasn't dwelt in Britain for many generations ..

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