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Offline kranta

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AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« on: March 07, 2015, 10:09:48 am »
so do any one have experience Amen springers on honda cb 750 or 500 and how much longer it is/was longer than stock front end? and is some one put springer on honda cb 750s or 500s on stock frame? can i found springer from where?
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2015, 10:16:33 am »
I have a springer on my 550.
I'll dig up some other old adds for them.
They came in many lengths
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2015, 10:22:09 am »
There's quite a few springer front ends on CB750s over at www.hondachopper.com

Check out their gallery:  http://www.hondachopper.net/Gallery/index.html

As to how long they are?  Really f'ing long.  So long that you're often performing major surgery on the frame in order to run them.  That's one reason why the aftermarket frames from Amen and Santee and the like were so popular.

As a reference, the frorks you see in my avatar pic are +8" over stock, and they're nowhere near as long as the one in the pic you posted :)

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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2015, 12:02:44 pm »
jaguar if you wana help me can you measure your springers lenght from front axle on the top bridge fork, please?
i have readed that honda choppers forum. i wana put springer on my honda cb 500 stock frame on next winter when i got some spare money. ;D
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2015, 03:10:44 pm »
I might have that measurement somewhere.
Bike is 300 miles from me right now.
I wanta say that it was close stock length.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2015, 03:24:21 pm »
Quote from: jaguar on March 07, 2015, 03:10:44 pm
I might have that measurement somewhere.
Bike is 300 miles from me right now.
I wanta say that it was close stock length.

Was this a plug an play deal or a hack weld?
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2015, 04:17:54 pm »
I think my front end is a jammer.
Frame is an Amens.
All bolts up with OEM honda bearings.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2015, 04:20:52 pm »




Mine isn't stretched really all that much.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2015, 03:55:35 am »
ok, but if you found that measurement can you send it? i want to put springer on my stock frame. ;D
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2015, 05:19:16 am »
So just buy a springer that has a similar lenght to what your stock forks are?
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2015, 05:49:39 am »
no i want longer springer for my bike. not similar lenght with stock front end.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2015, 08:17:12 am »
Well then measure your fork and decide how much longer you want.
Are you planning to rake your frame?

The length of one on an Amen frame, means nothing to your frame.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2015, 08:22:06 am »
i m not gone rake frame and i wana something like 6-8 iches longer springer than stock front end.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2015, 09:11:50 am »
Anything over 4-6 will start looking silly.
Any really old one will be longer than that.
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Re: AMEN honda cb 500 four SPRINGER FRONT END?
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2015, 04:15:03 am »
Personally it is all subjective, I'm not a fan of any longer on a stock frame.
Once the bottom frame tube is no longer parallel with the road I loose interest.

But like it has been said, you need to measure for what you want.
I would suggest you read up on the term trail, and learn how what you are changing will effect it.
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