04-21-2014, 01:42 PM
Here's where I am at so far. All stock workings, added windshield, usb power/phone mount, and side boxes. I made prototype brackets with galvanized steel angles bolted together and to the same points as the stock grab bars, which are still in place.
Hope to fab grab bar, bag/box mount, and turn signal bracket all in one, but I have minimal metal working experience. I was thinking box steel or aluminum, but flat steel like you used would be easier to bend to the contour I suspect. If I can't figure out bending I was thinking I could match the existing bolt points with a combination of flat steel and spacers and holes drilled correctly, but wouldn't be as sleek.
In my current setup, the boxes have to be out somewhat wide and forward to clear the rear signals so I want to shift them back and tighten the boxes closer to the bike.
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Hope to fab grab bar, bag/box mount, and turn signal bracket all in one, but I have minimal metal working experience. I was thinking box steel or aluminum, but flat steel like you used would be easier to bend to the contour I suspect. If I can't figure out bending I was thinking I could match the existing bolt points with a combination of flat steel and spacers and holes drilled correctly, but wouldn't be as sleek.
In my current setup, the boxes have to be out somewhat wide and forward to clear the rear signals so I want to shift them back and tighten the boxes closer to the bike.