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Quote from rvrrun on June 10, 2020, 8:31 pmI’m done for today. My bandsaw blade snapped and a new one is on the way. I need to machine a few parts but that will have to wait until the blade gets here so I can cut the stock.
I don’t like the handlebars I picked. I’m going to cut a couple inches off each end and maybe cut a section out of each side to narrow them. The chain guard is designed for a pedal bike so I need to modify it a bit to work with the motor. I also had to grind the bottom bracket support to get the motor to slide in. I also need to turn some elliptical spacers for it to mount in.
I’m pretty happy with the way it looks so far. Mounting the tank will be the next step as soon as the battery gets here.
I’m done for today. My bandsaw blade snapped and a new one is on the way. I need to machine a few parts but that will have to wait until the blade gets here so I can cut the stock.
I don’t like the handlebars I picked. I’m going to cut a couple inches off each end and maybe cut a section out of each side to narrow them. The chain guard is designed for a pedal bike so I need to modify it a bit to work with the motor. I also had to grind the bottom bracket support to get the motor to slide in. I also need to turn some elliptical spacers for it to mount in.
I’m pretty happy with the way it looks so far. Mounting the tank will be the next step as soon as the battery gets here.
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Quote from rvrrun on June 11, 2020, 9:38 pmWithout my band saw this sucks. I need to make a bunch of spacers, brackets and other little parts but have no way to cut stock for the lathe and mill. The rims/tires were laying around and are luckily 26”. The hubs, rims and tires are in the mail and will need to be laced so these will work as rollers until that gets handled.
Without my band saw this sucks. I need to make a bunch of spacers, brackets and other little parts but have no way to cut stock for the lathe and mill. The rims/tires were laying around and are luckily 26”. The hubs, rims and tires are in the mail and will need to be laced so these will work as rollers until that gets handled.
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Quote from rvrrun on June 12, 2020, 10:18 pmToday was “boring”. The headset hasn’t come so I turned a couple of mock up “bearings” to keep the forks from flopping around a see how the stance looks. Right now it’s about level, but I may lift the front a tiny bit. The headlight and taillight are mounted with a couple of quicky angle brackets. I don’t want anything on the bike to look like it came from a hardware store so I’ll machine some brackets over the weekend if I have enough stock.
Today was “boring”. The headset hasn’t come so I turned a couple of mock up “bearings” to keep the forks from flopping around a see how the stance looks. Right now it’s about level, but I may lift the front a tiny bit. The headlight and taillight are mounted with a couple of quicky angle brackets. I don’t want anything on the bike to look like it came from a hardware store so I’ll machine some brackets over the weekend if I have enough stock.
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Quote from rvrrun on June 13, 2020, 9:46 pmIt’s getting better, and parts keep rolling in. Today I made this little bracket for the taillight. I didn’t take a before pic, but the light came with a two hole L bracket that had a square base. It looked out of place on the round seat post. It also had crappy looking bolts, nuts and lockwashers. The new one attaches with a counter sunk Allen cap screw and has a recess that the seat post registers in. The light attaches to the new bracket with a button head Allen and the bracket is tapped eliminating the ugly nut and lockwasher. I machined a little groove for the wire to sit down into. Tomorrow I’ll work on something similar for the headlight.
It’s getting better, and parts keep rolling in. Today I made this little bracket for the taillight. I didn’t take a before pic, but the light came with a two hole L bracket that had a square base. It looked out of place on the round seat post. It also had crappy looking bolts, nuts and lockwashers. The new one attaches with a counter sunk Allen cap screw and has a recess that the seat post registers in. The light attaches to the new bracket with a button head Allen and the bracket is tapped eliminating the ugly nut and lockwasher. I machined a little groove for the wire to sit down into. Tomorrow I’ll work on something similar for the headlight.
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Quote from rvrrun on June 13, 2020, 9:48 pm...and more pics because of our five pic limit
...and more pics because of our five pic limit
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Quote from 5oclocksomewhere on June 14, 2020, 3:41 amVery nice!
Very nice!
Quote from rvrrun on June 14, 2020, 11:59 pmBefore or after I build the ‘32 for you? They make one ready built called the Ruffian, but it’s about $4-5k and only has a 500 watt motor. This will have triple the power easily and costs a fraction but I have to build it myself.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbwEYVXPZUI
Today I made the headlight bracket. It’s whittled out of aluminum square stock and I added a register at the back to locate on the fork triple tree and keep it from twisting. The bike has no suspension so I was worried it would twist and tip on big bumps.
Before or after I build the ‘32 for you? They make one ready built called the Ruffian, but it’s about $4-5k and only has a 500 watt motor. This will have triple the power easily and costs a fraction but I have to build it myself.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbwEYVXPZUI
Today I made the headlight bracket. It’s whittled out of aluminum square stock and I added a register at the back to locate on the fork triple tree and keep it from twisting. The bike has no suspension so I was worried it would twist and tip on big bumps.
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