A New Beginning.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

No, you sold it. It's called a welder.

That is what my MIG welder is for, including my spool gun for aluminum.

I sold my TIG setup

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by Megadan

My interest is more along the lines of, I don't want to order 8mm and it is 10 lol

Dan, the pin is 8mm.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Dan, the pin is 8mm.

That narrows down the search down for me.

Now to find a style I want/like. That is going to be the bigger challenge.

The only foot pegs I have found that I do like and meet all of my criteria are insanely expensive ($260!!) https://www.amazon.com/Fastway-ADVEN.../dp/B018YTR5FQ

For now, I think I will give these guys a try. $22 for some stainless steel ones. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Footpegs-fo...r=441377981373

[JerryHawk250]

I found these and have the 8mm hole.
http://s.aliexpress.com/aAbUzYj6?fromSns=Copy

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

I found these and have the 8mm hole.
http://s.aliexpress.com/aAbUzYj6?fromSns=Copy

I don't like those. I don't know why I don't, but I just don't. A style I found that I do like only comes in red, which is annoying.

EDIT: I had to find them, but I like these, but they only come in red. I guess I could always hit them with some chassis paint. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/CNC-...ceBeautifyAB=0

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by Megadan

That narrows down the search down for me.

Now to find a style I want/like. That is going to be the bigger challenge.

The only foot pegs I have found that I do like and meet all of my criteria are insanely expensive ($260!!) https://www.amazon.com/Fastway-ADVEN.../dp/B018YTR5FQ

For now, I think I will give these guys a try. $22 for some stainless steel ones. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Footpegs-fo...r=441377981373

Them foot pegs worth as much as the HAWK. Lol But they sure are nice and big.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Them foot pegs worth as much as the HAWK. Lol But they sure are nice and big.

Yeah, hence why I haven't ordered them. That's just too much money, even if they are everything I want.

Honestly, I might just try the ones you linked, even if I don't really like the style that much. I don't look at them while I ride, and being 60mm wide would be a plus.

[Darkrider]

There was someone on here at one point who made adapters to use BMX bike pedals as pegs.

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by Darkrider

There was someone on here at one point who made adapters to use BMX bike pedals as pegs.

I remember that. I thought about it, but decided that Pivot Pegz might be a better idea, since they spring back to neutral when your foot is removed. I think I'll just stick with my generic wide foot pegs.

[Cravin01]

That first post was extremely informative, really gets me thinking about what I'd like to do. could you imagine being one of the first owners of a China Bike WITHOUT THIS FORUM!!!!!!!!!

OH! I would really like to hear what you think of that gel battery when you get a chance to try it out if you could please.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Cravin01

That first post was extremely informative, really gets me thinking about what I'd like to do. could you imagine being one of the first owners of a China Bike WITHOUT THIS FORUM!!!!!!!!!

OH! I would really like to hear what you think of that gel battery when you get a chance to try it out if you could please.

I would get by ok without the forum, but it would be a lot more leg work on my part. This stuff comes second nature to me thanks to owning seceral old bikes with little aftermarket support lol.

I will definitely report back on the battery and other parts of interest. It should work just fine though.

[Megadan]

If you are wondering how bright could those tiny things possibly be...

[Megadan]

Hawk is definitely going to be here this weekend. Saia loaded it on to a trailer heading this way at 3AM in KC, so it should arrive today and I will likely get a call tomorrow to setup delivery. Friday is the day!

I can't wait. Like a little kid on Christmas Eve.

It's a good thing too, because the more time I have sitting here waiting, the more ideas I get.

Like a pair of these little spot lights I ordered. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am thinking of mounting my new turn signals to the headlight plastic since they are so small, and them mounting those to the turn signal brackets.

Then either wiring them into the high beam circuit with a handlebar switch to disable, or just wiring them independently.

Speaking of wiring, I was considering installing one of these little guys and doing away with the inline fuses all together. https://www.amazon.com/Liteway-4-Cir...s=4+fuse+block

[JerryHawk250]

Great minds think alike Dan. lol I was looking at that same fuse block. Will work perfect for when adding the lights and other accessories. I think it's crazy having a single fuse to run everything.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Great minds think alike Dan. lol I was looking at that same fuse block. Will work perfect for when adding the lights and other accessories. I think it's crazy having a single fuse to run everything.

Yeah, eliminating the single fuse is one part of it. Keeping the wiring a little cleaner by only having one lead come off the battery terminal is another. Plus, like you said, being able to get a quick and easy fused power source for any additional accessories like auxiliary lights is a plus.

That little block can handle up to 30A on an individual circuit and 100A through the whole unit, so the main fuse could be run through it easily. It would make a good connection point for power to the digital cluster as well.