![]() Skinny and stretched, a tall king and queen saddle and cross-shaped sissy bar help balance the rear with the raised front end. A skilled engraver added an artistic flair to the Shovelhead’s rocker boxes and the bike’s taillight. The powerful presence established by the shiny stainless steel front end carries from the stretched neck to the upswept straight pipes. So if the new owner of the 1976 Shovelhead chopper for sale on eBay wants to get on the gas, the ride will be dialed. Sugar Bear’s chopper front end provides style for miles, flows on the open road, and will turn-in and hold its line reliably. The closer the axle to the front legs, the stiffer the ride, the farther out, the softer the ride.” Timeless Chopper Style Three axle positions are provided for setting the stiffness of the ride. The best ride is achieved on Springers when the Rockers are parallel to the ground. “The front legs are threaded at the bottom to allow adjustments by the front Clevis to set the Rockers parallel to the ground depending on the weight of the motorcycle. He also offset the fork’s triple trees, boosting the turning radius.Ī 1973 ad for Sugar’s Springers explains how he achieved his results. ![]() That enabled him to push his forks to more extraordinary lengths. Sugar Bear built his Springers out of round solid steel instead of tubing, the route frequently chosen by other builders at the time. By 1974, he was building them to 40 inches-sometimes stretching his magic to 60 inches. When Sugar Bear first opened his shop, he made his signature Springer fork up to 18 inches over stock. See: Our Four Favorite Outlaw Biker Movies. Hardy and Cliff Vaughs built the iconic Captain America and Billy motorcycles from Peter Fonda’s 1969 classic movie Easy Rider. Initially self-taught, Sugar Bear further developed his skills with Benny Hardy, another SoCal bike-building legend. Sugar Bear’s reputation was well established before he opened Sugar Bear’s Shop Chop in South Central, Los Angeles, in 1971. Shop now for motorcycle fork tubes Round Solid Steel ![]() For example, the 1976 Shovelhead Chopper for sale on eBay rocks a sweet Sugar Bear Springer, upping its cool factor ten-fold. Sugar Bear developed a signature front end rocker, and by using different rockers for different fork lengths, created choppers with crazy rakes that could still turn in smoothly. His sweet-handling forks for chopper motorcycles are masterpieces of art and engineering. This is a custom item, there is a 15% restocking fee, providing we get the relic back the same way it went out.The motorcycle builder known as “Sugar Bear” has been working magic on rake angles and trail since the 1960s. You will need to measure your own and make your own decision. We CANNOT advise what brake set up to use or the right size relic for your particular bike. This is a custom product and may take up to 4-6 weeks based on demand.įor ILLINOIS residents ILLINOIS sales tax will apply. We offer the RELIC in standard sizes listed below, but we can fabricate them to your custom length specifications granted it does not exceed the limits of practical safety! Follow up your purchase with an email explaining your needs and we will take care of you. If purchased with an axle, the axle bushings are included as well and can be modified to use metric axles should you need. The RELIC can be shipped with a standard 3/4" axle kit. allowing stand-offs to be used when mounting your brake hardware. The bottom two holes on the leg gussets are 5/16 and 3/8 I.D. See our website for a shock or use your own.Īlso built into the RELIC are mounting points for a variety of aftermarket "Springer type" brake systems. Spring rate is up to your personal preference but we have found that 350 to 400 lbs is a great starting point for most bikes up to 500 lbs. The RELIC accepts most any performance mountain bike shock that are 180 to 200 mm (7.5" to 8" eye to eye) with a minimum 2 inches (25 mm) of travel. There are THREE different widths!! Narrow, Mid and Relic-X which is our widest!!! And wildest!!!! Use a Pro-One bottom bearing race with stop tab (Sold Separately) and don't worry about drilling and tapping holes. ![]() Adjust both with very little effort and switch back again when you are ready!Īccommodations for an internal fork stop have been provided. There are so many innovations on this stunning front end! Not satisfied with your rake? No problem! Same goes for the fork length.
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