Chris,
Gorgeous bike TOO, man! Your baby's pared-down and almost looks like it ready for some flat-trackin'. And as a lot a people around here already know...I LIKE FLAT-TRACKERS!!!
Stewart,
Derek is right. A few years ago I bought a pair of those old long-pronged spikey lookin' header-clamps made of aluminum, that were all the rage back when old Meriden Triumph Choppers and Bobbers where everywhere, at this great old M/C shop in Culver City, CA, called "The Garage Company".
I cut each one of them in half at the opposite side of the opening, and ground down the inside by about a 1/2inch all around the inside. I also ground down prongs quite a bit and rounded then to look like slightly larger versions that Don put on that beauty of a Triton pictured above, and then just bolted them on. They are only being held on by that one bolt each, but I've never had any problem with them either vibrating or loosening.
You have to do a lot of machining, and be very careful while grinding then as the aluminum is rather soft, but I like the look a lot, and I think it adds a bit of old-style flair to the "engine compartment".
Cheers,
Dwight
