Canal Bike

[stiff tip]

chris... straighten up your rod tubes. if u leave then like u have , when u turn around your rod radius turn becomes about 15 ft. ive seen guys wipe out other guys rods and bikes in a group, but some people are to stupid to get it... trust me stand them up right ..but keep in mind that i only have 25yrs experence with a bike there on the canal..if u can find a june 1999 otw still in b/w . theres a artical on " the canal cruiser " its a good read w/ some old pics...dave

[cableguy]

thats a sweet ride....I also love that cup holder....nice work

[Chris in Mass]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

chris... straighten up your rod tubes. if u leave then like u have , when u turn around your rod radius turn becomes about 15 ft. ive seen guys wipe out other guys rods and bikes in a group, but some people are to stupid to get it... trust me stand them up right ..but keep in mind that i only have 25yrs experence with a bike there on the canal..if u can find a june 1999 otw still in b/w . theres a artical on " the canal cruiser " its a good read w/ some old pics...dave

Wow. Great Point Dave. I have the tube butts kicked out to reduce the splay. Never thought of the turn issue out the back. I'll have to adjust and work on a new dis-mount.

I'm gonna try to get a hold of that article. Sounds Great.

Thanks to others for the kind words