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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Renton, WA
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Something I've learned: welding sheet metal SUCKS! Anything less than ~1/16" burns through very, very fast. Pull the trigger once too often, or hit it with a stick, or don't move quikly enough, and you blast a hole before you know it.
Get a basic flux core wire feed- don't need argon or anything to begin with- and just start welding scraps. You'll need a few pair of old Vice Grips- but you won't be able to use them for other work. The heat from welding destroys the treatment on the jaws and they get soft.
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I don't think I'll be doing much sheet metal welding... mostly just welding pipe and tubing together.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
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Stumbled into these, thought it could spark an idea or 2. The guy uses the stock rear seat mounts to attach the rack to the subframe and then straps all his camping gear to the rack. It looks wierd until you realize how much shit you could attach to it.
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Ride Naked.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
Moto: 08 BUELL 1125R, 05 SV650S
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That actually looks pretty good.
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the only thing I see that I'd change is how high the tail bag sits... and how far aft everything is.
I want most of my weight to be forward of the rear axle and as low as possible... to try and keep the handling of the bike as neutral as possible |
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Harbor Freight has a welder on sale right now cheap. Dont remember the details. There's a coupon in one of the newest MC mags...CW or Motorcyclist.
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