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Learn how professionals bypass the catalog and build their parts from scratch instead. This is an essential building book, helping you to learn the necessary skills to assemble a truly unique kick-ass motorcycle.
Custom Motorcycle Fabrication starts at the beginning with a discussion of the materials commonly used to fabricate custom motorcycle frames, fenders, brackets, and all the rest. This discussion includes steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Joining metal (that is, welding) is an essential part of building almost anything and the copy here includes TIG and MIG welding, as well as Stick and Oxy/Acetylene welding. In each case, the author covers sub topics including penetration, strength, getting started, and the relative size of the heat affected zone.
Most custom motorcycle frames, as well as many of the brackets that hold things together, are made from tubing. Thus, the book includes an entire section on bending and notching tubing to achieve a precise fit between any two parts prior to welding.
A good fabricator must be skilled at machining on both a mill and a lathe. The author walks the reader through the basics for both types of machining: set up, cutting speed, tools, lubrication, cooling, and safety.
Some commonly fabricated parts such as handle bars and exhaust systems are covered as separate topics, along with sections on building simple brackets and mounts.
Paul Wideman started Bare Knuckle Choppers over nine years ago with a passion for motorcycle fabrication and a penchant for precision. Coupling perfection with his drive for innovation, Paul has brought Bare Knuckle Choppers to the forefront of the American custom motorcycle scene. Never scared to tackle a previously unconquered task, Paul and BKC have built numerous award-winning bikes, and have been featured in every American motorcycle magazine, as well as many foreign publications. Bare Knuckle Choppers is responsible for production and R&D for many of the country's leading custom bike builders, while at the same time maintaining an ever-evolving parts line of their own. In addition to heavy fabwork and precision machining, Paul has branched out into the literary world. Since 2007, Paul has also been a major contributor to Cycle Source magazine; first as a tech contributor and creator of Buy American or Die, a research column dedicated to promoting American manufacturing, and more recently as Senior Tech Editor. In early 2012 Paul coauthored Bike Building Basics, an instructional book aimed at the amateur to mid level motorcycle builder. 2013 finds Paul and Bare Knuckle Choppers pushing forward with many new projects, both welded and written.
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