| Author | Message | ||
     Earwig |
I am going to take the arms off that hold the passenger pegs after work today. I looked at the bolts real fast holding them on and they look like a big torx... anyone know if the tools pouch under the seat has the tool to take them off? My torx set doesn't go up that high. | ||
| Pwnzor |
No, your tool pouch probably doesn't have that unless you put it there. Big torx? Mine are allen heads.... Our bikes are the same year so now I'm confused.  | ||
| Earwig |
It was very dark in my garage and I used a lighter to look... it probably is a allen head... I just sorta lit, and glanced up and saw it was a pretty large opening. Thanks for the reply. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Make sure to clean the threads and apply fresh loc-tite when you reinstall them. Torque to 25-28 ft-lbs. per the factory manual. | ||
| Alanshouse |
They are an allen wrench. If you take them off you will only need to put the upper bolts back in. You will no longer need the lower bolts. I used the lower bolts in the upper holes since the upper bolts are waay long without the foot peg assembly. | ||
| Pwnzor |
At least stick a rubber plug in the hole to keep the dirt out!  | ||
| Darthane |
3/8" Allen head. ...I've taken them off and put them back on so many times...I've never bothered with anything to keep the dirt out, either. -=shrugs=- Mine go on backwards, now, since it moves the passenger pegs forward and down and is easier on my g/f's knees. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Buddy made me a custom camera mount which is useable on either side. You can mount almost anything under there, and it can hold a lot of weight. Possibilities are endless. I am thinking about putting a 15ft CB antenna on it for my next road trip.    | ||
| Darthane |
Pretty spiffy camera set-up. I'd be afraid of a rock or something hittin it, though. Ever thought of putting a piece of plexi in front of it? I've got a set of brackets that I bolt into those holes to clip my saddlebags into. =D | ||
| Pwnzor |
That particular camera was purchased for this specific purpose. It was cheap so I figure I won't be heartbroken if anything happens to it. | ||
| Statik |
hey, ask your buddy how much he would charge to make me one of those camera mounts? | ||
| Pwnzor |
Do you know any welders? If you do I could just send you a bunch of closeup shots and with a few quick measurements it can be duplicated easily. If ya don't know any welders then I'll call him up and see what he says. He lives about 100 miles from here but it's one of my favorite rides to go visit him, and he's one of my very oldest friends. So let me know which way you want to do it. BTW, it is reversible, and the platform rotates 360 degrees forward and backward so you can set "wheelie angles" or whatever. And of course you can pivot the camera in any direction. (Message edited by pwnzor on August 04, 2006) | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
that is a slick set up! i wouldn't mind a few pictures with measurements. i'm going on the headless horseman ride and i think that would be a cool toy to bring for some fun videos. how is the vibration and quality on the video's after your rides? | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
that is a slick set up! i wouldn't mind a few pictures with measurements. i'm going on the headless horseman ride and i think that would be a cool toy to bring for some fun videos. how is the vibration and quality on the video's after your rides? | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
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| Pwnzor |
Ok u asked for it so here are some closeups: Main arm, composed of (5) pieces of steel, (4) steel washers and a (9/16") grade-8 nut. Width on the flat pieces is (1 3/8") and thickness is (3/16"). Originally we didn't use the washers but we found by stacking 2 on each side it sits better in the slots where the passenger pegs normally go. The (9/16") grade-8 nut is welded into place inside the tube at the end. The tubing is (7/8")OD steel, not sure what guage or grade. It's fairly heavy.  Here's a view of the top of the platform, (1/8") sticky-back cork available at your local art supply. Center hole drilled at (7/32"). All the flat pieces including those shown above are (1/4") thick, he used a plasma cutter to get through it. Note the rounded shape. This thing is going to be sticking out there, didn't want anyone to get hurt. The edge is very smooth and round.    Drill the hole in the mounting spar to match the size of the bolt you pick out for the job. In my case, it's (3/8").  Here's the tip, can't really see the nut in there, because the gaps are all filled in with welded material and it's been ground smooth. Conversely to this, a welder can also just fill the end of the tube, drill and tap the hole to the desired thread pitch.   Here the platform has been installed, with a flat steel washer behind the mounting spar and a steel locking washer in front of the spar.  Here's the unit, assembled and viewed from below. Overall length (14").  Here are closeups of the mounting tabs with washers welded on. He cut slots in the end of the tubes and welded the tabs in place.   And here is the unit installed on the bike, you can see how clean the fit is with the mounting tabs being exactly the width of the openings. Use the stock mounting bolts and torque to factory spec as always. The little block of wood you see on the bottom of the platform was something I invented because I somehow lost my plastic wingnut thing that I took off a broken tripod. This is a piece of dense balsa wood, with a standard bolt sunk into it. Works great, cinches the camera down tight without ripping out the threads. Hope this helps. I can get you one built but it won't be fast. PS you asked about vibration, it all depends on the camera. My camera is cheap and the screen goes staticky blue between 1200 and 1800 rpm's. Other than that the video looks great! |
