Exactly.
I might have some -3 banjos laying around if you wanna try before you buy.
I appreciate the offer, may take you up on it just to get a visual…
I think I need these?
and then some 3/16 O.D. NiCopp line from auto parts store, about 5’ long…
did I understand correctly?
Ah, good lookin’ out. Thanks man. I might just order the shit, it’s only $20…then I can get the proper sized tubing once it all comes in next week. Getting really really close to having all the fab-work done. I’ll have to decide whether or not to throw in the wiring and take a few spins before paint or not…
EDIT: ordered. LOL
at least the wiring harness doesnt have to be entirely re done on this one like the honda… thank god.
well, I spent about 5hrs out in the garage tonight…couple things went well, couple things went bad. For starters, my new drillpress fucking rules (never had one before, I love having one)
I’ll start with what went well…
Decided to jump into modifying the kickstart lever to accept the bike pedal I bought for it.
Cut the existing stem off the lever:
enjoy use of new drill press to bore a hole progressively up to 1/2" through the end of the lever where the stem used to be:
Tap to M14x1.25 (Ended up grabbing the tap from Grainger for $10 so now I own it, instead of borrowing one)
Thread in pedal:
Test fit:
As you can see, the pedal matches the seat springs nicely. pretty stoked about the kicker…
Now, the shit that pissed me off…
Went to start making up some forward control pegs…spent about 3hrs cutting steel and drilling a ton of holes and welding…and then realized I forgot to account for the engine cases sticking out…and then tried a quick fix to space the brake side out past the case, and hate the way it looks. Will have to go back to the drawing board on these…
I’m almost considering mid controls using the original muffler mount points on the bottom frame tubes just cause it will be way easier, but I really think forwards will be more comfortable for riding… Le Sigh
I like the kickstart!
Ps… you didn’t call me!
believe it or not, my phone is broken…also, I didn’t mean to work that long lol. I put the drill press together and then was like “maybe I’ll do the kick lever”, then I finished that and was like “maybe I’ll start the forward controls” then those came out like shit and then I was like “maybe I should go to bed, FUCK THIS SHIT!”
lol
Lol. I got that iPhone for sale haha! Gimme a shout, got some new ideas kickin around
kickstart looks awesome!
Been a while since I worked on the bike or updated this…
spent a few hours on it tonight, didn’t take any “in process” pics cause I just kinda got in a groove and rolled with it…but I’ve finished the shifter side forward control setup.
I started out by making the foot peg and mount, then a brace to the engine case. Then I made a collar to insert the bronze bushing into, and welded a tab to it for the linkage arm to connect to. Then I bent up a piece of round bar and tapped the ends for the mini heim joints. Then I cut the stock shift lever down and drilled a hole in it and connected the linkage. Then I used a shitty old box-end wrench and a piece of a cheap hoodpin I had laying around to make the shift arm. humorously, the rubber from the stock shift arm fit nicely on the hoodpin. All that’s left is to finish the electrical and make the brake-side forward control…then it’s ready for clean-up and paint.
the basics are done, I’m going to do a few things to clean it up and fancy it up later on.
BAAAAAAMMMMM!
I’ve been so unmotivated with this cold to work on my bike, idk how you wanted to work out in the cold haha!
Pumped to see an update. I too am highly unmotivated this week, lol.
LOL, you guys have been working on yours regularly the past several weeks while I was unmotivated to work on mine…I really just worked on it because I’m getting antsy to finish this AND the focus, but it’s been too cold for fiberglass work and both need to get done SOON, soooooooo…lol. MIGHT try to do the brake side tonight. I’ve also decided I’m not 100% happy with the rear fender width, so I might narrow it. Then it’s just electronics and paint. getting close!
Are those PLASTIC rod ends?
Dan
yeah, they are…I ordered them from a catalog at the counter at grainger not knowing they were plastic…the pictures were black and white and I just told the guy I needed some 1/4" rod ends and went with the cheapest. I had no idea they even MADE plastic rod ends. If they don’t hold up to basic shifting duties I’ll just order metal ones and swap them out later.
Ah. Ya, Id get some metal ones. FYI mcmaster stocks a shit ton of them, mostly FK brand (which are quite good) and should be much cheaper than overpriced grainger.
Metal-metal will likely be fine for your application, but spending a couple bucks more for ones with PTFE liners would be worth it.
Dan
Are those plastic rod ends?
guessing thats where i come in… again?
not necessarily…I’m not changing anything, just re-routing things to fit in the lunchbox…