turboglenn

here's teh pics you were asking for in your handbrake post

i got this 50 this week, and these are teh parts i fabbed up in a little under 2 hours.

here's the bmx bars and gooseneck, i milled the gooseneck down and drilled and tapped extra holes in the bottom to mount it to the stock top plate on the forks.

the throttle is from a kawasaki 500 tripple and the levers are moutain bike, this is hte gooseneck up close


here's 2 pics of the rear brake, all parts are from ace hardawre or the bike store. i cut the bracket out of 1/4 alum. w/ a bandsaw but there's easier ways available at ace

here you can see the mountain bike cable clamp on a small angle aluminum bracket, you can also see the pegs w/ welded on adjusters, this let me pull the stock adjusters off to get more room for teh axle nut to thread.


as for the front brake and throttle cable, i just routed ema bit different.

here's me stunnin in the house..hahahah


hope this helps some of you that are looking to save $'s and do it yourself.
the only things i had that you might need to get acces to are a welder and a bandsaw......you can cut the gooseneck w/ a bandsaw, but i used the mill to make it purdy.....other than that you need a drill and basic hand tools. good luck!

HurricaneF2

thats what i was lookin for, that piece on the wheel looks good. look at that other post again and tell me what you think. thanks

turboglenn

setup looks great to me, if it's not grabbing tight enough, get a "linear" brake lever, i hear they are really worth it in the means of extra lever advantage on the brake.

keep rockin da

HurricaneF2

just got one yesterday, i think maybe cuz my pads are glazed. new lever works much better than the old

turboglenn

nice, they are soon on my list, but teh 12 bar is next

adamf4i

hahaha in the house was pimp

turboglenn

ya gotta stunt everywhere and time you can in my eyes

man, i don't think my gixxer's gonna like me anymore since i got da

TEDDY.B

how well does it work? seems like if the suspension compressed it would create slack in the HB cable, causing the brake to let up. i don't think there would be any other way to get around that except mounting the cable stop to the swingarm. some good ideas though.

I love seeing stuff like this, i made my bar setup almost the same way you did, except i bolted a plate on top of the honda one so it would be a bit stronger

moorport

I fabricated my own handbrake too. Check it out. It works great!!

HurricaneF2

with my setup it doesnt move. the cable mount is on the engine and it hooks to the brake pedal

adamf4i

ya its mounted to the swingarm so i dont believe its gettin slack in it

turboglenn

it changes the feel a little and gives some slack when the rear compresses but you still have enough travel in the lever to bring you back from a 12:30-1:00 wheelie.

i just went and double checked after you posted, and the play created is'nt even noticeable when your ridin' it, But it's plain as day if you grab teh brake and lift the front while standing still. you can bouce it and feel the lever move a bit.

i think the one mounted on the swingarm (picture above)looks ****, but till mine lets me down, i'm not gonna sit and mill one out right away.

TEDDY.B

i was curious about that, sounds ok though. i have the mill at work so if i find a chunk laying around i think i'm just gonna mill one, it would look trick anyway. thanks for the input