so the final word is in ... and after dumping this bike , i am quite proud of my work , and that some of my ideas worked flawlessly .. i said i wanted this bike to look utilitarian , but it really IS utilitarian
so the reason the damage isn't a lot worse is , when building the bike i used heavy wall industrial grade tubing , so my pegs ,shifter, and brake pedal acted like sliders , ans saved the motor .. the handlebars also didn't bend at all
you can see the driver peg bent in only slightly , pretty good ,considering it took the weight of the bike
some lil scratches to fix
the mirror didn't make it
broke the bracket right off at the weld .. gonna have to weld the next one alot more
was tryin to get the light shinin in the right spot , to show that the dent is gone
i couldn't feather-edge the green without messing up the swirl , so there is a pretty hard line right here
i tried to smooth it out as much as i could, but ... it is what it is
same concept , but in a lil bit different location (a few inches farther back than before, it'll make more sence once ya see it with the wheel there)
lets see the gravel gnomes try and get that one .. welded the #$%* out of it ,used heavier steel (1/4") probly bomb proof
had a pretty fun saturday
oh and i ordered tires , went with the Kenda's , i really wanted the Dunlop 404's but me being a cheap ass , combined with me being a broke ass ...... left me few options ... and now that this is my only transport (truck died) i gotta get it on the road like, yesterday , ya know