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It's time to start a winter Project. The Red Bike
- Thread starter Kevin Werner
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Ì am not sure why I mounted the tach instead of speedo. I'll have to mull over that whilst sipping a whiskey.
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Race bikes don't use a speedo??
I rarely go beyond 5000 or 5500 rpm on my 750 cc XS. The tach is more fore idle speed setting, charging system checks and speedo calibration. Now where is that gear vs rpm vs road speed chart. I may actually add a digital tach to my tracker because the after market speedo vs phone GPS always seemed wonky.
Maaavelous. 
Tale and mark centerline.
Mark Olathe holder holes , drill, fit.
The pattern isn't perfect but will be hidden by the plate. Perfect amount of fender tip exposed showing stripe.
Mark Olathe holder holes , drill, fit.
The pattern isn't perfect but will be hidden by the plate. Perfect amount of fender tip exposed showing stripe.
Hope I can do it in less than a year.
Do I use a sealant on holes drilled in new paint?
Do it by fall and we might get to "vote" on it...
Debur the edges and put a little primer on the edges. I just use a q-tip dipped in primer.
IMPORTANT: there's lots of vibration back there for some reason....
.... if you don't debur those holes, I can promise you a crack starts at (at least) one of 'em.
That’s a nice minimalist tail light. 
If you want my opinion.... the retro-ish white pinstripes are jus' begging for some fork gaiters to compliment the old style look. 
After you put the front fender on, I think you'll see what I mean.
After you put the front fender on, I think you'll see what I mean.
Debur... ? With this? Top and bottom (outer and inner) I presume. I hope that my mounts are so close to the fender frame mount that I avoid some silly resonance problems.Debur the edges and put a little primer on the edges. I just use a q-tip dipped in primer.
IMPORTANT: there's lots of vibration back there for some reason....
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I have not put 12v to it yet. Advertised as 28 LED ATV/Dirtbike "Stop/Taillight. I searched for a "Lucas style" taillight but none filled the short front to back dimension needed to "show off" the stripe of the @Jim paint job. My hope is the brake light is plenty bright. Let me say here that this paint job captures my idea of a "Classic 60s/70s vertical twin". My mindset is Norton, AJS,Ariel etc. I briefly considered no Yamaha emblem on the tank but I think the chrome "Yamaha" adds to the overall effect.That’s a nice minimalist tail light.
Yes, that's a deburring bit. Cracks seek out sharp edges. The smoother you make the holes, the less chance of a crack finding a sharp edge to latch onto.
Using that countersink tool might leave you with a beveled blade edge; not good.
Best to use a cheap deburring tool like the one below.
Takes away the swarf to leave a soft square edge which will take paint/primer better.
I am doing neoprene washers between the mounted (painted) parts and the fender washers on the backside with nylock nuts. Thanks for re enforcing my thinking. I want no possibility of contact, metal to painted that could spiderweb to a paint failure.
Thinking about the exact same issue re cracks starting on a non vibrating XS650 fender. spitballing using rivet nuts
