AEE Rigid ?s

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feeds@yuku.com (horseshoe) — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:35:01 GMT

well crap! you can go here to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~vigil13/bike.html

The link works for me on a Mac with Safari but not with Firefox also works on a PC with explorer, guess I'll just have to submit them to the gallery. Well anyway my avitar is it also...so if ya just kinda squint and get real close to your monitor you can get an idea of what it looks like.

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feeds@yuku.com (ridelord) — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:36:23 GMT

Can't see anything horseshoe?

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feeds@yuku.com (horseshoe) — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:42:33 GMT

Here's mine with an AEE frame.
Does this work for everyone now?

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feeds@yuku.com (warlok1469) — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:05:17 GMT

AEE - C&G - If you look at the 2 frames, they are basically identical except for the rear motor mount.

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feeds@yuku.com (Apehanger Hank) — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:01:59 GMT

I ran a 10" over Honda glide fork on a AEE frame in the early 70s with the stock 19" front wheel. It sat really low and I made some scrambler style (two on each side) pipes to get some clearence. I ran my pegs mid style so they were way off the ground, but the alternator cover would grind during hard banking. Covers were cheap and easy to find then so I didn't care and usually cared a spare with gasket in an old army butt pack strapped to the sissy bar. These days, I try to keep...

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feeds@yuku.com (Apehanger Hank) — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:54:10 GMT

C&G was a distributor for AEE parts. Believe C&G were Rose McMullen's brothers in law. After AEE folded, C&G continued selling the left over parts, they also built some parts...i.e. disk brake wheels, etc. Dave Becket made the AEE/C&G frames...proabably made the Chopper Specialties frames too, he had a jig in his garage long after AEE/C&G were out of business.
Hank

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feeds@yuku.com (mad750) — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:05:02 GMT

Here's mine. It's a C&G like Alans but I have no idea about the connections between AEE & C&G. Anyway, hope this helps a bit.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee46/mad750_album/P1130079.jpg

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feeds@yuku.com (Chalfa1980) — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:47:17 GMT

Thanks guys- great stuff! The frame looks to me just like the top one in the AEE ad.....neck gusset's different though. What's the deal with C&G as pertains to AEE? I see Mr. Shivleys build data says: Frame: AEE/CG and Warlok mentioned one also.?. Shared frame design? We measured the rake- if I remember right, it was 38-39* with the bottom rails flat on the ground. I take it these were originally...

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feeds@yuku.com (snuffymanson) — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:17:02 GMT

Using the old measurements , 1" of rake would be for real long front ends , like plus 18 or more . 1/4 - 1/2" = 10 , 12 over , and so on . These numbers were used for Harley frames , don't know how they would work on others . I think going by degrees is a lot better idea . I've seen the rake on a frame determined by cutting upward allmost through the steel behind the neck , putting on the looooong forks , then heating the backbone behind the neck and letting the whole...

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feeds@yuku.com (warlok1469) — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:02:03 GMT

I had 10 over length forks on my C&G, 16" rear, 19" front. The end of the exhaust turnouts dragged "slightly" in sharp turns.

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feeds@yuku.com (Apehanger Hank) — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:37:53 GMT

The AEE frames were jigged to add approximately 1" of rake at the bottom of the neck, they were not measured by degrees. This is an old school measurement coined from building HD choppers. Basically cut a line from the bottom of the neck to nearly through the top on a HD big twin frame and then pull out the bottom of the neck approximately 1". T. McMullen the owner of AEE started with Harleys and used the same formula on all his frames. Early AEE advertising even listed the rake as...

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feeds@yuku.com (222CT) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:27:27 GMT

http://www.hondachopper.com/Gallery/choppers104.html

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feeds@yuku.com (mufflermanartist) — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:47:54 GMT

Well Ihave a AEE but I cannot help..............................................................Its a trike............................Good luck on your new project!!!!!!!!

AEE Rigid ?s

feeds@yuku.com (Chalfa1980) — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:07:31 GMT

What's up guys....anybody riding/building an AEE rigid? What length front-end did you use? Any particular kind of oil-tank fit especially well? Anybody got any pics of AEE-framed bikes? Can I see 'em?

I bought (or more accurately "am buying"- rest of the $$$ is coming 'Fester-I 'preciate it!