No it's not DOM Tom I've got two full sticks of 1" .120" DOM waiting to build something requiring a lot of strength. That's what I used to build my Simplex frame and why I know it's strong enough to mount a side car and pull a wagon full of donkeys at the same time. We decided the 1" x .090" in what I call "race tube", EW steel is plenty strong. If I was looking at 20 plus hp I might have opted for DOM, but I consider 1" x .120" overkill for even that, but extra heavy rider and perhaps adding a side hack. I'd use 1" x .120". That's what I'm going to use for the Simplex side car, but mainly because I already own the metal, not because I feel it's necessary.
That's me, Tom but 1" x .120" DOM would make a great frame no doubt about it.
I've got good history with Pat and it just got better.
I just came in from a productive afternoon, beautiful day here in I.T. and I have a Sportsman roller to show for it. Just stuff I had, but it's what I needed to mount the motor case and I hope to have the electric V twin mounted in the frame by tomorrow and if all's good. I can go forward with the completion. Just eyeballing it and taking some coarse measurements things look pretty good for motor fit up.
Photo with the handle bars 5" to high, only stem I could find, chrome wheels, no saddle etc. won't be there when I'm done, but gives me a frame and some perspective of how it's coming along. I take the color photos and edit them to black and white so I'm not distracted by all the miss match.
The mounted tires are 2.125" x 26" front and 3" x 26" in the rear and I may stick with a 3" on the rear, not this Kenda piece of junk, and run 2.50" on the front. The diameter of the 3" is almost 29" which is pretty close to the height of the early tires.
I'd have to modify the drops in the front fork to accept much over 2.5" tire not because of width but because of height. I'll kick that can down the road.
Rick C.
