is where it currently sits.
I have to show off my hillbilly working stand which is made from the lower part of an office chair. Just clamp your bike to it and you have a stand that raises and lowers, swivels and rolls. It was free and amazingly useful.
I had to repaint and stripe the front fender as it got dragged good side down across some concrete by a 5 year old. I also took the time to do some striping on the chain guard.
I figured out an exhaust which isn't totally done yet.
Here is the assembly as a whole. The small diameter 'header' pipe is going to get header wrap which will tuck under the chrome piece at the end.
How I went about making this is pretty standard 1/2" NPT with a coupler to a muffler. (some polishing involved obviously)
Then the sweet chrome cover is actually a piece used for drain pipes on sinks
But it just happens to butt up to the flanged seam on the muffler, then the large 'nut' threads on and holds it in place.
And then you put it on the bike. And to think, the bracket for the fender was just arbitraily placed there (just kidding :wink
But then you need to hold it down as that long pipe vibrating will do a number on the head of the engine.
And the studs on the end are also used to hold on the rear fender.
Speaking of which, I am using a 72 tooth rear sprocket so the chain ended up coming dangerously close to the fender. It got a little section cut out for some breathing room.
And then I finally finished the rear axle 'stays'. I was planning to used a collar with a set screw but mcmaster wanted like $9 a pop and I already have way more than I wanted to spend into the thing.
That cost less than $0.75
I now just have to weld on the brake caliper bracket (still) and I need to order an idler for the chain tensioner. The modified wheel just wasn't ment to be.