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It was a big step up from a Druid because it added a damper, tapered coil springs and was controlled by a large central spring. It allowed the liberty to move forward and backward during compression, which was a novel concept at that time.īritish Motorcycles was very popular during World War 2, which used a Webb Fork front end, which also belongs to parallelogram family. It was a major breakthrough because it altered the steering geometry used in those days in other bikes. The older variants of girder front ends were fitted on Triumph’s mid 1920’s motorcycles models. It had a slider at the top and hinged lower link. Some also contain a rebound spring but there was no concept of damping at the time. You can easily distinguish Druid forks from others, thanks to its solid front brace at the front and coil springs at the rear end. The Druid fork belonged to a parallelogram family of forks. It was fitted on an Ariel motorcycle in 1913. ![]() It is argued that the Druid springer fork was the first real set created. The maiden voyage for this bike, that Gabriel named Eleanor, will be later this year from San Diego as he and other bikers from the 808 ride to Sturgis.It all began when the first girder fork assembly was created. To show his appreciation the owner of the Harley, who also owns Nomad Leathers in California, sent Gabriel the custom leather seat. Being a family of aloha they offered to help and within a few minutes they found the points in the magneto needed re-gapping, and it cranked right up. While at last years SEMA show Gabriel and his sons ran across a fellow biker who couldn’t get his Harley started. We just finished it this past week so I’ve taken it out for a test run but it’s a fresh bike.” “Practically everything on this bike was made right here in this shop, and I converted it into a hardtail. #OLD SCHOOL GIRDER FRONT END INSTALL#After I install a custom part or build a bike I’ll road test the bike and make sure that it’s safe to ride,” said Gabriel. “Safety is always the number one concern whenever I come up with a custom design. Since then degrees from HCC and UH along with being a certified welder and an ASE certified technician gives his customers and clients confidence when they ride an Ivan’s Psycles creation. The hands on experience Gabriel has goes back to his days as a kid when his grandfather taught him the old school ways of building bikes. #OLD SCHOOL GIRDER FRONT END TV#But for Gabriel and his crew everything they saw on TV wasn’t anything they haven’t already done. ![]() TV shows like American Chopper and Monster Garage made bike building popular and owning a custom bike cool. #OLD SCHOOL GIRDER FRONT END PRO#I don’t care too much for the pro street either. I don’t care too much for the big wheel designs. There was two previous designs that I scrapped before coming up with this banana girder design,” said Ivan Gabriel owner of Ivan’s Psycles and Repairs. “I decided to build a girder front end for this bike. The neck was still good, and that’s where the magic began. The front end was tossed in the dumpster, and most of the frame was cut away. Sitting outside behind the house for years because other bike building projects took priority, the elements eventually took its toll on the frame. Two years ago this 1972 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead was so rotten with rust that it would fall apart if it were ridden. WHEELS: 2007 Harley-Davidson Soft Tail rims Front 21X3 Rear 16X5.5 Avon Tires Gangster Whitewall SUSPENSION: Ivan Psycles Custom Design Hardtail FRONT END: Ivan Psycles custom built Banana Girder with Swinger shock ![]()
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