Gettin’ It Hard!
Some folks just like the way rigid frames ride and look. I am one of them. The uncluttered look of a hardtailed frame is the sign of a true chopper. When our buddy Craig wanted to take his fully suspended late-’70s H-D Shovelhead a few decades back in time to when all bikes were rigid, many folks told him he must be dim-witted to do such a thing, but we at Hot Bike were all for it! So much so that we called up our pals, the Haifley Bros., and got a hardtail kit from them and then conned our bearded brother (with a massive meal of Jack In The Box), Jason Webber of At the Risers (ATR), to make all of Craig’s rough-riding dreams come true.
Jason is a professional-level bike builder who works out of his garage and has a day job like the rest of us, so we figured he could show us DIY folks how a guy with a TIG welder, a few tools, and a few hours’ time could tackle this task. Here’s how he did it.
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