[QUOTE=wachuko;11714052]Crap, Sportster Police is around...


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great thread; really like this bike. Would like to see close ups of the chain tensioner; curious to see how they mounted the Monster part.

 

[QUOTE=bmxatv;11775852]NO! Don't let the urge to contribute make you lose sight of why you were on this thread to begin with. I started it...and it's not changing! SPORTY'S ONLY!


I can agree with you, I am really enjoying your thread. But you must admit a couple of the Dyna Café bikes were outstanding examples.....................your not worried about Dyna's outclassing Sporty's are you?

 

[QUOTE=perki48;11776481]No. But Sportster owners, who make up the overwhelming majority of contributors on this thread, don't own Dynas to modify.

 

[quote=perki48;11776481]Nope....not at all. dyna's are the worst model they ever made imo.
[quote=Thumper26;11776530]What thumper said!

 

Ha, the red headed stepchild of the Harley line outclassing the Sportster. The Dyna doesn’t know if it belongs with the sportster family or with the big twin family of motorcycles.

 

Thanks man.

Peralta wheel does a good job keeping tension on the chain at full extension of the suspension, but is static and does not follow the chain through the suspension stroke (like a traditional chain tensioner would). Challenge created by tall shocks is chain (or for that matter belt) has to be run loose at full extension, it will gain tension as the swingarm goes through the stroke and forces the wheel further away from the motor (swingarm pivots on different axis than sprockets do)

That make sense?

I mounted it to the exhaust flange on the back of the frame. Here's a closeup

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/95912667036815794/

and some more on the bike:
http://www.pinterest.com/burlybrand/cafe-racer/

 

So it's not like this one?
http://www.monstercraftsman.com/powe...ain-tensioner/

 

Nope. Just a wheel bolted through the exhaust tab off the frame. Pretty low drama, except now I have three wheels left.

Here's a build thread. http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27564

 

BB

Thanks for the reply; about an hour after I posted I went to MC USA and found the write up on your Burly Cafe. Quick google search and found your build thread. The aspect I found most appealing about both your Scrambler and Cafe builds was the simplicity. Bare bones, shade tree mechanic, off the shelf type stuff. It's refreshing not to see builds freckled with "CNC" and CAD" for a change. You make it simple, with stellar results.

Gives hope to all of us yard apes who can barely turn a nut without cross threading

Seeing the Peralta wheel made me think you used a Monster Craftsman tensioner; I like your spartan approach.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Rod

 

damn this bike! god damn this thing!
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