| Author | Message | ||
     Gmc310 |
What do you do with the big front motor mount that connects to the airbox after switching to a force winder ? | ||
| Ceejay |
let it hang in the breeze, put a goofy bell on it, or hang a fake finger on it, prefereably foam saying go red wings! Not much unless you want to drop out the motor mount and grind it off, which unless your mechanically inclined is not so advisable, from what I understand isn't advisable even for the mechanically gifted. | ||
| Djkaplan |
I let mine hang in the breeze, but it always bothered me. Then I glued a deer whistle to it, but it still bothered me because it looked like a bracket with a deer whistle glued to it (it eventually shook off). I finally just replaced it with a Nallin engine mount. The thing is a real beauty. You'll wonder how they can make them so inexpensively once you see one.  It really cleaned up the right side of the bike and looks very trick. | ||
| Spiderman |
Chop it off then put a nice radius on the mount. Cutting it off will not hurt the integrity of the mount what so ever. I do suggest being at least a small bit inclined to metal working before taking on such an endevor. | ||
| Philip |
i was able to get at mine with the sawzall. mill bastard file smoothed it up well enough. | ||
| Easy_rider |
Inexpensive is all relative.... Too expensive for me!!! | ||
| Panic |
"how they can make them so inexpensively" "They" don't make them - it's CNC milled by a program, no human skilled labor in involved (unless pushing a button is now skilled labor). But what about all those rilly kewl cut-outs, fins, blah? That's so you buy it. "Lures are to catch fishermen, not fish". It it were a flat piece of plate you wouldn't pay that price. Isn't that shape the best for the purpose? No, it's the cheapest to make - an 11 gauge steel rectangular box would be stiffer and lighter - but then you need an adult to make it, and it's not "shiney". | ||
| Ceejay |
I hit mine while doing engine mods with a band saw and the the belt sander. you can paint em to match the frame too if you like. | ||
| Spiderman |
Painc, I am guessing your a CNC operator? | ||
| Gmc310 |
I actually am a button pusher ,er , I mean cnc machinist , a half hour in front of the cad/cam ,find appropriate stock,tool setup ,vise setup and then finally pusing the button (after dry running the program making sure you didn't misplace a decimal point and smash the tool thru the vise) if that is no human skill than ok , whatever ,I was just curious what goes on with the mount after the switch , whoever said that thing about the RedWings ,right on , Stevie Y is my favorite , although I bleed black and gold , Thanks guys Gary , | ||
| Gmc310 |
how much do they go for actually ? I know it would cost me more to make one , gary | ||
| Spiderman |
GM, Thanks, you said everything I was gonna. I work in tool an dye. I run the bridgeport, grinders and radial drill. But I watch what the CNC guys do and most of em program there own machines. I would love to see what would happen to 10k dollar block of steel if ya just pushed a button LOL. | ||
| Bandm |
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| Gmc310 |
Good Sign , I could've used that a few times from what I've seen and even done, as good as I say I am I've screwed up a few times and thanked god afterwards, Gary | ||
| Koz5150 |
Cut it off... it's easy and fun! | ||
| Djkaplan |
"They" don't make them - it's CNC milled by a program, no human skilled labor in involved..." Yes, but "they" have to invest in the CNC machine and "they" have to pay someone to design the part and write the program, and "they" need a warehouse for storage and "they" need a shipping department to get them to you. I still wonder how "they" can sell them so inexpensively. | ||
| Bomber |
use care when trimming the mount -- I've seen a number of folks that radiused them nicely, fairly close to the bolt hole, only to discover some porousity in the casting (mine included) the good news is that i've run it that way for about 25K miles, with no problems evidenced the bad news is that I've seen a couple (trimmed closer than mine, with larger voids in the casting) crack PDQ -- go slow, leave lots a meat on the part, and you should be fine. |
