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Offline dilbone

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Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« on: August 18, 2009, 10:00:35 am »
I've been looking at picking up a rear grab bar for my '75 CB550 after I removed the luggage rack that was on it so I could mount the rear signals.  I decided that 30-40 bucks for the bar just wasn't worth it so I picked up some 1.5 inch x 1/8th inch aluminum and started taking some measurements.

My dad is a toolmaker so I knew if I could get him a decent drawing he could put it together for me.  I thought they turned out really well, he even sand blasted them for me for that nice matte finish.  I cut a couple of pieces out of an old innertube for some dampening between the signals and backets and it all worked out well.   I don't need no stinkin' grab bar!!!!




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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 10:45:40 am »
Looks good to me if it works!
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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 05:24:59 am »
it works alright...

I'm sure with some additional thought I could have come up with something more creative, but at this point if people never notice them then I suppose they're doing their job well.  I was thinking about getting out the wet sanding paper and polish to get these polished up but I just wanted to get these mounted proper.  I had been using sections of a gutter hanger as brackets while I kicked around wether or not I wanted a grab bar or not.  This has been a huge improvement over my initial jacked up fix.

Those without grab bars, how have you mounted the rear signals?
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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2009, 06:02:53 am »
The only thing that would creep into the back of my mind is that it looks easy to rotate them upward or downward by accident with the simply nick of a boot as you're mounting the bike.

They look great, don't get me wrong. How solid are they mounted?
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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2009, 06:11:26 am »
Quote from: KB02 on August 19, 2009, 06:02:53 am
The only thing that would creep into the back of my mind is that it looks easy to rotate them upward or downward by accident with the simply nick of a boot as you're mounting the bike.

They look great, don't get me wrong. How solid are they mounted?

I like them, but I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe a few star washers and some loctite?
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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2009, 06:25:10 am »
they're pretty friggin' tight right now...you'd have to really knock'em good to get them to move.  I'm more worried about bending the aluminum than I am about them rotating.  Should have used stainless, but aluminum was more readily available in that size. 

Star washers, that's a good idea...may have to run out a pick up a few.

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Re: Custom rear signal mount brackets...pics included
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 06:41:38 am »
Do you still have the luggage rack? Pictures maybe? Want to sell it? Let me know.

Thanx, Jim B.
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