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Message started by Zook on 02/03/19 at 12:29:20

Title: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/03/19 at 12:29:20

After a couple months of practice I got up my courage and did an actual piece that is going to stay on the the bike.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by norm92de on 02/03/19 at 12:54:24

Very nice, I don't have the courage or the skill.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/03/19 at 13:56:57

Other side

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/03/19 at 13:59:58

On the bike

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/11/19 at 18:19:48

More parts done

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/11/19 at 18:20:24

And rear fender

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/11/19 at 18:20:57

Tank

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Post by Zook on 02/11/19 at 18:22:53

And the whole package

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by SlabSlider on 02/20/19 at 15:53:26

Zook, like the pinstripes, great job! I also noticed in the pics it looks like you mounted your rear fender without having to weld up any brackets. Ive been pondering doing something similar since i dont have access to, or know how, to weld. Can you provide any tips on how you did it? Appears the swingarm was drilled in the back on both sides for mounting struts and in the front for the L brackets attached to the fender. Did you attach the L bracket to the swingarm with sheetmetal screws in the front?

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/20/19 at 18:06:27

I drilled and bolted the support pieces to the fender and the swing arm near the axle. At the front of the swing arm I made a bracket that bolted to the fender and bolted to the mounting that formerly held the built guard on th left side. On the right I made an L bracket that bolted to the fender and drilled a hole in the swing arm and used a large self taping sheet metal screw.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by SlabSlider on 02/20/19 at 18:36:56

Thank you for the info Zook! Sounds like something i may be able to do. No rear fender right now and it's pretty messy riding in the rain!

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by playhard67 on 02/23/19 at 03:53:03

you did a great job on the pinstriping Zook. I couldn't do that...hand not steady enough.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/25/19 at 16:55:14

61434A5249141C101D250 wrote:

Thank you for the info Zook! Sounds like something i may be able to do. No rear fender right now and it's pretty messy riding in the rain!

Here are some close up pics so you can hopefully see what aI did . Fender is for a trailer. I bought it at a farm supply store for $46.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/25/19 at 16:56:10

Other side using the bracket that held the belt guard.

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Post by Zook on 02/25/19 at 16:56:58

Fender brace made from flat stock.

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/25/19 at 20:49:38

47717475100 wrote:

Gender brace made from flat stock.

Really? Maybe you should move this to the Tall Table.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/26/19 at 05:54:04

Gender brace instead of fender brace. Interesting typo. I fixed it but it leaves me wondering what exactly a gender brace would do.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by SlabSlider on 02/26/19 at 14:06:54

Thank you for the close ups Zook! I ordered a fender from TCBros that should arrive in a few days. How do you think a single L bracket in the center front of the swingarm held in place with a self tapping screw would hold up? Is there a lot of stress on the front rear fender mount?

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/26/19 at 16:25:19

6B5D58593C0 wrote:

Gender brace instead of fender brace. Interesting typo. I fixed it but it leaves me wondering what exactly a gender brace would do.

Maybe it's what people use if they are unable to afford the pill.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by batman on 02/26/19 at 20:15:55

0E2C253D267B737F724A0 wrote:

I would consider bolting if the bike is a hardtail ,but if you have shocks, and that part of the swingarm moves up and down only a fraction of the amount the shocks do, sheet metal screws may work.

Title: Re: Pin striping
Post by Zook on 02/27/19 at 18:58:19

There isn’t a lot of Stress on the fender mount but there is a great deal of vibration. I think two connections are always better than one and a nut and bolt are sturdier than a self taping screw. I used one of each because I didn’t have enough confidence that the self taping screw would hold all on it’s own.