These V-twin reproduction frames can be quite troublesome at the final stage of your build, nothing fits right, you have to make a good bit of adjustments to make them work. I have work with 5 of these frames, 2 of them the fat Bob gas tank mounts were offset one was 3/8” off and the other was 7/16” off. Awesome video, keep up the great work👍👍👍
Hey man. Great video...again. I'm pretty sure we've all wondered what ya get. They look great in those little pictures. Surprised by the welds. I just hit your channel watching you switch over ignition on an 04 sportster and have been watching the rest of your videos. Great stuff.
Thanks for doing this video. Definitely some great info to have before dropping the dough on the frame. Curious what you’d recommend between doing one of these or hard tailing a shovelhead frame, or which hardtail kit you’d recommend.
I used a similar style wishbone Paughco frame. The welds were waaay better. I had to shim the rear engine mount as I recall. That frame didn't come with all the extras that yours did. The rear axle was proprietary and all extra cost. It made a real nice bike though.
Swedish frames - Fogell Customs and Calles (in Moheda). W&W in Germany got a lot of quality goods as well. LeBeef Kustom/Mattias Andersson (another swedish builder/manufacturer) just started working for their r&d dep.
@@ChucksCycles I have a old magazine with a interview on it. The interview is with a guy telling the story about his bike and how he ended up with a edlund frame. The guy said he heardabout a guy in North Cali building frames with repo castings and castings with custom geometry. He went and found the guy, it was edlund. He convinced edlundto let him work for him. While working for edlund he built himself a frame. Apparently, going by that interview, edlund frames were at one time made in u.s.a. .
Ok. I said you're vids are putting recipes in my head. Especially Sportsters. Here's one. Hammer Performance kit. Hardtail kit. Springer Forks. Taller Sprocket to give that 5spd more legs. Old School Pogo Seat setup. I know you'd need to add the tube but hey, it's a Kustom. Floor Boards and for me Mini Apes with 4-6" Risers. Or Standard 12-16" Apes. Gotta keep my arms up just bellow Shoulder level. 5 Gallon tank🤣. 2-1 Exhaust. Yes I want a Heritage or Road King but I like to "tinker" to much so Sportsters make more sense as a starting point. Now to just find the $$$$. 🤔 I've watched a lot of builds but I've never seen someone put a split tank on a Sportster.
Kokesh Cycles in Wisconsin (or Minnesota) used to fab up some great reproduction H-D frames -- all year rigid Big Twins. A pal of mine bought an aftermarket Duo Glide frame. It required some "adjustments" where the swing arm pivot bolt goes. In the end, it worked out well.
@@ChucksCycles I hope Kokesh is still in business. It was over twenty years ago when my pal bought a frame from them. Chuck, I hope I didn't mislead you. My apologies, if I did. Build right. Ride safe. -- W
I've been super busy with customer work and a few other things came up and I had to make a few changes in to my plan. The flathead will still be done, just a little different. Stay tuned and Thanks for watching!
Jim, I can tell you from my personal experience with Tennessee, not the easiest place for getting a special construction title. Don't get me wrong brother, I love Tennessee and miss living there, but DMV laws are draconian. If you're using a vintage engine that will use its numbers for your title, that's cool, but to use a late model crate engine, it's a hassle, and you have to schedule a inspection from the DMV to come to your shop or home. Again I'm speaking from experience. I was a small legit shop back in the day building customs, and Tennessee was not a joke, and you only ended up with a special construction title, if you were lucky. Hard to get insured, and you never get your money back, no matter how the bike is. I moved my shop to Florida and received real titles, with the 17 digit V.I.N. numbers and never had a problem. There's states worse than Tennessee, but also states that are better. The very least you need a M.S.O. for the engine, Trans, and frame. Then a bill of sale or proof of ownership for ALL major components. I hope this helps, again brother, I love Tennessee, but NOT for building custom bikes. T.S. RACING
Jim, remember too, you might need a weight certificate and also have FULLY functioning lights, turn signals, horn, mirror, etc. Things change over the years and I'm going by memory from back in the 300 rear tire days.
Any pre 1970 Harley doesn't have frame numbers, therefore you can title it with the engine numbers of whatever engine you are using, Panhead, Knucklehead, etc.
Come on, I've never seen any part how ever insignificant, from V-Twin that ever fit right out of the box. Some just need a little tweaking, others go right into the garbage. Can't wait to see how bad it gets when you start mock up.
i have had the exact same frame sitting new for about 7 years to replace my rough '49 with, thanks for this.
These V-twin reproduction frames can be quite troublesome at the final stage of your build, nothing fits right, you have to make a good bit of adjustments to make them work.
I have work with 5 of these frames, 2 of them the fat Bob gas tank mounts were offset one was 3/8” off and the other was 7/16” off.
Awesome video, keep up the great work👍👍👍
The welds looks rough
Aftermarket parts have really improved over the decades thanks for the information
This guy is up there with Tatro, look forward to watching your builds. Got a rigid Shovelhead build in mind myself
I went to the V-Twin website, over $2000 for that frame. I was really surprised at the price.
Hey man. Great video...again. I'm pretty sure we've all wondered what ya get. They look great in those little pictures. Surprised by the welds. I just hit your channel watching you switch over ignition on an 04 sportster and have been watching the rest of your videos. Great stuff.
Looks like lots of weld cleanups. Axle from the left often is easier to deal with vs exhaust.
Not bad. I wouldn't chance it, but that's just me. Good luck!
Chuck's the best . Great confidence level .
Thanks for doing this video. Definitely some great info to have before dropping the dough on the frame. Curious what you’d recommend between doing one of these or hard tailing a shovelhead frame, or which hardtail kit you’d recommend.
Thanks for the review, great job!
I used a similar style wishbone Paughco frame. The welds were waaay better. I had to shim the rear engine mount as I recall. That frame didn't come with all the extras that yours did. The rear axle was proprietary and all extra cost. It made a real nice bike though.
Swedish frames - Fogell Customs and Calles (in Moheda). W&W in Germany got a lot of quality goods as well. LeBeef Kustom/Mattias Andersson (another swedish builder/manufacturer) just started working for their r&d dep.
Good info, Thanks! Edlund is who I was trying to think of.
@@ChucksCycles I have a old magazine with a interview on it. The interview is with a guy telling the story about his bike and how he ended up with a edlund frame. The guy said he heardabout a guy in North Cali building frames with repo castings and castings with custom geometry. He went and found the guy, it was edlund. He convinced edlundto let him work for him. While working for edlund he built himself a frame.
Apparently, going by that interview, edlund frames were at one time made in u.s.a. .
Ok. I said you're vids are putting recipes in my head. Especially Sportsters. Here's one. Hammer Performance kit. Hardtail kit. Springer Forks. Taller Sprocket to give that 5spd more legs. Old School Pogo Seat setup. I know you'd need to add the tube but hey, it's a Kustom. Floor Boards and for me Mini Apes with 4-6" Risers. Or Standard 12-16" Apes. Gotta keep my arms up just bellow Shoulder level. 5 Gallon tank🤣. 2-1 Exhaust. Yes I want a Heritage or Road King but I like to "tinker" to much so Sportsters make more sense as a starting point. Now to just find the $$$$.
🤔 I've watched a lot of builds but I've never seen someone put a split tank on a Sportster.
Sounds like a good combo, sportsters are a good bike to build, reliable and reasonably priced.
Realisticly, this would be the only way I could own and old FL......eyes glued on this build.
Its a good option, I prefer original frames but ones that aren't hacked up are in short supply and expensive.
Kokesh Cycles in Wisconsin (or Minnesota) used to fab up some great reproduction H-D frames -- all year rigid Big Twins. A pal of mine bought an aftermarket Duo Glide frame. It required some "adjustments" where the swing arm pivot bolt goes. In the end, it worked out well.
Cool, Ill check them out. Id rather buy something made here. I was just always curious about the VTwin frames.
@@ChucksCycles I hope Kokesh is still in business. It was over twenty years ago when my pal bought a frame from them. Chuck, I hope I didn't mislead you. My apologies, if I did. Build right. Ride safe. -- W
Casting numbers, what is it that you don't like? Is it the font or size? First V Twin I have seen with casting numbers.
The size of the characters are too big.
Measure axle tenths to compare to trans mount
Smooth those welds down and a little filler..be a nice frame in my opinion
I agree, its look really nice.
Man, I’m trying to find a review on Taiwan tedds 110ci barrels for a twin cam. Can find zero. Do you have any knowledge on them ? Thanks
Sorry, never had any experience with them.
i'd even be cautious of S&S 110" too, we had several failures with no luck on "warranty"
The welds a unbelievable chicken shit!!!! Return it!!! Ridiculous!
what happened to the flatty build i see engine in back ground thats i v been waiting for
I've been super busy with customer work and a few other things came up and I had to make a few changes in to my plan. The flathead will still be done, just a little different. Stay tuned and Thanks for watching!
Hey Chuck whats the process for getting it titled if it just comes with a manufacture origin ? Thanks man👊
Im not sure, I usually put older engines (69 and back) in them, so the engines are all that is titled.
@@ChucksCycles smooth, thanks man 👊
Jim, I can tell you from my personal experience with Tennessee, not the easiest place for getting a special construction title. Don't get me wrong brother, I love Tennessee and miss living there, but DMV laws are draconian. If you're using a vintage engine that will use its numbers for your title, that's cool, but to use a late model crate engine, it's a hassle, and you have to schedule a inspection from the DMV to come to your shop or home. Again I'm speaking from experience. I was a small legit shop back in the day building customs, and Tennessee was not a joke, and you only ended up with a special construction title, if you were lucky. Hard to get insured, and you never get your money back, no matter how the bike is. I moved my shop to Florida and received real titles, with the 17 digit V.I.N. numbers and never had a problem. There's states worse than Tennessee, but also states that are better. The very least you need a M.S.O. for the engine, Trans, and frame. Then a bill of sale or proof of ownership for ALL major components.
I hope this helps, again brother, I love Tennessee, but NOT for building custom bikes.
T.S. RACING
Jim, remember too, you might need a weight certificate and also have FULLY functioning lights, turn signals, horn, mirror, etc. Things change over the years and I'm going by memory from back in the 300 rear tire days.
@@t.s.racing thanks for the heads up brother
The welds on that frame are embarrassing at the least. Lot of cleanup and real welding needed. Kraft tech does much better as does Paughco of course.
If tolerances are too tight primer and paint can be a real drag.
JUSTSAYIN'.
Visionary make and get their parts made from Taiwan too
Made in Taiwan .....might as well just fit a Chinese copy motor ......interesting video though , also wondered about them as well .
How do you get the title
Any pre 1970 Harley doesn't have frame numbers, therefore you can title it with the engine numbers of whatever engine you are using, Panhead, Knucklehead, etc.
I believe that stock 1982 FX frame which I am in custody of will have to be checked by Chuck's absofukinglutely
Most the welds are terrible.
Come on, I've never seen any part how ever insignificant, from V-Twin that ever fit right out of the box. Some just need a little tweaking, others go right into the garbage. Can't wait to see how bad it gets when you start mock up.
I’m actually finished with that bike, everything went together fine. I have no complaints.
@@ChucksCycles do you have build videos with that one?
@@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Its the flathead build.
It is ugly welding, find good welder and reweld
I think Ill just leave it. The crappy welds make it look more original. HAHA
I would have Tig welded the frame and they would better than this messy job.
I switched off as soon as I saw "Made in Taiwan" on the box...
Its a Lien😍Its a True🙃
Note the lettering on the box: Made in Taiwan, Republic of China.
Go ahead and give your money to the Chinese if you want to, but this boy won't be.
Congratulations Eric
Taiwan is not China. They (Taiwanese) are free people, for now.
I wonder what smart phone that boy sent this from ;)
Great video. I was like okay it's a good review but I wish he had a frame jig and put it on it.....BAM!!! wish no more!!!!!! :?)
I would never buy this junk. Pauchco is USA and does far better work. Kraft tech also makes a great wishbone frame.
Made in Taiwan 🤣