This is what I was working on today, it's finally done, my welds are not the prettiest, but they'll hold....
I'm keeping the tail on because I use the 12bar to put my foot in for circles, I don't plan on actually scraping it.
Handbrake is next, still waiting for some parts for that to arrive.

 

my buddy cutting steel for the 12 bar, ah good times, lol

 

Nice bike.

 

look like a meat clever 12 bar to me. But then again i do like tidy ones :D

 

lol, yeah, its the only way I could figure out a way to keep the plastic, luckily the plastic design has a slot in both side where I could slide in the flat steel for a 12bar, welding is definitely an art, I suck at it!

 

First couple circles with the new 12bar!
gonna take a little getting used to, but I like it!!
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lol do circles the size of a football field count as circles?! Other than that lookin good

 

get some street tyres, and those circles will tighten bro!!!
If you only wanted a place for your foot, you could of cut a hole in the rear fender?

 

I got a wr250 with street tires, I just need to make a 12bar for it, I did have some tighter circles today in the dirt (about 6 feet wide), my trouble is slowing them down more and dropping the bike in a little more I think....
I need more pratice, I've never had a 12bar to put my foot in for circles before, in fact I've never even circled left standing up until I got the 12bar.
I thought about doing something to the fender instead of a 12bar, but I dont think that flimsy plastic fender would hold up to 155lbs.

 

yeah thats whawt i said b4

 

Looks like fun

 

good job! Nice bike. put supermoto rims and tires.

 

Good job man. Do you have any more info on the handbrake setup? I'm definitelly planning on getting a yz450f next year and wondering what I will need to install a handbrake.

thanks!

 

for a handbrake you gonna need to checkout rekluse.com (z-start dual accuated brake kits) or fullthrottleinc.net (supermoto handbrake setup)
those are the only 2 companies that make handbrake parts for supermoto/dirtbikes.

I ordered just the master cylinder tap from rekluse for my bike, and I'm gonna use a sportbike handbrake. To order a specific part from rekluse , you gotta let them know you already have a full rekluse kit, and tell them the exact replacement part you want to order. master cylinder taps are expensive, like $80 plus shipping, ends up being around 100.

I originally has put a sportbike rear master cylinder on my 250, but I lost a lot of brake strength, because the dirtbike rear master is a 3/8 cylinder, and sportbikes are 5/8, smaller cylinder (3/8) gives more strength for the smaller caliper, with less fluid movment, larger cylinder (5/8) gives less strength with more fluid movement for larger sportbike calipers. Some dirtbikes like the yama's have a 1/2 rear master, and midsized caliper. If you picky about how your brake feels, rekluse is probably your best choice. Your gonna have a bitch of a time bleeding that brake system too.

 

That's good info. Thanks man!