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Post by Walms on Oct 26, 2012 21:03:42 GMT -5
She's a beast Neil! The video works fine for me just need to click on the pic. It would be nice if photobucket would put a triangle on the pic though so you know it's a video though...
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Post by ballvo on Apr 27, 2015 22:34:20 GMT -5
I thought I'd document some of the work I've done on this bike in the last month or two fabricating rearset brackets. I picked up a set of Tarozzi rearsets off Kijiji some time ago. They came complete with brackets off the 450 Honda they were mounted on. The brackets initially looked like they might be modded to fit an H-series frame but I soon realized all new mounting plates would be needed. Sometime in Feb. I decided it was time to get them installed on something and I decided on my H2B. I've never really liked the one-off rearsets the PO (my bro-in-law) had made for the bike back in the day. They were an OK attempt but I never liked the fact the stock rubber footpegs were rigidly mounted to the plates. Another big part of this whole mod was to try and recover some of the non-existant rear brake. Starting with the plate from the CB450 I mocked up a cardboard template that would have three mounting points - front footpeg threaded lug, a new bolt hole with spacer in the frame plates above swingarm bolt, and a weld-on tab behind the new footpeg itself. One test fit and I found that the footpeg and brake pedal needed to move further back for kickstarter clearance so I mocked up a new plate out of MDF with a slot to optimize the position of the peg. Once I was satisfied with the peg positions using the templates it was time to get them cut from a sheet of half-inch aluminum plate. I inquired about having someone cut these for me with a CNC machine but balked at the suggested $150-200 , thinking "F*** that, I can do these myself! How hard could it be?" (Famous last words... ) So I picked up a couple of jigsaw blades for non-ferrous metal and went to town. It only took about an hour to rough cut out each plate!! Followed by, literally, hours of working them over with a rasp, assorted files, SiC grinding wheel, and eventually, a range of sandpapers, as well as drilling out the mounting holes. A couple of weeks into the project two bills was sounding like a bargain . Still didn't have the clearance holes cut for the swingarm bolt, and not sure how I was going to do those, so still unable to actually mount the plates on the bike. At this point I moved on to coming up with, what I thought would be (key phrase), a pretty slick linkage for rear brake operation. More to come on that...
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Post by JA-Moo on Apr 28, 2015 2:40:21 GMT -5
I just used some angle iron..........
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Post by ballvo on Apr 28, 2015 9:37:08 GMT -5
I just used some angle iron.......... Those look OK, I guess. A big part of the enjoyment for me is coming up with an idea and following it through to the finished product. Hope you're happy with yours - I think I will be with mine. Cheers, N.
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Post by III on Apr 28, 2015 10:16:53 GMT -5
Hope you're happy with yours - I think I will be with mine. Cheers, N. You do nice work Niel. Are you bringing the H2 to Paris this year?
The "Ariiiiii express"
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Post by Curtis on Apr 28, 2015 10:35:11 GMT -5
When I was building my S2R I just C channel that went over that bar and was welded in with different holes in it for different mounting areas for comfort
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Post by JA-Moo on Apr 28, 2015 12:57:04 GMT -5
I absolutely hate fabricating parts, there is no enjoyment in it for me. Get it done, and on to the next thing......
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Post by daffey1 on May 3, 2015 8:23:58 GMT -5
I agree with you Ballvo,starting from svratch with an idea and then playing with it, changing it and ending up with a one of piece that is clean and tidy as your rear sets is very satisfying Nice work
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