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Offline slikwilli420

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I’m excited to announce my venture of custom triple trees. I have recently set up a mill and lathe in my home shop to fabricate parts for my bikes and help other locally when I can. Anyone who has seen my build has seen the custom triple trees that I made to accommodate the forks/brakes I wanted to use. I found it very difficult to find custom triple trees, both with regard to dimensions and style. The designs I have created thus far are shown below.

I will be offering CB750 clamps in the early and late offset, as well as GL1000 clamps. I am also willing to work with someone who needs something even more custom, like specific offset or spread. Custom offset/spread items will need to be designed for the customer specifically and will take additional time and cost.

I realize there are many options available for the SOHC enthusiast, but I think there is room for low volume, high quality hand-made items.

This stuff is not coming off of a $100k CNC mill but rather is rough cut via waterjet, then hand finished. Each triple will come standard with stainless Allen hardware for the stem pinch (if included) and the fork pinch. Each will also be media blasted for a uniform finish ready for powder. The work involved in hand polishing these items is more than I am prepared for currently, but others on the forum offer polishing for very reasonable prices.
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 I want to do a Honda 650 xr with USD's.
I don't have the specification, i haven't begun.
will your price's be competitive with other triple tree's
 

I had this triple tree once it was the best I ever had, I also really liked the handle bar mount, being rubber, apposed to direct, metal to metal.

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I want to do a Honda 650 xr with USD's.
I don't have the specification, i haven't begun.
will your price's be competitive with other triple tree's
 

I had this triple tree once it was the best I ever had, I also really liked the handle bar mount, being rubber, apposed to direct, metal to metal.


I'm not sure what something like that cost you, but unfortunately the vast majority of it was done by CNC mill, which I do not have access to. I could approximate the shape of the clamp (less the lightening pockets underneath) and would probably be able to come up with a bar mount system, but that again is a bit outside of what I am set up for. Please keep me apprised of your project and I will try to help if I can.
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AHRMA CB750 Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,158461.0.html
AHRMA Superbike Heavyweight Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173120.0.html
'76F CB750 Patina Redemption: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,174871.0.html

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Where is "locally"?

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I'm located in southwest Michigan near Kalamazoo.
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Vintage Speed Parts Mashup: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=133638.0
Rickman CR Parts Kit Refresh: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,154837.0.html
AHRMA CB750 Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,158461.0.html
AHRMA Superbike Heavyweight Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173120.0.html
'76F CB750 Patina Redemption: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,174871.0.html

Offline jeffg

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will you be doing Honda 919's to fit  USD's?
if yes which years?

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will you be doing Honda 919's to fit  USD's?
if yes which years?

jeffg, I am not up on all of the available modern front end swap options out there but if you wanted to do a conversion, I could assist in a set of trees. Based on what I have seen, its ideal to approximate the stock offset of our older motorcycles when doing these swaps. If you could source the correct stem, I could help with a set of trees to fit the stem with the offset of your choice. Feel free to PM me and we can exchange information to discuss further.
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Rickman CR Parts Kit Refresh: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,154837.0.html
AHRMA CB750 Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,158461.0.html
AHRMA Superbike Heavyweight Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173120.0.html
'76F CB750 Patina Redemption: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,174871.0.html

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Re: Custom Triple Trees - Many Designs Available - Please Stop by to Discuss!
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2015, 06:41:02 AM »
Here are a couple in progress right now. The first was done to be similar to the original top tree, but without the need to cut and weld an original top. The second is for a GL1000 front end swap for a member here.
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Vintage Speed Parts Mashup: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=133638.0
Rickman CR Parts Kit Refresh: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,154837.0.html
AHRMA CB750 Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,158461.0.html
AHRMA Superbike Heavyweight Racer: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173120.0.html
'76F CB750 Patina Redemption: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,174871.0.html