Roaddawg
Well-Known Member
Last night after work I decided I would add some new foot, shift and brake pegs I had purchased from ebay. After rolling the dog into the driveway I started thinking about how nice it would be to have the Vision shift and brake arms to really set off the new pegs. However, I don't have the financial resources to buy them new ($289.00) and have not had any luck on ebay when bidding on them.
So, I decided to make my own "Vision" wear for the bike. It was relatively simple and took a few hours.
1. removed shift and foot pegs
2. took a piece of paper and traced outline of shift arm and linkage arm
3. using a circle template determined what size holes would look best
a. I had previously printed out a picture of the vision accessories to
use as a guide
b. For the shift and brake arm I used 9/16ths top and bottom hole;
1/2 inch holes were next (one under the top 9/16th and one
above the bottom one); then 7/16ths for the middle two
c. For the shift linkage arm I used 1/2; 7/16ths and 3/8ths.
Here is a pic of these steps;
4. I then taped the templates to the respective arms:
5. I then used a small bit drill to mark the proper locations:
a. You can also see the centerline marks on the arms themselves that
I used to line up the templates
6. I then drilled holes through using progressively bigger bits, but stopping short of the final size. For instance, on the 9/16ths holes I drilled up to 3/8ths then finished with a stepped bit that gave a nice 3d appearance:
Here is a close up of the shift arm:
7. To do the brake arm I simply reversed the shift arm template:
finished:
So, I decided to make my own "Vision" wear for the bike. It was relatively simple and took a few hours.
1. removed shift and foot pegs
2. took a piece of paper and traced outline of shift arm and linkage arm
3. using a circle template determined what size holes would look best
a. I had previously printed out a picture of the vision accessories to
use as a guide
b. For the shift and brake arm I used 9/16ths top and bottom hole;
1/2 inch holes were next (one under the top 9/16th and one
above the bottom one); then 7/16ths for the middle two
c. For the shift linkage arm I used 1/2; 7/16ths and 3/8ths.
Here is a pic of these steps;
4. I then taped the templates to the respective arms:
5. I then used a small bit drill to mark the proper locations:
a. You can also see the centerline marks on the arms themselves that
I used to line up the templates
6. I then drilled holes through using progressively bigger bits, but stopping short of the final size. For instance, on the 9/16ths holes I drilled up to 3/8ths then finished with a stepped bit that gave a nice 3d appearance:
Here is a close up of the shift arm:
7. To do the brake arm I simply reversed the shift arm template:
finished:
:2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs:
ks fugging sweet!
