
Project started
December 2020,
See the CAD version here
In the last installment all the parts for the twistgrip mastercyclinder
for the hydraulic(!) front drumbrake had been machined, so now
it was time to install them in the handlebar. I decided to go
all the way and have the brakeline exit the handlebar through
the left riser and inside the rear springer leg, which will
be complicated to do but make the frontend of the bike look
very clean.
I was worried about any rotation of the handlebar in the risers
cutting off the brakeline so I came up with a stainless elbow
that will prevent the handlebars from moving in the risers and
will also give me a connection that can be disassembled when
removing the bars.
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To get this stainless elbow and the copper brakeline inside
the bars, we removed a section of the handlebar so we would
be able to tighten the internal brakeline connection
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Then we mounted one side of the copper brakeline to the master
cylinder, making absolutely sure there was no pressure leak
in the connection. To get the the copper line around the sharp
bend in the Z-bar, we started with a piece of string, which
was attached to a copper wire. The end of the wire was soldered
to the copper brakeline, and with a bit of gease we were able
to wrestle it in place
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In the last 2 pictures I started on the stainless elbow, more
to come in the next episode, including Andy from Flying Choppers
who was visiting and also helped with the handlebars. |
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