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« Reply #45 on: July 01, 2010, 07:08:37 PM » |
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Now I just need to measure and drill the three holes on the handlebars for the controls (no idea how I'm going to do this) and fully reassemble the bike. Put some chalk on the nubs. It will leave a nice little white mark on the bar where you need the holes. Any advice for drilling the holes, I don't have a drill press. I'll be doing it by hand. I did mine by hand as well. Start with a small drill bit and work your way up to the full size hole. |
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« Reply #46 on: July 01, 2010, 08:55:25 PM » |
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You can always buy a new bar if you mess it up. They are like $40 i think. I had to hand drill mine too. Chalk's a good idea. I loaded the nubs up with sharpie for my marks. Some question for you already:
1How flush do your brackets mount to the forks?
2When they are tight, is there still a space between the two pieces?
3Can you see the thread of the screw between them?
I have woodcrafts on my bike and i thought they would have tightened up a bit more.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with them.
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« Reply #47 on: July 02, 2010, 01:12:55 AM » |
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I've tried both the grind-the-nubs-off method and the drilling the bars method. 1st is easier and Raux is right, you can readjust the switchblocks at will....... but I prefer the positive location of the hole drilling method. If you make a complete bollocks of it you can always rotate the bar 180 and try again.... the f@cked up hole will be out of sight anyway. Chalk/Sharpie is good.
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« Reply #48 on: July 02, 2010, 06:15:04 AM » |
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Get a sharp punch, once you locate where you want to drill use the punch to mark the bars a bit. Then use a very tiny sharp bit to drill an initial hole. Then just go up in size slowly until hole is as big as u need it.
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« Reply #49 on: July 02, 2010, 04:52:23 PM » |
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Get a sharp punch, once you locate where you want to drill use the punch to mark the bars a bit. Then use a very tiny sharp bit to drill an initial hole. Then just go up in size slowly until hole is as big as u need it.
I used a protractor and a flexible tape measure. My math skills are pretty poor but I was able to get the holes all perfectly the first time. Used a punch to set the drill point and this REALLY helped the drill bit seat. |
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« Reply #50 on: July 02, 2010, 06:19:04 PM » |
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UPDATE!!
Page 1 contains a post-install update with pictures
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« Reply #51 on: July 02, 2010, 07:42:31 PM » |
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« Reply #52 on: July 03, 2010, 01:30:28 AM » |
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Great job Did you mount the upper headlight mount bracket-loop thingos to the upper or lower surface of the speedy top triple? Any chance of a side-on pic? |
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« Reply #53 on: July 03, 2010, 03:55:17 PM » |
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Great job Did you mount the upper headlight mount bracket-loop thingos to the upper or lower surace of the speedy top triple? Any chance of a side-on pic? The headlight bracket things were mounted to the bottom of the top triple. I had to space out the bottom to re-aim the headlight. I discovered on the maiden voyage that the headlight pointed three feet in front of me. Needless to say it was night time. Side-on? from the side of the bike looking across the bars?? I'll grab a few more tomorrow in the daylight and post them up here. *added credit where due to the first page post  |
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« Reply #54 on: July 03, 2010, 06:54:55 PM » |
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The headlight bracket things were mounted to the bottom of the top triple. I had to space out the bottom to re-aim the headlight. I discovered on the maiden voyage that the headlight pointed three feet in front of me. *added credit where due to the first page post I figured you'd need to space out the lower headlight mount - now that I know you did that, the side-on photo wont be needed  (I was curious how you got around the beam-aim otherwise). Credit? Aw shucks.....  . Glad I could help  |
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« Reply #55 on: July 03, 2010, 07:15:37 PM » |
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I figured you'd need to space out the lower headlight mount - now that I know you did that, the side-on photo wont be needed (I was curious how you got around the beam-aim otherwise). Credit? Aw shucks..... . Glad I could help the headlight is still going to be adjusted more. Using a spacer to point the light higher left maybe 2 threads for the nut to fasten onto. I am considering just using a solid bolt to secure the headlight but I suppose the forces exerted on the light could break it while riding. Still need to figure out the most permanent method to solve this one minor issue. |
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« Reply #56 on: July 04, 2010, 02:20:56 AM » |
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the headlight is still going to be adjusted more. Using a spacer to point the light higher left maybe 2 threads for the nut to fasten onto. I am considering just using a solid bolt to secure the headlight but I suppose the forces exerted on the light could break it while riding. Still need to figure out the most permanent method to solve this one minor issue.
Maybe place your spacers between the headlight's threaded rubber mounts (they just screw out) and the headlight assembly itself, rather than between the rubber mounts and the triple. That way you'll still have enough thread left sticking thru the triple mounting points to fully secure the nuts. |
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« Reply #57 on: July 04, 2010, 09:28:21 AM » |
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Maybe place your spacers between the headlight's threaded rubber mounts (they just screw out) and the headlight assembly itself, rather than between the rubber mounts and the triple. That way you'll still have enough thread left sticking thru the triple mounting points to fully secure the nuts.
I got the headlight height back to the recommended stock height again. I had to purchase 4 small pieces of hardware to get the job done. 2x threaded rod 8x1.0 2x threaded coupler 8x1.0 I threaded the coupler onto the headlight side of the rubber spacer and the rod into the end of the coupler. I also had nylon spacers in the event that I needed more spacing but fortunately the rod and coupler conveniently set the headlight perfectly on their own. In the picture the space added to the mount is only the silver couple, the threaded portion is fully threaded into the headlight. (shitty cellphone pic)  |
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« Reply #58 on: July 11, 2010, 02:25:19 PM » |
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« Reply #59 on: July 11, 2010, 05:12:41 PM » |
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Just had to steal my thunder Looks great!!!! You should try pushing the handlebar further through the clipon and eliminate that excess bar and tighten up your controls even more. What do you think about the cheap-o handlebars. Yea a new set costs $15 but the metal is extremely SOFT. I scratched the shit out of mine during install and Now I need to have the handlebars powdercoated. Will probably get the clipons pc'd as well, gloss black rather than flat black to match the top triple. How do you like the riding position?? |
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