Is there a "dipstick" on the filler cap?
I'm curious, as the angle it enters the tank looks steep:Shrug:
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Is there a "dipstick" on the filler cap?
I'm curious, as the angle it enters the tank looks steep:Shrug:
[QUOTE=peteg59;448970]Is there a "dipstick" on the filler cap?
I'm curious, as the angle it enters the tank looks steep:Shrug:[/QUOTE]
No dipstick.
Harley's are a remote system. How much oil is in the tank is irrelevant to lubrication and oil pressure, as long as it is not too low...there is a wide variable between "too low" and too high. I will be able to see down in the filler hole enough to make sure it is in the "safe" zone fill wise.
Kevin
Had a few things progress the last few days-
Got the battery in...
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Oil%20Tank/Battery_zpsnbyft3jm.jpg[/img]
...so now we can start thinking about options of a tray and securing it into the tank shelf.
Had to send the handlebars back...they arrived with quite a few scratches and some poor chroming.
Just got the replacement in yesterday. I peeled back a bit of the protective foam and what I saw looks good/better than the last set.
Will check it out more thoroughly after I transport them to the shop.
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Oil%20Tank/Brown%20Truck%20Handlebars_zpsnnpl5e0x.jpg[/img]
Tested out the new mount we made for the floorboards on the DK Sporty. Looks good, so now we will go from the plastic printed mount to machining it out of steel. :)
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Oil%20Tank/Sporty%20Floorboard%20Test%20Fit_zpsues9nqk1.jpg[/img]
That's all the photo's right now. We did spend some time on the jockey shift and foot clutch designs this last Friday. Will hopefully have time this next week to make some progress in that arena.
Kevin
This showed up on my desk today....gotta love these new plastic printers.
Tomorrow we should have some time to test fit it. :)
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/Jockey%20Shift_zpscflhpydd.jpg[/img]
Kevin
This last week was BUSY!
We did get to spend a bit of time on the Sporty chop.
Here are a few pics of the 1st Gen Jockey shift we made with the 3D printer.
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20Gen%20a_zpspg07lfro.jpg[/img]
Shift arm added-
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20gen%20b_zps0jmaq7as.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20Gen%20c_zpsu74ccfwa.jpg[/img]
We did not like how the pivot arm was so far forward up top. So we made a different pivot arm that is more upright on top.
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20a_zps5vp2m3yx.jpg[/img]
Another view-
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20b_zpswo4zx0op.jpg[/img]
After much looking & playing with it, we decided we did not like it at all.
We made the following decisions:
1. The S-shaped shifter arm is cool (to us), but it sticks out too far. It is being redesigned with 1 less curve in it.
2. The main bracket (XXXX) is too big and ugly. A smaller one is being designed and will mount up at A & B points shown in the photo below.
3. The whole concept of a pivot arm (Y) & accompanying shift lever plate was interesting, and different, but in the end it was too busy, & has leverage challenges. So we are starting fresh, and we'll have a simpler design printed out soon.
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20C_zpscrgv3ldc.jpg[/img]
After putting that to bed, we spent a couple of hours looking for fresh ideas on a foot clutch. We came up with a few different drawings (can't find the photo's I took of them), but we still have not settled on one.
We even spent about 45 minutes studying how the cams on a compound bow works, seeing if we want to use something similar in the foot clutch design.
We did come up with one steampunk style design that is pretty cool, but I don't want to use it on this particular bike where I am trying to keep everything as clean/simple looking as possible.
Any ideas, photo's or drawings are appreciated.
Kevin
They look fairly rugged as is, so making the main bracketry smaller might compromise overall durability?
Perhaps you could make the final renditions out of stainless plate, with some type of ball milling or other decorative machining to make them more eye appealing without attracting too much attention away from the rest of the build?
Keep up the good work!:clapping:
[QUOTE=DK Custom Products;453268]This last week was BUSY!
We did get to spend a bit of time on the Sporty chop.
Here are a few pics of the 1st Gen Jockey shift we made with the 3D printer.
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20Gen%20a_zpspg07lfro.jpg[/IMG]
Shift arm added-
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20gen%20b_zps0jmaq7as.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/1st%20Gen%20c_zpsu74ccfwa.jpg[/IMG]
We did not like how the pivot arm was so far forward up top. So we made a different pivot arm that is more upright on top.
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20a_zps5vp2m3yx.jpg[/IMG]
Another view-
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20b_zpswo4zx0op.jpg[/IMG]
After much looking & playing with it, we decided we did not like it at all.
We made the following decisions:
1. The S-shaped shifter arm is cool (to us), but it sticks out too far. It is being redesigned with 1 less curve in it.
2. The main bracket (XXXX) is too big and ugly. A smaller one is being designed and will mount up at A & B points shown in the photo below.
3. The whole concept of a pivot arm (Y) & accompanying shift lever plate was interesting, and different, but in the end it was too busy, & has leverage challenges. So we are starting fresh, and we'll have a simpler design printed out soon.
[IMG]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/2nd%20Gen%20C_zpscrgv3ldc.jpg[/IMG]
After putting that to bed, we spent a couple of hours looking for fresh ideas on a foot clutch. We came up with a few different drawings (can't find the photo's I took of them), but we still have not settled on one.
We even spent about 45 minutes studying how the cams on a compound bow works, seeing if we want to use something similar in the foot clutch design.
We did come up with one steampunk style design that is pretty cool, but I don't want to use it on this particular bike where I am trying to keep everything as clean/simple looking as possible.
Any ideas, photo's or drawings are appreciated.
Kevin[/QUOTE]
What about combining the Shifter Arm and Pivot Arm (Y) into one piece. That would make it less busy and may take care of some of the leverage challenges.
[QUOTE=rallsqh;453653]What about combining the Shifter Arm and Pivot Arm (Y) into one piece. That would make it less busy and may take care of some of the leverage challenges.[/QUOTE]
My engineering degree is still yet to be had, but rallsqh's suggestion sounds reasonable. Less is sometimes better.
It might take a try or 2 to get the shifter into its "ergonomically optimal" position, so the 3D printing perhaps comes into play from a financial standpoint as well...:Shrug:
[QUOTE=peteg59;453562]They look fairly rugged as is, so making the main bracketry smaller might compromise overall durability?
Perhaps you could make the final renditions out of stainless plate, with some type of ball milling or other decorative machining to make them more eye appealing without attracting too much attention away from the rest of the build?
Keep up the good work!:clapping:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=rallsqh;453653]What about combining the Shifter Arm and Pivot Arm (Y) into one piece. That would make it less busy and may take care of some of the leverage challenges.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=peteg59;453692]My engineering degree is still yet to be had, but rallsqh's suggestion sounds reasonable. Less is sometimes better.
It might take a try or 2 to get the shifter into its "ergonomically optimal" position, so the 3D printing perhaps comes into play from a financial standpoint as well...:Shrug:[/QUOTE]
Great minds think alike! :clapping:
Kevin
All this stuff from Version 1.0 .....
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/Jockey%20Shift_zpscflhpydd.jpg[/img]
Replaced with these two pieces from Version 2.0
[img]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i339/DKCustom/SBS%20Sportster%20Chop%20Project/Jockey%20Shift/Jockey%20Shift%202_zpsjbht5zjm.jpg[/img]
Will be testing it out later this week, along with some clutch ideas.
Kevin