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Nightrain

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Forward controls
02/25/05 at 16:37:23

I am at a point now where I am obsessed with making my own forward controls. $500 is just too much money. I mean, you can gouge a little, but don't gouge till it hurts. I have scoured the internet far and wide and came up with these directions to fab ones own Fussrasten. Unfortunately they are in german, which I dont speak or understand. I can kind of figure out what the pictures mean but It would be helpfull to know what the words say. And yes, I have been on babbelfish for the last 2 hours trying to decipher it. I figured I would post it here for everyone. And if someone speaks german and can translate it....well then balls out Grin

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #1 - 02/26/05 at 07:29:57 Hey, now I like that. Black is my favorite lack of color 8) I guess that it is explaining how to remake this...
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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #2 - 02/26/05 at 09:58:46 Yes, its an explanation on how to do it, there are wprds i cant decifre cause i just cant read them ??? but the pictures mostly explains the deal and the rest should be easy to figure out onse u get to doing it ! The thing i miss the most is a "blue print" on the plates, but i may just messure the darn thing out by myself when i do it
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #3 - 02/26/05 at 10:39:11 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Black is my favorite lack of color 8) Black Betty castigates, excoriates and scourges you! He he he
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Kropatchek

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Why more than 1
cylinder?

Posts: 1457
Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands
Gender: male

Re: Forward controls
Reply #4 - 02/27/05 at 06:39:03

@nightrain
My german is not as good as my english but here we go:
Shifting side
First sketch:

Threaded rod with 6 mm thread LH and RH thread.With locknuts ( contermutter) Lenght of the rod to suit.

2nd sketch:
When you have access to a lath:
Original shiftlever.
To be turned outof a large bolt so that shiftlever can be mounted with little play.

What he means with VA bolt I do not know, probably the material.

Grundplatte = Baseplate ( I presume you have the drawings for them)

Sidestand mounted with a "U" profile. Use the original sidestand. fix with bolts and capnuts.

Sketch with "1": Piece of steel to limit the travel of the sidestand.
Sketch with "2" Manufacture a similer bolt as for the gear lever.

This concludes part one of the translatoin. I have to study the layout of the "bremsseite"= brake side and try to understand how he did this.

Till tomorrow
Greetz
Kropatchek Grin

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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #5 - 02/27/05 at 06:47:18 And another home made FC ??? http://www27.brinkster.com/henkjanpieter/Duitsland.htm Greetz Kropatchek
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Diane Full Member 2004 No Login Offline No matter where you go, there you are. Posts: 102 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #6 - 02/27/05 at 07:20:26 Or buy the kit here for $390.00 http://66.240.181.246/product715.html
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Nightrain

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Re: Forward controls
Reply #7 - 02/27/05 at 09:19:26

Hey kropatchek....Your my hero! That link you posted is way better than the one that I had. It even gives details on the size of the plate. Not to mention, you can use the original bracket for the kickstand Grin

WOW!!
$390 for a set already built with that link that diane posted, is very tempting. The only problem I see with that kit is, I think it is only a 3" or 3.5" kit. I really 6" or as much as I can get. So I may opt to build my own. I will keep you guys posted. Thanks for all of you input and help.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Forward controls Reply #8 - 02/27/05 at 17:10:12 Nightrain, take pictures, lots of pictures. We all like pictures .
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