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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> From Pegged to Spiked /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1273415856 Message started by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 07:37:36 |
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Title: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 07:37:36 I was home alone the other night, drinking beer, watching some thing on TV about trains. So I started thinking... I had been carting around a few rail road spikes for nearly a decade and decided I needed a better way to carrying them around than in a box with other miscellaneous items I've collected over the years... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4586629414_8c5f03626c.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4586005133_f38b3674a0.jpg Sand them up, primered, & then painted them with some engine epoxy... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4588424590_27975b4b9c.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4589863322_6a938c4571.jpg (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4589863322_3ce4979c3e_o.jpg) I cut the actual spike off flat and aligned the bolt hole so the flat end butts up against the bracket, holding them in the proper position. Very simple and actually quite comfortable under the Doc Martin's. And d@mn cool looking, in my opinion. ;) |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by wolfmrp on 05/09/10 at 07:52:16 Love it. Good overall look on the bike too. |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 09:49:59 Thankee sai. 8-) |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Serowbot on 05/09/10 at 09:56:35 Gives the bike,.. attitude... I like... ;)... |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by LostArtist on 05/09/10 at 11:02:37 dude, that looks like a sweet ride!!! more pics!!!!!!!! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by dasch on 05/09/10 at 11:08:38 Nice aggressive bike. Kudos! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Edgar on 05/09/10 at 11:19:46 Thats mean looking alright! Are those tires stock size??? |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 11:44:56 5776757360120 wrote:
Yep, they're both stock sizes, front and rear. I think the fender mods help sell the illusion that they're bigger. |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 12:04:58 1B3824231625233E2423570 wrote:
Okey dokey ;D Took this yesterday after my first real ride of the year: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4592890022_b3b246e9f5.jpg Here's a good shot of the seat... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/4592293221_4cbf635436.jpg I made a plate to go under the front of the seat pan- spans the frame and uses the four springs left over from the clutch rebuild I did last year. The seat itself is hinged from the rear. It's a lot more comfortable than it looks. And the speedo just because... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4592300225_b6d0acb89d.jpg There's a small neon/LED bulb between the leather and the sheet metal with a small hole to let the illumination through. Lights it up right nice at night. |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Scott_H on 05/09/10 at 12:13:59 Could you grab a close-up shot of the seat flipped up? I'm really interested in how you mounted it. Very cool looking bike! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Edgar on 05/09/10 at 12:21:23 500251495E5B5E3A0 wrote:
Id like to see that too! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by babyhog on 05/09/10 at 14:24:11 Nice. I actually saw a pair of pegs on Ebay that were made from railroad spikes. He somehow twisted the spike, just once in the center. They sold for like $23. Heres a set for almost $50, so look what you saved! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHROME-RAILROAD-SPIKE-FOOT-PEG-HARLEY-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53e0fa5bf9QQitemZ360256789497QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories These are highway pegs, but the ones that I first saw. I like 'em. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/highway-pegs-american-railroad-spikes-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem255a112591QQitemZ160424863121QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Yours look great! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 14:34:04 Ask and ye shall receive ;) Main view of the seat: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1298/4592750541_f6e2065661.jpg The whole thing hinges towrds the rear... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/4592750611_05012a5885.jpg I cannibalized another solo seat for the bracket... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4593370942_c9f19d7c38.jpg The plate and four clutch springs... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1002/4592750723_66ce360e86.jpg From the back side. A threaded rod goes through the frame and the bracket. As you can probably tell, I chopped about 4 or 5 inches off the frame. I flattened out the stock seat mounting tabs and used those to mount the rear turn signals... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/4592750799_60156eea4d.jpg The bolts holding the cushion and leather on the top fit right into the springs... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/4592750477_faed42b305_o.jpg Three years of trial and error... |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 14:38:20 676465686A70090 wrote:
Thanks! I've been carting them around for over a decade- I think I got them when I used to be a news photog- did some story on the railroads and the guy just handed 'em to me. My girl bought me a drill press last Christmas and I finally found a use for them! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Scott_H on 05/09/10 at 14:40:30 SWEET!!! Thanks SO much! |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Scott_H on 05/09/10 at 14:44:10 okay another question... How is your rear fender mounted? Is it just mounted with the two bottom bolts? |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 05/09/10 at 14:48:14 2B792A32252025410 wrote:
It's mounted to the swingarm. 8-) |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Tiefighterpilot on 05/09/10 at 16:46:58 Nice bike. Very aggressive looking. |
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Title: Re: From Pegged to Spiked Post by Rocco on 05/09/10 at 20:12:41 sweeet bro! gonna cut my front fender this week, and would love to only attach the pass seat when my woman rides. how bad is that seat on the toosh? lol |
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