Yep I have no doubt about that buddy, was just under the impression from your earlier posts before this thread you could make things from scratch. Didn't realise it was a case of reverse engineering an existing design. Was just looking forward to getting my mitts on one.......I'm a tad impatient haha !
It’s a good bike Nige. Flew through the MOT last week with high praise from the tester. Just need some sunshine so I can get out on it more!
Had my chain guard off while giving the bike a good clean and thought how much better it looks without the oem piece of plastic. Reluctant to put it back on I decided to have a go at making one. Armed with a couple of pieces of aluminium plate, a hacksaw, drill and a file I managed to come up with something way better than the original. It’s not perfect, but it’ll do until something better comes along (hint hint).
If this is a quiz, I reckon it's a mount for a Go Pro or GPS/phone unit (Just send the prize to my minder = @Lozzy
I don't like the machine lines in the last picture and @bladerunner I wish I was that good with a hacksaw and drill
You can’t get away from the lines when machining unless the endmill has what’s called a wiper built into the end face of the mill to improve surface finish!
Thanks everyone! It is a.... Fork leg holder for a front brake master cylinder to use as a rear thumb brake, which should give a lot more rear braking power. I had a good feeling the customer would like the machining marks, I could have massively reduced them using different tools. As it happens I think it looks quite good, they can easily be removed via other processes or if you’re not feeling lazy with some wet/dry and scotchbrite Great work on the chain guard though! Looks like a neat job!
