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VolBeat98

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Anyone built thier own forward controls? I'm gonna make a setup this winter and just looking for ideas. Thanks HDtalking
 
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I have the resources needed. If building a setup comes close to the cost of the HD OEM kit I'll just get that. But I prefer to make my own stuff whenever possible.
 
If you care to document it as you build it, take some pics and I'll post it in the self help area.:s
 
A guy a ride with built his own brackets. He used two pieces of 1/2" aluminum stock and cut out triangles and welded them together and drilled holes through them to. One thing he learned that he shared with me is that the bracket on the left is different than the one on the right. Hard to explain what he did without pics but it turned out very nice.

Bodeen
 
VolBeat98 said:
If building a setup comes close to the cost of the HD OEM kit I'll just get that.
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Because your making it for yourself, the labor can be looked at as "free" so you will almost always beat the cost of a finished package item. It you can score the raw aluminum at some surplus military outfit, the net results and cost can be fantastic.
 
Hoople said:
Because your making it for yourself, the labor can be looked at as "free" so you will almost always beat the cost of a finished package item. It you can score the raw aluminum at some surplus military outfit, the net results and cost can be fantastic.
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I can get or already have the metal no problem. I'm more interested in the lever pivot point...trying to figure out how I wanna get a bearing in there. I came up with a pretty solid plan today just gotta draw it up and talk to the machinist about making me a pair of pivot shafts once I decide on a specific bearing. I want a sealed roller style bearing with a lip on the outer race so it can be seated, roughly 1/2" ID and 5/8" OD. This is gonna be a fun one can't wait:yes
 
VolBeat98 said:
I can get or already have the metal no problem. I'm more interested in the lever pivot point...trying to figure out how I wanna get a bearing in there. I came up with a pretty solid plan today just gotta draw it up and talk to the machinist about making me a pair of pivot shafts once I decide on a specific bearing. I want a sealed roller style bearing with a lip on the outer race so it can be seated, roughly 1/2" ID and 5/8" OD. This is gonna be a fun one can't wait:yes
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Drill and tap for a grease zerk so the area around the bearing stays lubed, you could hide it on the bottom side JMO:s
 
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