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« Reply #150 on: December 15, 2012, 10:41:11 PM » |
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not cool !! i might fill this one with liquid before i paint it or what ever but i honstly think it's fine
I can't see any bits that might leak,get a gasket now and it will be ready to fit as soon as i decide
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« Reply #151 on: December 16, 2012, 07:31:07 AM » |
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not cool !! i might fill this one with liquid before i paint it or what ever
Well worth doing, it doesn't take long. White spirit or petrol will quickly show any holes that you can't see otherwise. Had to solder up a couple of pin holes in mine and would like an ally sump but it's not a priority |
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« Reply #152 on: December 16, 2012, 10:19:13 AM » |
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good idea ON i wa sorta wondering what to use,didn't want to put water in it but white
spirit would be ideal,thanks for the idea
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« Reply #153 on: December 27, 2012, 10:39:35 PM » |
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made a start on the handle bars today. first drilled 2 holes in a piece of angle iron at the same spacing as the top yoke then welded 2 nuts on to 2 washers as with the engine mounts thene used a magnetic clamp to ho;d the handle bar in place at hopefully 90 degrees  A little progress then did the same with the other side (sorry forgot to take a pic !) made 2 cross pieces on for the bottom and one for the top, tacked them in place and ended up with this  A little progress  A little progress I'm sure these wont be to everyone's taste but I wanted some thing quite high but also wide, I think these fit the bill,all i need now is the switch gear and throttle twist grip and i can sort the ends! |
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« Reply #154 on: December 28, 2012, 05:16:18 AM » |
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Very neatly done. I especially like the way you tightened up the bends as it were by cutting out a section. As you say might not be to everyones taste (I like them) but so what, it's your trike.  |
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« Reply #155 on: December 28, 2012, 08:02:35 AM » |
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Are your mirrors going on the bars?
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« Reply #156 on: December 28, 2012, 10:23:30 AM » |
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thanks ON ,the bender wouldn't go to a tight enough radius and was kinking the pipe so
we cut a v in the bar to get where we needed to be,hopefully be strong enough when
welded.
Yes Steven hopefully the mirrors will be on the bars,as my arms are quit high maybe
under them rather than on top
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« Reply #157 on: December 28, 2012, 11:22:18 AM » |
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I bent mine as the top bar (two 35 degree bends) with two uprights from the yokes ..  |
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« Reply #158 on: December 28, 2012, 11:39:44 AM » |
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Hi Steven ,I think ours kinked because the tube isn't a good fit into the shoe of the bender,it's only a cheap bender and the shoe's arn't very well made (and yes I know a bad workman blames his tools  ) what sort of rise did you go for? mines about 10" I think so quite high but I like the way you bars slope down as they go back but i jut couldn't achieve that unless I cut the bens through an reweld them on at a different angle |
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« Reply #159 on: December 29, 2012, 08:43:01 PM » |
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Yes Steven hopefully the mirrors will be on the bars,as my arms are quit high maybe
under them rather than on top
Looking good I opted to put mirrors underside of bars to keep top a little more "streamline". I welded a small mounting plate to front side of bars, on both left & right hand side, so mirrors could be mounted either under or above. |
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! |
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« Reply #160 on: December 29, 2012, 11:18:07 PM » |
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yeh good idea Pete at least you had the option when the time came,no problem
seeing with them under the bars then??
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« Reply #162 on: December 31, 2012, 10:40:33 PM » |
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sorta jumping from one thing to another so have abandon the handlebars for now and moved on to the exhaust.as i scrapped a complete car to build this trike i had a complete exhaust in quite good condition so decided to try an mod it to fit,waste not want not (and well i'm told i'm a bit tight) we cut it about 2 foot from the engine end and then cut the mounting flange of allowing it to be moved closer to the engine then tacked the flang back on  A little progress  A little progress then using the bender bent it up and over the gearbox crossmember,surprisingly it didn't kink as it's quite thin walled  A little progress and reused the backbox for now but this might get replaced withe something shiney in due coarse and will maybe heatwrap the front pipe  A little progress well its one more job of the list |
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« Reply #163 on: December 31, 2012, 10:45:40 PM » |
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Looks like it fits suprisingly well in the space you've got!
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« Reply #164 on: December 31, 2012, 10:51:54 PM » |
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Are you moving the clutch lever?
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