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Moto Board => Accessories & Mods => Topic started by: rsoffar on July 04, 2008, 09:12:25 AM

Title: tail chop finally done.
Post by: rsoffar on July 04, 2008, 09:12:25 AM
here are a few cell phone pics of it.
i guess this is what happens when your bike is just sitting for too long... you start cuting things.
all done it only cost me $5 to do so that was freakin nice haha.

here are a couple shots of the new bracket i made for all my lights and plate.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_151-1.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_152-1.jpg)

and here is it on the bike.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/rsoffar/IMAGE_153-1.jpg)


now on to the next thing... my stupid oil leak  [bang]

Title: Re: tail chop finally done.
Post by: Adamm0621 on July 06, 2008, 03:31:12 PM
Looks great!  [clap] 
Title: Re: tail chop finally done.
Post by: stopintime on July 06, 2008, 04:33:35 PM
$5  [thumbsup]

I wish I was able to do that kind of work. Good for you [beer]
Title: Re: tail chop finally done.
Post by: rsoffar on July 06, 2008, 10:46:07 PM
thanks guys,

yeah the metal was the only cost in this project.
i might eventually go back and use a thicker gauge metal though this is a little thin and flimsy. i think what i have on there is 26g.

Title: Re: tail chop finally done.
Post by: mostro on July 06, 2008, 11:54:54 PM
that's a sweet bracket, and it beats paying a hundred bucks from a parts site.
i tried making my own bracket but was way off from the start since i was aluminium. it was way too flimsy and thought it was going to shit itself. what kind of metal did you use?
Title: Re: tail chop finally done.
Post by: rsoffar on July 07, 2008, 06:46:08 AM
haha i was actually going to try to use aluminum at first also till i got to lowes and saw how much cheaper the steel was lol.
but i just got a big sheet of 26g steel (also too flimsy) if i were to do it again (which i might) i would def use something thicker. el matador who makes some has told me he used 16g, so i might try that one out.