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chopaweeza
24-01-2008, 02:32 PM
Old faithful has been replaced by a modern type with quick change dies so it is up for sale. Has cost me $250 in materials but I'll sell it off for $200 . Takes 1.25" tubing , has a 4" radius , made using a Holden Barina Hub , spare blank hub included , new handle , proven on many bike frames and still has many years left in it. It's a heavy mother but it works very well and all my frames I've built in the last 2 years have been using this bender. Can supply plenty of pictures of bends it has done and frames it has worked on. Included is a link to were you can make your own if you have the time/inclination . Easy to adapt the spare hub to take a smaller tube size as you only have to tack a sleeve into the follower after you swap the hub. Used to have a 1" hub but a person I lent it too nicked it. Have advertised it across several sites so first in gets it. This is the bender that did last years BBO rigid GSXR , This years BBO CB750 and Bages XR600 rigid amongst others .


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/RedBender.jpg
http://www.thefont.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bikes/tube_bender.htm

chopaweeza
24-01-2008, 02:37 PM
An example of what this bender can do

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/Build11-DryFrame.jpg

Bender in use. Note that I have made the handle twice as long now so it takes alot less effort and doesn't bend the handles anymore

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/chopaweeza/Bending003.jpg

Jockney Rebel
24-01-2008, 09:00 PM
..and hers a pic of wayne doin the "russian weight lifter face" hi wayne hows yer luk mate ?

chopaweeza
25-01-2008, 07:09 AM
Pretty good Jim. With the new handle bending is a breeze.