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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #15 - 01/10/13 at 14:43:38 Jahoo wrote on 01/10/13 at 10:54:28: Got tired of trying to find a clutch adjuster so I built my own. Me and my angle grinder have become quite good friends. http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Mcnasby/74FC8ED5-380A-4F4C-B500-7D4F... Dude! I Love it!
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Bubba1 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 84	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #16 - 01/10/13 at 15:35:24 Got my tank today ripped old one off set new one on but haven't mounted it yet. Looks good so far
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Jahoo Full Member Offline Posts: 113 Annapolis,MD Gender:	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #17 - 01/10/13 at 16:51:56 It's more the fact that where it splits to the headlight is keeping it from reaching not so much the actual length of wires.
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Reply #18 - 01/10/13 at 21:30:47

How did that tank slip past me? Let me know how the mounting comes along. When I find my tank bubba I'm hoping you can help me out with welding the mounts.
I'm now trying to locate the right size throttle cable nipple. Does anyone know where I can buy one online? Just the cable end not the whole cable. If not does anyone know the size? I'd really just like to find a pack of misc. sized nipples so I don't have to ever search for these again.

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Reply #20 - 01/11/13 at 16:19:18

Awesome is that the right size for the throttle handle? This wount be one of those "tell em large marge sent you" moments will it?
Since I have to take a brake from handlebars I started on the tailight. I'm using a 1933-36 ford tailight (model a?), so I built a quick side mounting bracket out of sheet metal.

Cleaned it up a bit later but wount paint it till I have everything ready for paint.

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Reply #21 - 01/11/13 at 16:46:10

You'll have to ask them what sizes are available, I use off the rack cables for other bikes on my builds. Used to have the Motion Pro catalog almost memorized, shop had dozens of each cable in a rack to play with.

They might want to know how you heard of them. I took a couple years off from Do The Ton, but since I'm back to working on my street legal tracker I restarted my membership.

You want some wild and wicked ideas for modding your bike? Follow the link...http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?board=48.0 Shocked

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Reply #22 - 01/16/13 at 10:36:40

So I'm having some trouble with electronics. The original light has three wires coming out but my model A only has two. I'm going to hook up my battery again and start figuring out this little problem but any insight would be helpful. I also just found out that my state does not require turn signals so I'm removing all the wiring for both front and rear blinkers. Any electronics I can get rid of I'd be happy to take off this bike.

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Reply #23 - 01/16/13 at 11:59:31

Jahoo wrote on 01/16/13 at 10:36:40:

So I'm having some trouble with electronics. The original light has three wires coming out but my model A only has two. I'm going to hook up my battery again and start figuring out this little problem but any insight would be helpful. I also just found out that my state does not require turn signals so I'm removing all the wiring for both front and rear blinkers. Any electronics I can get rid of I'd be happy to take off this bike.

One is ground, one is tail light, one is stop.

In two wire lights (hardly diaperson) the frame is ground.

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Jahoo Full Member Offline Posts: 113 Annapolis,MD Gender:	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #24 - 01/17/13 at 17:44:01 Got it working so the tailight lights up only when I use the front brake. Any ideas on what to check to see why the rear isn't making the light come on.
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Reply #25 - 01/17/13 at 18:22:18

Follow the cable from the brake pedal it goes up to a little switch pull on it if that makes it work then it just needs adjusted u will see what I mean I it doesn't follow the 2 wires from that switch up an make sure they are connected if u don't understand what I mean I will take a pic for ya and By the way If you r not tagging historic then u do need the blinkers also tag has to be horizontal. But I've only heard of a couple people catching hell for it

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Jahoo Full Member Offline Posts: 113 Annapolis,MD Gender:	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #26 - 01/18/13 at 18:47:01 I put an extra hole in the bracket so it can be made into a horizontal tag if I get hassled by old johnny law.
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Bubba1 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 84	Re: Bobber build questions Reply #27 - 01/18/13 at 19:26:04 Here is a pic of that switch that activates light from brake pedal
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Reply #28 - 01/22/13 at 20:25:02

Started messing with the brake light haven't gotten it to work perfectly yet. Still tryin to figure out how to hide the wires the best to clean up the lines alittle better. Maybe cut the tape holding them all together and just rewrap them in a decent new configuration. It's been cold as hell here in MD, and I'm still hung over from the ravens pats game (apple pie moonshine victory shots were a bad idea) so my progress has slowed. I'm hoping to on Thursday to finally tackle my wire issues and finally have it clean enough to start thinking about seat and springs. I'm really digging the raw metal look, is there a way to protect the metal without painting? Maybe a clear coat over it? Or will that just make it shiny and not as raw looking.

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