Plates and axles

While ago I told I bought a swing. Got it really cheap since no one ever needs original softail swings. People usually sell them, and so was this case as well, for the reason that they want to have wider rear wheel and therefore need a wider swing. It is possible to widen the swing, of course, by sawing the connecting tubes apart and welding a lengthening piece of a connecting tube there. Sounds easy, and probably is if you are a decent welder, have the tools and place to execute. Not for everybody is it possible, feasible nor interesting to do that sort of things so the easiest way is to purchase a new swing and sell the old one.

So this is the reason why someone sold a swing, and here is the reason someone bought it. To remind, here is the swing as it was and the parts I wanted from it.

Then the question is that why I wanted them. Well, part of the answer is that I needed them, the other part is that this is cheap. As said, it's not everybody who needs an old original swing. There are also beautiful stock parts available but they tend to be expensive. Just the other week I went to exhibition called Kustom Kulture (sic) and discussed with retailer who sold cast iron axle plates. They were good quality and nice looking but the price was four times what I paid for these.