Colorado B/S Thread

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So as I was working on the bike tonight I came up with a brilliant idea. As you know, I would eventually like to be able to do a bit of touring on this bike (possibly later this summer or in the fall). My cycling experience has taught me that I do not need much in order to survive so gear is minimal but I'd like to be able to bring along a six pack and waders of course. So my idea is to use 1/4" rod and bend sections of it 90 degrees to form a shelf of sorts that would butt up to the sides of the seat (but further back) and the shelf would be parallel with the ground. I'll then weld in rod from front to back of the 90 degree pieces. It would attach at 2 points on each side (one at the top of the shock tower and another where the fender mounts to the frame). Once I lay a dry bag on each side and lash it down, you'll never even see the frame. Then I'll also be able to put stuff on top of that and across the seat (like a fly rod tube). Anyone see any issues with this? Next question. My neighbor has a flux core welder. I've never welded without shielding gas before. Is this something that a flux core welder could do or would I need to maybe tack it together up here and then take it somewhere else to weld it all up?
 
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My HF flux core is pushing it at 1/4". Happiest at 3/16" But I suck at welding, you've had a class. :dunno: Mines only 90 A, supposedly. Higher amps flux core should be fine. It spatters like an SOB, though.
 
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Have a bit of a fabrication question. Here's a sketch I drew up at dinner tonight.



This pretty much shows my idea to mount the dry bags on the side of my motorcycle. It's a pretty simple design. Although you really aren't going to see the metal once the bags are installed, I'd like the steel to be in a circular pattern as opposed to a 90 degree bend. I do not have a bender/roller though. If I used 1/4" rod, do you think I could bend it over a wooden form/template?
 
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Depends on how sharp the bends are. Heat it red hot, and it will bend however you want.
 
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All I have here at the house is a propane torch. If I wait until school starts up I think I even have access to to bender. I was just hoping to get it done sooner.
 
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Me too. Yah, it'll work. Besides it looks like the radius of the curve you want to bend is not that small.
 
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It's really not. I could probably find a damn stump and get it done.
 
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Cold bends with 1/4-inch is easy, maybe too easy.
 
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If the coils that were supplied with clayton's kit did not fail I never would have replaced them with these RE coils and not realized how shiiiiity those old 7.0zj /8.0 xj coils were ...wow!!! they were SHYYYYT they had no down travel and did not supply or hold the lift they did supply these RE coils are still seated when the old coils are going into stretch against my coil capture and unseated by 3-4 inches . I have an old set of Rustys up front which are a 195lb rate the RE are 180lb the old claimed 205lb I may replace the front with a set so the rear is not softer than front as it may not let the front work with the rear ,but I 'll have to real world flex it to see ...lol...I just can't beleive the difference in these coils Night and Day .
 
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Happy Father's Day to all you mother*^&#%+$!
 
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The last is a given. :)

I'm happy, number one son is nervously getting ready to be a dad, and number two son made it back from a trek in Peru he says was the hardest thing he's ever done. :yelclap:
 
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Once in a life time fish.

 
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Why is that?
 
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Pretty rare. This is the only one I've ever seen with my eyes.
 
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golden? I caught one last year... gorgeous fish.
 
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Where did you catch one Chris? On a fly?
 
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