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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Nothing really special just really basic.. Some half inch rod, some 14ga. Steel and a few hours of time. I painted it with that damn finicky, appliance paint. I should have just paid to powder coat it, but I wanted to get it on the bike. What you guys think? Gots to have something handmade on the bike right,lol.. I'm not a huge fan yet but it gives my wife something to lean on and somewhere for me to tie my lunch bag on for work.




I was able to cheat, because I had side plates from a Harley sissy bar. I just traced the plates on some 14ga. And cut them out on a band saw and ground the edges smooth.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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I like it! I'm a big fan of "homemade" stuff though. I can't find one I like so I may end up following your lead here! Nice job
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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Very cool, i wish i was i welder or machinest.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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Nice, homemade parts always work the best.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Looks great!!!

If your wife would like some padding just add a piece of that 14ga steel and attach pad.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Fatbob10
Looks great!!!

If your wife would like some padding just add a piece of that 14ga steel and attach pad.
Yep, that's the plan. I have some nice 1" thick, really dense/soft foam that will be perfect, then Ill just get a piece of vinyl to wrap it. I will make the pad removable. I was going to weld in a cross bar to attach to but I was having a hard time keeping the whole thing square and then got impatient. I wanted it to be the same 1/2" bar with a nice curve in it for looks and not a flat piece of metal with some holes in it. If I build another one, I will make a jig to keep the side plates locked in at the right width and square and then I can bend the bar and weld it up. That half inch bar doesn't budge very much till you heat it up, but then its hard to work with a hot piece. I will be more patient next time..

Thanks for the comments guys.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Well done Dirknar
Just get yourself some 2x10 and rip it to the proper width, or some pieces of 2x6 like I did here, easy enough to make a jig.
Always better when the parts are made by your own hand. Frankly if anyone gets critical, just tell them to show you how to do it better.

 
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Thanks Hog, that's a great idea for a quick and easy jig.. Now I'm thinking, why the hell didn't I think of that.. lol.
 
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That's the advantage of being a lazy CAS, you always search for the cheap and easy fix.
 
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Hell Dirknar, I just noticed you are in Spokane, that is where my shop is that I do all my fabrication, out near the VA hospital.
 
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