Mid controls, brake lever mod.....check it out

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Feb 21, 2010 | 10:11 AM

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fedwa001

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Nice!

Feb 21, 2010 | 10:34 AM

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tatfreek1

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well done its a great way to do that!

Feb 21, 2010 | 10:54 AM

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tonygret

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Originally Posted by jackjr

Brake looks much better!

You know what's even worse? Getting the grinder wrapped up in your shirt and taking a chunk out of your skin. I've still got a scar on my gut and that was from 4 or 5 years ago when I was rebuilding a VW. That stung for a while!

Many years ago I was drilling a pully to put on a home made mini bike. The drill skipped off the pully, wrapped into my jeans and drilled a 1/4 hole in my leg. Put that on the list of things never to do again. It's a very long list!

Feb 21, 2010 | 11:40 AM

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krusty1

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A very slick job. Been looking at the stock one on my bike, and trying to decide whether I liked it the way it is....for a stock rear brake pedal they're pretty well finished, but if you want to keep a theme going I think you really nailed a good solution.

Feb 21, 2010 | 01:27 PM

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CountryPunk

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From: Texas City, TX

Looks sharp, good job. I like the stock pedal fine, though.

Feb 21, 2010 | 04:39 PM

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bigdaddy33

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From: Long Island, NY

I changed mine out years ago for the chrome version, but I like your mod. Would go perfectly with my pegs.

Feb 21, 2010 | 09:19 PM

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07BlueScoot

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From: Oklahoma

Maybe we should change this thread to..

Reading all your replys gives me an idea, maybe we should sway this post in the direction of all the stupid sh** we've done while working on things. I noticed in one of my pictures there is a pair of safety glasses on the floor. Well I've been to the eye doctor 3 times in my life getting things dug out of my eyes that arent supposed to be there, like rusted metal! 3rd times the charm I dont so much as cut a board without some sort of eye protection now.

Thanks for all the positive comments.

Feb 21, 2010 | 10:04 PM

#18

krjoseph

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From: Nashville, TN

That looks great, thanks for the pics. May have to try that.

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Feb 22, 2010 | 01:45 AM

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RyKR

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Originally Posted by KYFATBOB

Looks great.... I have been playing around with a sanding wheel on my grinder on some scrap metal trying to perfect the ground metal look that they have come out with on some the new tins... I am finding it very difficult to match...

You don't have to use to coarse of a grit for this. I have had good results by using 80 grit with my sander on grind mode. Also, there is a special clear to use that you don't have to prime. That's what fills in the scratches so that they can be painted, candied, cleared, etc...