Damn it, cut off something I needed on frame- help?

[sbaugz]

Just got my frame back from powder. I removed the entire rear passenger footpeg mounts and the entire rear exhaust mounts. Got it powdered up nice and started reassembly. I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the hell the foot brake lever return spring attaches. I reviewed some old pictures I had before I took bike apart and realized the return spring attached to the bottom of the frame pieces that I just hacked off. First pic shows the spring I am talking about and the second pic shows what I have now. Thoughts? Not sure where I am going to attach that return spring now.

 

[Street Tracker]

Look at pregrids "building me a tracker" thread he did the same, what he did is install a nutsert and put a bolt and loch nut on it seemed to work just fine without messing up the powder coating

 

[sbaugz]

Found that build thread although his bike had disc brakes and mine is drum. The return spring on the drum setup has a totally different geometry to it than disc so I don't think the angles will be right. Will try and make something work unless someone else has a great idea that would work on my drum setup

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

There was another thread started by a fellow in Europe, same issue, but he misspelled "spring". If you try a forum search on "brake", and look for a recent thread title with that misspelled 'spring', maybe there's an answer...

 

[sbaugz]

There was another thread started by a fellow in Europe, same issue, but he misspelled "spring". If you try a forum search on "brake", and look for a recent thread title with that misspelled 'spring', maybe there's an answer...

Found it but there really isn't anything I can use there. Thanks.
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26692&highlight=Brake

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Yeah, just looked at it. Thought maybe he posted a solution.
One thought I had would be to fit a torsion spring between the frame and the inner arm, fitted around a small spacer on the shaft. Not much room in there, but I've seen 1 1/2 turn springs at tractor supply that give good torsion...

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

You also could try to make a washer/coller that would fit on the end of a longer stop bolt, to which to hook the spring...

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Or, a compression spring on the front.

Or a vertical hairpin spring along the inside vertical frame leg (look at flintlock mainspring)...

 

[sbaugz]

I will have to mess around with it some more today. Sounds like alot of good advice- except I don't know what alot of those terms mean. Will do some research and see what I can come up with.
Kicking myself for getting rid of that although I am not sure how I would have kept that spring mount anyways. Its just too bad I already powder coated frame because I would have just simply welded a new post on.

 

[plane_ben]

I don't even use a spring on either of my XS rear drum brakes. Springs on the shoes seem to the job just fine.

 

[xjwmx]

^I was thinking the same thing. I noticed the other day my spring is floppy loose when the pedal is up. The shoes spring holds it up.

 

[sbaugz]

Think I solved problem. Will post up pics when I get a chance.

 

[sbaugz]

So I figured it out. Got a 4" spring from ace hardware and ran it from brake return stock hole on brake lever to the unused spring mount for center stand. It crosses over towards center of bike a couple inches but that doesn't seem to matter.

 

[Maxx650]

Nice one sbaugz! quick and simple I like it. I'm sure this will come in handy for someone else in the future.

 

[sbaugz]

I'm just happy I forgot to remove the center stand spring mount when I removed the center stand mounts on each side of frame.

 

[weekendrider]

Clean solution. Everybody can use a dose of good Karma looks like you got one..