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Title: tail chop finally finished
Post by: rsoffar on July 04, 2008, 09:08:25 AM
here are a few cell phone pics of it.
i guess this is what happens when your bike is just sitting for too long... you start cuting things.
all done it only cost me $5 to do so that was freakin nice haha.

here are a couple shots of the new bracket i made for all my lights and plate.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_151-1.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_152-1.jpg)

and here is it on the bike.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_153-1.jpg)


now on to the next thing... my stupid oil leak  [bang]
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: Duc L'Smart on July 04, 2008, 09:15:03 AM
Very nice [thumbsup]

So will we being seeing you at the pool parties?
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: rsoffar on July 04, 2008, 09:40:08 AM
i wish i could... ive got a wedding to attend this evening...  [bang]
they better have an open bar   [drink]
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: caffeinejunkee on July 04, 2008, 10:05:12 AM
Nice work!  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: El Matador on July 04, 2008, 01:09:11 PM
Hey dude! Looks nice! Looks like you used my template?
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: rsoffar on July 04, 2008, 02:41:24 PM
yeah pretty much used yours as a guide...the way i did the folds on mine are a little different.

i woulda just bought one from you if i were not so freakin poor haha.
but i had fun making it so thats a plus.
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: bryant8 on July 04, 2008, 10:53:24 PM
You may want to angle your plate a bit more. It looks like one bottoming out of your shock and your plate will hit the rubber.
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: sdlrodeo on July 05, 2008, 07:07:06 PM
Looks good Richard!
Steve
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: hiero on July 05, 2008, 08:42:50 PM
Quote from: bryant8 on July 04, 2008, 10:53:24 PM
You may want to angle your plate a bit more. It looks like one bottoming out of your shock and your plate will hit the rubber.

+1!  lots of people have had that happen
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: Duc L'Smart on July 06, 2008, 02:39:38 PM
Mucho Nice [thumbsup] So when do we get to see it?!?
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: rsoffar on July 06, 2008, 10:49:37 PM
im hoping to make it out to the next lunch or something   [drink]

hey el matador,
what gauge metal do you use to make your brackets?
i think what i used to make this might be a little too thin and flimsy, i used 26g i think, and after riding it about 50 miles with the weight of the lights and plate it kinda made it sag a bit.
might remake one with thicker metal or just beef this one up somehow.
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: El Matador on July 07, 2008, 12:44:38 AM
Quote from: rsoffar on July 06, 2008, 10:49:37 PM
im hoping to make it out to the next lunch or something   [drink]

hey el matador,
what gauge metal do you use to make your brackets?
i think what i used to make this might be a little too thin and flimsy, i used 26g i think, and after riding it about 50 miles with the weight of the lights and plate it kinda made it sag a bit.
might remake one with thicker metal or just beef this one up somehow.

I use 16 gauge. It makes it a lot harder to bend, but there is a certain trick to it. Pm me for my digits if you want me to walk you through the process of doing it...

cheers!

Jesus
Title: Re: tail chop finally finished
Post by: hiero on July 07, 2008, 06:00:44 AM
Quote from: El Matador on July 07, 2008, 12:44:38 AM
I use 16 gauge. It makes it a lot harder to bend, but there is a certain trick to it. Pm me for my digits if you want me to walk you through the process of doing it...

cheers!

Jesus

certain trick?  use a big ass brake?  ;D