Quick Fix: Making a Tool for Star Hub Drum Bolt Removal
Welcome to a new feature on ChopCult called "Quick Fix." Plenty of mechanical issues can be solved with a dose of common sense and a little ingenuity. This one is brought to you by Dave Herr and the...
View ArticleShaving Fork Legs with Special '79
So, you want to be a daredevil and shave the fender and caliper mounts off your fork lowers? Cool, just make sure your rear brakes are tuned up nicely and give yourself plenty of braking distance. I'm...
View ArticleHow-To Greatest Hits
With winter project season around the corner, fall feels like a great time to resurrect some of the best how-to's on the old 33. These tips were submitted by CC readers to help their fellow grease...
View ArticleBasic Lathe Ops with Special '79 Fab & Barnstorm Cycles
Making a functional and bulletproof motorcycle part out of a raw chunk of metal on a lathe is a rewarding experience for the self-sufficient motorcyclist with such a machine at his disposal. In this...
View ArticleRubber Mounting a Frisco Tank with Jay Roche
Today the Worecester Wizard shows us how to properly mount a flat-bottom Frisco-style Sportster gas tank using rubber bushings. The cool thing about Metal Shop features with Jay is that the old pros...
View ArticleBarnstorm Cycles/SPCL 79 Sporty Project: Part 1
Ok people, this is the beginning of documenting the Barnstorm Cycles/SPCL '79 transformation of a lowly, stock, ratty 1986 Sportster 883 into a lean, hardtailed 1200cc custom that you can be proud to...
View ArticleCustom Turn Signals with Special '79
In Massachussetts I've been hassled a couple times for not running turn signals, so trying to figure out how to run them without standing out too much seems to be a common theme with me. Here's a...
View ArticleBarnstorm Cycles/SPCL 79 Sporty Project: Part 2
Our Sportster project is sitting here all pretty with the stock rear section still intact. Since we're doing a couple hardtail sections on some Evo Sportsters, we decided to fab up a motor dummy...
View ArticleMotorcycle Safety Course. Is it worth it?
My son is about to turn 18 and has a regular driver's license and expressed interest in getting his MC endorsement. In California, if a rider is under 21 years of age they are required to take a...
View ArticleVideo How-to: Hammer Forming Aluminum
Welcome to the latest How-To installment from Jay Roche at Special '79/Barnstorm Cycles. This tech tip is related to their Sportster project, but can be used on anything you might be working with that...
View ArticleTotally Overkill Frame Table with Barnstorm Cycles
For the better part of two years now, Jay and I have been discussing the best way to approach updating our frame table to significantly improve its accuracy, range of capabilities and reduce job set up...
View ArticleMetal Shop; Headlight Adapter
There are quite a few neat old headlamps upstairs in the shop just wasting away. So when I came across this one, which came off of a 61 Triumph Pre-Unit chop, and saw how nicely the shape of the lens...
View ArticleWelcome to the Chop Cult: How To section!
Many members have requested a permanent forum to house their how to threads in. We are proud to announce that our hardworking moderators Allen, CRFyou and Jetblack have delivered.
View ArticleDIY Heat Shields
So you've got a set of pipes you and your buddies whipped up with a Biltwell builders Kit, or some scrap bends you had kicking around, and they are rad.. but they just need a little something extra in...
View ArticleBender Risers by Show Class Magazine and Lee Bender
We are always looking for tech articles to run in the mag. I personally love to see how people make things whether I can do it or not. One of the things I love most about choppers is dreaming about...
View ArticleControl Mount Repair By Barnstrorm Cycles
Greg Doliber's Shovelhead suffered some damage when a four wheeled death machine inserted itself into his direction of travel. Fortunately for everyone, while not being an ideal scenario, no one died...
View ArticleInternal Throttle Installation by Barnstorm Cycles
The internal throttle installation process is pretty straight forward, but can become a little confusing, especially for a first timer. The instructions most of them include are a little vague, and...
View ArticlePart Two of the Internal Throttle Installation by Barnstorm Cycles
The internal throttle installation process is pretty straight forward, but can become a little confusing, especially for a first timer. The instructions most of them include are a little vague, and...
View ArticleChopCult Archives: 6 Pack: On the Road with Kuda
"Enjoy The Ride" is the motto for the ChopCult's community. We want everyone to have a successful trip and reach their destination without any issues. There's been a surge of new ChopCult members over...
View ArticleChopCult Archives: How To: Ride in a Pack
Here's another informative feature from the archives written by Bill Bryant. With the riding season upon us for most of the states, this is a perfect time to showcase this article again. One inevitable...
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