Yeah, I know, too much time on my hands
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ALRIGHT GUYS, let's get one thing straight........I am not an artist..............now MUD, on the other hand IS an artist.
I just have ideas and make them work.
All of you guys can do the same thing. All it takes is the purchase of a bench grinder with a grinding wheel on one side and a polishing wheel on the other side, a vise, a high speed grinder (Home Depot - $39.95) and your normal hand tools.
If you want to work in stainless steel - no problem. Find your local metal re-cyclers and go buy some scrap. A few dollars will buy a lot of scrap.
If you want to go an easier way, work in aluminum. easier to work, easier to polish. It just won't last as long without re-polishing, and it is not as strong.
A few dollars will buy a whole lot of aluminum.
The only thing else you need is imagination. Sit and stare at your scoot and imagine where and what you can do. Then do it
I didn't mean this thread to go this way but it has, so I'll give you guys a few ideas to get you started.
Just keep reading down.
C66
I just have ideas and make them work.
All of you guys can do the same thing. All it takes is the purchase of a bench grinder with a grinding wheel on one side and a polishing wheel on the other side, a vise, a high speed grinder (Home Depot - $39.95) and your normal hand tools.
If you want to work in stainless steel - no problem. Find your local metal re-cyclers and go buy some scrap. A few dollars will buy a lot of scrap.
If you want to go an easier way, work in aluminum. easier to work, easier to polish. It just won't last as long without re-polishing, and it is not as strong.
A few dollars will buy a whole lot of aluminum.
The only thing else you need is imagination. Sit and stare at your scoot and imagine where and what you can do. Then do it
I didn't mean this thread to go this way but it has, so I'll give you guys a few ideas to get you started.
Just keep reading down.
C66
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I noticed another thread about where and how to buy a fork clock. Use your imagination.
Go to Wal-Mart, buy a wrist watch for $7.87 (make sure the case is plastic)and take it home and take the band off and grind down the tabs that held the band on. smooth the grinds down with some 400 wet-or-dry sand papper touch the grind areas with some clear fingernail polish and silicone it to the fork cap.
Mine tells me the time, the date and has a stopwatch, complete with a night light. And it is totally water proof
When the battery runs down in about two =years, I'll $hitcan it and make another.
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Go to Wal-Mart, buy a wrist watch for $7.87 (make sure the case is plastic)and take it home and take the band off and grind down the tabs that held the band on. smooth the grinds down with some 400 wet-or-dry sand papper touch the grind areas with some clear fingernail polish and silicone it to the fork cap.
Mine tells me the time, the date and has a stopwatch, complete with a night light. And it is totally water proof
When the battery runs down in about two =years, I'll $hitcan it and make another.
C66
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Hell I don't know where to start.
O.K. let's talk about the bottle opener that was mantioned above. Beer companies GIVE the bartenders pocket openers that are made from hardened stainless steel. It has an opener on one end and a hole on the other end. I took one and cut off the hole and rounded the end and drilled a 1/4" hole in it. I then drilled a hole in the bottom of my electrical panel and bolted it using a stainless bolt, two stainless flat washers and a stainless nylock nut. I tightened it just enough to keep it from vibrating out while riding, but loose enough to allow me to swing it out to open a bottle.
Cost - nothing
Labor - one hour
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O.K. let's talk about the bottle opener that was mantioned above. Beer companies GIVE the bartenders pocket openers that are made from hardened stainless steel. It has an opener on one end and a hole on the other end. I took one and cut off the hole and rounded the end and drilled a 1/4" hole in it. I then drilled a hole in the bottom of my electrical panel and bolted it using a stainless bolt, two stainless flat washers and a stainless nylock nut. I tightened it just enough to keep it from vibrating out while riding, but loose enough to allow me to swing it out to open a bottle.
Cost - nothing
Labor - one hour
C66
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Next..............My electrical panel.
I bought the chrome coil cover, but I just made a stainless steel band to go around the electrical panel and used the two existing bolts and drilled two additional holes for matching bolts. I made a small panel to attach to the rear of the panel for my cigarette lighter and the switch that turns on my LED lights.
Cost - nothing
Labor - about two hours for both pieces
Also notice my inspection sticker plate - no cost - 30 minutes labor
Sorry, I have to close this to ge the picture (I screwed up)
C66
I bought the chrome coil cover, but I just made a stainless steel band to go around the electrical panel and used the two existing bolts and drilled two additional holes for matching bolts. I made a small panel to attach to the rear of the panel for my cigarette lighter and the switch that turns on my LED lights.
Cost - nothing
Labor - about two hours for both pieces
Also notice my inspection sticker plate - no cost - 30 minutes labor
Sorry, I have to close this to ge the picture (I screwed up)
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Sorry........here's the picture of the electrical panel cover, cigarette lighter and light switch (with inspection sticker holder)
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now let's talk really small details...........
Have you ever noticed that you have to move your hands inward to work your turn signal switches?
I saw these in the Kuryakyn catalog for $16.99 - I made them in 30 minutes.
Theirs were held on by double sided tape - so are mine
Theirs were plastic - mine are polished stainless steel
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Have you ever noticed that you have to move your hands inward to work your turn signal switches?
I saw these in the Kuryakyn catalog for $16.99 - I made them in 30 minutes.
Theirs were held on by double sided tape - so are mine
Theirs were plastic - mine are polished stainless steel
C66
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More small details.................
Harley front fender mud flap is black rubber.
30 minutes to make mine out of polished stainless - cost - nothing
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Harley front fender mud flap is black rubber.
30 minutes to make mine out of polished stainless - cost - nothing
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More small details................
inserts for the brake calipers. A small detail that adds to the looks and cost almost nothing but a few minutes work.
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inserts for the brake calipers. A small detail that adds to the looks and cost almost nothing but a few minutes work.
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