A-65 DeadTail Restart

Do you have burr bits with the right shank for that Dremel? That's what I used on mine, plus I use them for a lot of "mill" work.

I made this with just a dremel and burr bits...

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irk miller said:
Do you have burr bits with the right shank for that Dremel? That's what I used on mine, plus I use them for a lot of "mill" work.

I made this with just a dremel and burr bits...

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I have one that I use, it's carbide so little sketchy when those snap.

You made the rings with a dremel?
 
Tune-A-Fish© said:
You made the rings with a dremel?
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The outside profile to the ridge. Not the openings for the lenses.

These are what I use. https://www.mcmaster.com/#=1658du4 I've bent the shafts, but never broke one. I carve steel, aluminum, plaster, plastic, foam, etc with them.
 
Second bracket mocked up... Huston, we have landed

Real good pad contact

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Little fatter to gain the offset I needed, could narrow the wide part but it's adding strength.

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Little chunky, but should do the job.

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I realized this was a right side caliper (leading cup should be the smaller one), but luckily Kawasaki made a left side for earlier year bikes so got one coming.

Now just to clean up the edges and give it a scotchbrite finish




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Last critical measure was to check the bracket alignment with the rotor with everything snugged up... within:

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On the cheap clappers, but USA made straight edge, worst of North and South alignment... I'll take it because I'm no machinist so I can be a tad off lol




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Got the eBay legs, here's a comparison for yins.

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So nice it's almost sad to take a dremel and file to one... almost




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Those look like all they need is a fluid change and maybe not even that. Good score. especially if you sell off the bits you don't need to re-coup $$ like you said.
 
After much thought.

I feel like this front end is headed too far into the future, sorta looking like a retro bike and that ain't hapinin.

Think even after all this work, I may just go back with the stock CB rotor and caliper, maybe get the rotor spun and drilled but that CB caliper up front of the fork leg looks the part and for no more than a 50< mph cruiser... it stops fine.

So before I chop up the new leg, I need a moment to decide. Guess I'm back to finish wires, oil lines (parts here today) and sein if this pig runs n rolls :eek:
 
irk miller said:
The outside profile to the ridge. Not the openings for the lenses.

These are what I use. https://www.mcmaster.com/#=1658du4 I've bent the shafts, but never broke one. I carve steel, aluminum, plaster, plastic, foam, etc with them.
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That sends me to the website no the kit... are you using the 9 piece Double Cut set?
 

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No disagreement. A 300mm rotor does a lot to dominate the look of a front end. Weight though, is probably better on the modern jawn, if that even matters.
 
Tune-A-Fish© said:
That sends me to the website no the kit... are you using the 9 piece Double Cut set?
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Single cut. For most of my purposes, the double cut is too aggressive.
 
I have a set of XL forks that will slide in and a 21in XL wheel with "hub" not sure I can shoehorn between the skinny CB legs tho


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