Highway Bars

Orpheus · 05-28-2008, 03:20 AM

Made my own highway bars for the bike. They're fully functional and look pretty nice (although I think I still need to make them a little more sturdy). Thanks to some innovative thinking by my neighbor and the metal working skills of my local ACE hardware, I can now stretch out while I ride. Stil not perfect, but pretty good for now.

Pictures:

Water Warrior 2 · 05-28-2008, 07:45 AM

Pretty slick mod on the cheap side of life. Like that a bunch. It is amazing how a little snooping in the hardware store can allow one to build a usable item for comfort. I think a lot of members here will be in the hardware store soon. Good pics too.

Orpheus · 05-28-2008, 01:17 PM

It was really much easier to build than I thought, but I still don't like how it looks like a bunch of random parts thrown together. I'm thinking about getting some black paint and just painting the whole thing the same color as the bike.

trykemike · 05-28-2008, 01:50 PM

very NICE !!!!!!!!!!

lots of enginuitey there

Orpheus · 05-28-2008, 03:55 PM

Okay, got the paint and decided to only paint the aluminum parts, keeping the chrome as-is. I think it looks much better, and you can't really notice that it's a redneck contraption at first glance. Here's the updated pictures:

The black really matches the color of the bike better than the pictures show; after it fades a little, I think it'll be exactly the color of the footpeg mounts.

Here's a pretty innovative (and cheap) solution that I found while searching the 'net : http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/164/107/

I might try this in the future if I decide I don't like what I've done here.

**jonathan180iq** · 05-28-2008, 04:10 PM

Can someone tell me why I cannot view certain types of images while others come up just fine?

All I see is a white background and I can't even find the section of the post to check the properties of the image.

Any help would be appreciated.

Easy Rider · 05-28-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Can someone tell me why I cannot view certain types of images while others come up just fine?

All I see is a white background and I can't even find the section of the post to check the properties of the image.

Any help would be appreciated.

Don't know why.......only way I know to "see" the path to the pics is to start a quoted reply. Copy the full path to the pics and then try to access them directly. These are just JPEG's.

Orpheus · 05-28-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Can someone tell me why I cannot view certain types of images while others come up just fine?

All I see is a white background and I can't even find the section of the post to check the properties of the image.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try clearing the temporary internet files in "tools"/"internet options"; this sometimes works. The pics are pretty big, and that might be a problem too. I'll pm them to you and see if they come through that way.

**jonathan180iq** · 05-29-2008, 08:38 AM

Ok. After selecting the whole post I can see three pixle sized dots down in the left hand corner of Orpheus' post.

When I look at the quoted reply screen, I can see that there should be 3 pictures. So, why on Earth can I not view a simple jpeg image?

Easy Rider · 05-29-2008, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

When I look at the quoted reply screen, I can see that there should be 3 pictures. So, why on Earth can I not view a simple jpeg image?

When did this become the GZComputer conference ?? :??:

Did you do like I suggested and try to view the individual pictures just by using the URL in your browser, outside of this forum? If you tried that and it still didn't work.........??????

My only guess is a security setting with your browser.
Did you take the other suggestion and clean out your cache?

05-28-2008, 03:20 AM	#1
Orpheus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona, Tempe Posts: 174	Highway Bars Made my own highway bars for the bike. They're fully functional and look pretty nice (although I think I still need to make them a little more sturdy). Thanks to some innovative thinking by my neighbor and the metal working skills of my local ACE hardware, I can now stretch out while I ride. Stil not perfect, but pretty good for now. Pictures: Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-28-2008, 01:17 PM	#3
Orpheus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona, Tempe Posts: 174	It was really much easier to build than I thought, but I still don't like how it looks like a bunch of random parts thrown together. I'm thinking about getting some black paint and just painting the whole thing the same color as the bike. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-28-2008, 01:50 PM	#4
trykemike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: toronto ont canada Posts: 177	highway bars very NICE !!!!!!!!!! lots of enginuitey there __________________ sds4
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05-28-2008, 03:55 PM	#5
Orpheus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona, Tempe Posts: 174	Okay, got the paint and decided to only paint the aluminum parts, keeping the chrome as-is. I think it looks much better, and you can't really notice that it's a redneck contraption at first glance. Here's the updated pictures: The black really matches the color of the bike better than the pictures show; after it fades a little, I think it'll be exactly the color of the footpeg mounts. Here's a pretty innovative (and cheap) solution that I found while searching the 'net : http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/164/107/ I might try this in the future if I decide I don't like what I've done here. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-28-2008, 07:45 AM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Pretty slick mod on the cheap side of life. Like that a bunch. It is amazing how a little snooping in the hardware store can allow one to build a usable item for comfort. I think a lot of members here will be in the hardware store soon. Good pics too.
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05-28-2008, 04:10 PM	#6
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Can someone tell me why I cannot view certain types of images while others come up just fine? All I see is a white background and I can't even find the section of the post to check the properties of the image. Any help would be appreciated.
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05-29-2008, 08:38 AM	#9
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Ok. After selecting the whole post I can see three pixle sized dots down in the left hand corner of Orpheus' post. When I look at the quoted reply screen, I can see that there should be 3 pictures. So, why on Earth can I not view a simple jpeg image?
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