I definitely do some things the hard way, but I am pretty pleased with the result. Just sucks that it still looks like crap without paint.
The handlebars are all done now, including mounting the Flanders-style top clamp, and Harley crown nut. I made/modified some more parts on the lathe (don't know low I lived so long without it), but I need Bitmonkey to come and teach me tool grinding... Also not sure if Harleywidow likes cutting fluid instead of Ralph Lauren Polo as a cologne...
In this first pic, you can also see my old school shifter handle (a.k.a. doorknob). Not sure if I will keep it on there or not... Opinions?
If you look really close you can see that I mounted the right passenger foot peg. I will mount the left one as soon as I Parkerize the mounting bolts. From the back, these bars are a bit wider than Jeff's, but I think they look okay. I definitely like the Flanders top clamp and dog bones better then Jeff's riser setup. His risers were threaded into the fork tubes...
Gotta figure out how to fix the spring on the kicker pedal. Frustrates me that as soon as I ride down the road, it wobbles back out.
B helped me wire the high and low beam switch, and it works now. No horn though, as that's still in use as my magneto kill switch.
Cool stuff. The shift knob was the first thing I noticed in the top photo. Reminds me of Aunt Gladys' house. It's cool but it's been done a lot too. I think you mentioned a small piston before which I'd really like bu again it's been done a lot. A shift knob is a great lathe project. Your options are limitless with that in mind.
ReplyDeleteHollister looks great. I've said it before but I can't wait to see to proper rear fender on there.