Here is an update, a brake pedal re-used for my forwards. The foot peg is from my buddies softtail passenger pegs. I had to cut them a little shorter.
Here is how I did the midway linkage. Honestly, it kind of sucks and doesn't really return well to release the brake. Seriously considering a different way of doing it. In theory, you push on the brake pedal, that pushes a 5/16 threaded rod with heim ends toward the rear of the bike, which pushes that flat stock back and that PULLS the brake rod-another 5/16 rod to the front applying the brake.
This is me in the saddle(does this fender make my motorcycle look small)-so somewhat compressed spring, its riding kind of low.
And here is the bottom soon to get beat the hell up by crappy roads.
Ok, one more-again sorry for the huge pics. Pretty much up to date with how this pile sits right now in the cave. I found this Unity spot light at the scrap yard and it was begging to get adopted. The pros- it was cheap as hell and the light bulb still works after how many years, the cons-I have no idea how in the hell to keep the bulb in the case, the gaskets or whatever was used to hold it in dry rotted 30 years ago-IF you know how to do this please help a brother out. I mounted the light with a piece of angle that I bolted on to the bottom triple tree fork clamps, drilled a center hole, and bent down-I know it NEEDS bent down more or the only thing I illuminate on the road will be the trees and light poles.
If you see something F'ed up again please point it out. Hell, I even like constructive hatin. Thanks again everyone for posting up their projects and how you folks do stuff. It really helps feebs like me figure some stuff out.
So, I got one more pic -not this heap^, another one that has been keeping me from working on this one. It is the rear set that I made out of some 1/2 inch aluminum-used 3/8" bolt and a bronze (or brass-hell I don't know it was at ace hardware) bushing. Its not really done, but at least most of the way. I wanted my rearsets a little lower than the passenger peg position. I used shrink tubing on u bolts to go around the passenger peg loop section- that shiny metal flat stock is from the S-yard too-no clue what it is- some type of steel and stainless alloy about a 1/4" thick. I will use acorns or possibly lock nuts on the ubolts so my pants don't get snagged.
Here is how I did the midway linkage. Honestly, it kind of sucks and doesn't really return well to release the brake. Seriously considering a different way of doing it. In theory, you push on the brake pedal, that pushes a 5/16 threaded rod with heim ends toward the rear of the bike, which pushes that flat stock back and that PULLS the brake rod-another 5/16 rod to the front applying the brake.
This is me in the saddle(does this fender make my motorcycle look small)-so somewhat compressed spring, its riding kind of low.
And here is the bottom soon to get beat the hell up by crappy roads.
Ok, one more-again sorry for the huge pics. Pretty much up to date with how this pile sits right now in the cave. I found this Unity spot light at the scrap yard and it was begging to get adopted. The pros- it was cheap as hell and the light bulb still works after how many years, the cons-I have no idea how in the hell to keep the bulb in the case, the gaskets or whatever was used to hold it in dry rotted 30 years ago-IF you know how to do this please help a brother out. I mounted the light with a piece of angle that I bolted on to the bottom triple tree fork clamps, drilled a center hole, and bent down-I know it NEEDS bent down more or the only thing I illuminate on the road will be the trees and light poles.
If you see something F'ed up again please point it out. Hell, I even like constructive hatin. Thanks again everyone for posting up their projects and how you folks do stuff. It really helps feebs like me figure some stuff out.
So, I got one more pic -not this heap^, another one that has been keeping me from working on this one. It is the rear set that I made out of some 1/2 inch aluminum-used 3/8" bolt and a bronze (or brass-hell I don't know it was at ace hardware) bushing. Its not really done, but at least most of the way. I wanted my rearsets a little lower than the passenger peg position. I used shrink tubing on u bolts to go around the passenger peg loop section- that shiny metal flat stock is from the S-yard too-no clue what it is- some type of steel and stainless alloy about a 1/4" thick. I will use acorns or possibly lock nuts on the ubolts so my pants don't get snagged.