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Does anyone have any tips or suggestions for cutting my kickstand and welding in a piece I cut out of an old kickstand I had laying around. I put 4 inch over tubes on the front and even those kickstand blocks from bungking are too short. The section I cut out of the old sidestand has a slight bend in it I'm going to use to set the angle right.
I'm going to just tack it first pretty well so I can see how much the lean is and if I need to correct it and also how far back it will go when it's up for riding. Going to 6011 the root and fill the notches I grind with weld metal and then cap it with some 7018 I have laying around.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions for cutting my kickstand and welding in a piece I cut out of an old kickstand I had laying around.
Better make sure the kickstands are the same...Harley's are forged and heat treated...imports are probably made out of recycled tuna cans...and some of the really cheap ones are cast.
I'm more worried about the kickstand on the 96 then the old one I cut up. I must've had the old one from a box o parts that came with my ironhead 13 years ago.
As soon as it's in the 30s out I'll open the garage door and start cutting the sidestand on the bike. Just need to grind the section I'm welding in to a point so I have a v to fill with weld metal.
Edit: I just checked and I can't find any casting marks on the 96 kickstand. Worse comes to worse and its off a bit after I weld it up I'll ride over to a friend's shop and use his oxy acetylene torch so I can bend it where I want it.
Last edited by Yamaharley; Feb 13, 2018 at 10:18 AM.
I plan on grinding a v around were the weld is going so I can fill it. Using 3/32 rod so I can put the heat right were I want it. I used to be aws certified in vertical stick, also had my asme in 3/4 plate tig welding. I'll definitely post pictures as I weld and grind so you guys can see how it turns out.
I plan on grinding a v around were the weld is going so I can fill it. Using 3/32 rod so I can put the heat right were I want it. I used to be aws certified in vertical stick, also had my asme in 3/4 plate tig welding. I'll definitely post pictures as I weld and grind so you guys can see how it turns out.
That's what I did. My v-grind was almost as deep as the entire radius of the rod, then I filled it in with repeated passes on the TIG on full amps. (I've got a little Thermal Arc Dragster 85A so that's the only way I can get deep penetration). Then I ground it smooth and painted. Looked like OEM, only black.
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