At the recent 76th Daytona Bike Week, Steve Schuller – the master motorcycle engineer and fabricator from Toronto, Canada – debuted its new single sided air suspension girder front end. Available for both baggers and customs, in either 6061-T6 or 7075-T6 aircraft aluminum.
The front end features new single sided style hubs that accept conventional pattern custom wheel blanks. The hubs are made with heavy duty stainless steel axles and large diameter Timken tapered roller bearings for maximum strength and durability.
The front suspension also incorporates Timken taper roller bearings at all pivot points which allow zero clearance and provide a rattle free ride. The front end shown is Schuller straight tapered tear drop design in satin finish to be used in conjunction with a 5 inch short neck and a 32 inch wheel.
However any style fork leg-steering head configuration can be made to suit the customers application and desired finish. (satin, polished, anodized, contrast cut, etc) Also for applications not requiring an air suspension a conventional coil over shock may be used. For more info please go to Schuller Cycle Werks.
Too smart, probably too expensive for the common rider.
Wasn’t this designed for the guy’s at Ballistic Cycles?
Now that is Quality.
I don’t get the 6061 or 7075 option, I know the difference between the two but I don’t get it?
I like the “rattle-free” bit.
SWEET!
Now for a matching single-sided rear swingarm.
Steve has been the industries best kept secret for many, many years. Good to see him finally getting to build his designs for others. Schuller Cycle Works build the absolute finest quality parts available anywhere. He is the only guy I know that can build you exactly what nobody else can!
In response to Tom Ryan, yes this front end did go to Ballistic Cycle , Tim is our distributor in the US for these single sided front ends .
wow……the front end of my dreams…
this with the small diameter Behringer disc…
too bad, i wish this would be street legal in Germany….
Very well done but it begs the question why? For me it falls under the “build it because I can” category.
Too much in the way of parts and bikes like that out there.
Still don’t get the 6061 or 7075?
Why? The reason for single sided swingarms was to make it possible to quickly change rear tires w/o touching the chain or belt. This pretty item has to be very pricey and other than being unique, I see no upside and plenty of potential downsides.