NoRiders said:That looks trick ....will it have a return spring?
doc_rot said:since you have to have a fender why not make a real force brace and mount the fender to that?
Thanks very much, glad you like it.WoodsCustoms said:Wow, nice work really glad I logged in to find this thread.
I'm going to assemble it with both setups, take some photos and we'll go from there. I don't think you'll notice the shape once the sticker is in place...NoRiders said:FWIW I prefer the old guard mounts, but think the guard could be a little squared off on the leading edge a bit, not so much lozenge shaped.
I prefer the first one as well, second would be fine if it was a fork brace but as mount it looks too bulky. painting it satin black will pretty much make it dissapear when riding and may actually look better than tyre print idea? Read through most of thread this morning, for sprocket, I have used old sprocket with teeth ground off, new sprocket and old output shaft,(to keep things in line) weld one to the other then machine out centre of new one, weld around inside and you have an offset sprocket. First one I did (long time ago) I used old parts as it was an experiment but since then I've done several using old inners and new outers. If shipping aint too crazy I think you could sell the points cover conversions you made (unless you want to be exclusive on that one?)Pete12 said:OK, four out of four liked the first front guard, so that's the way I'll go. The second mounts can go in with the pile of bits that I have made and not using ;D
Thank you all for the feedback, much appreciated.
Thanks very much Ethan. The sprocket cover is yours if you want to pay postage from Australia... send me a PM if you're interested.Ethan said:Dang dude, nice work! Excellent fab skills. I wish I could pull off work like that! Can’t wait to see the finished project.
P.S. - If you need a home for the extra sprocket cover, let me know. I can give it a good home.
Thanks PJ, yes I thought it was a bit bulky as well. My daughter has already started on the sticker and it looks really good, so I'll post it up and we'll have a look.crazypj said:I prefer the first one as well, second would be fine if it was a fork brace but as mount it looks too ?bulky. painting it satin black will pretty much make it dissapear when riding and may actually look better than tyre print idea? Read through most of thread this morning, for sprocket, I have used old sprocket with teeth ground off, new sprocket and old output shaft,(to keep things in line) weld one to the other then machine out centre of new one, weld around inside and you have an offset sprocket. First one I did (long time ago) I used old parts as it was an experiment but since then I've done several using old inners and new outers. If shipping aint too crazy I think you could sell the points cover conversions you made (unless you want to be exclusive on that one?)
I appreciate your concern, but the sliders don't have tubes in them and they are clamped in the centre, so the only load on them is the weight of the vice handle, so no issue whatsoever. If people are silly enough to see that and then go ahead and clamp them up tight enough to distort, well more fool them. And what's wrong with Firestones anyway? ;D ;Dcrazypj said:Don't ever fit fork sliders in a vice like that, it's way too easy to distort them. Hold by the 'solid' axle end and clamp a block (2x4 or something) to bench to hold level. You may know what your doing but a lot of people may see this and just crank away (after all, look how many people fitted Firestones because they saw it on-line )