03-22-2022, 08:38 PM
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Fabricated skid plate for my Hawk
I started fabricating a skid plate for my Hawk yesterday using 1/16 steel. I mocked up the plate on beer box cardboard to get the angle and position correct, then traced the mock up onto the plate steel. I finished it up today and mounted it. It's not perfection, but I think it turned out pretty good.
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2010 Yamaha TTR 250 2020 RPS Hawk DLX 250 1989 Yamaha Big Bear 4x4 350 1984 Honda XR200R dual carb (Sold) You give me a reason to drink. I told her to stay right in the mud hole. She went left. Now her nickname is "Swamp Thing." Every hill is climbable, if you're brave enough. Let's go to the jewelry store, she said. It'll be fun, she said. |
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03-22-2022, 09:44 PM
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Good effort, Looks great.
please don't interpret this as pissing in someones cornflakes. I respect the effort and outcome. But I think there is some room for improvement. This might not really be an issue for your riding style. Because of the ubolts at the bottom the exposed threads and nuts turn the skid plate into a hang pan. You can resolve this by extending the skid plate further back and mounting the plate on the next frame cross section...which will also protect the rest of the frame. I did a dodgy MSpaint to convey the concept. |
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03-22-2022, 11:00 PM
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2010 Yamaha TTR 250 2020 RPS Hawk DLX 250 1989 Yamaha Big Bear 4x4 350 1984 Honda XR200R dual carb (Sold) You give me a reason to drink. I told her to stay right in the mud hole. She went left. Now her nickname is "Swamp Thing." Every hill is climbable, if you're brave enough. Let's go to the jewelry store, she said. It'll be fun, she said. |
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03-22-2022, 11:01 PM
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2010 Yamaha TTR 250 2020 RPS Hawk DLX 250 1989 Yamaha Big Bear 4x4 350 1984 Honda XR200R dual carb (Sold) You give me a reason to drink. I told her to stay right in the mud hole. She went left. Now her nickname is "Swamp Thing." Every hill is climbable, if you're brave enough. Let's go to the jewelry store, she said. It'll be fun, she said. |
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03-23-2022, 08:07 AM
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Looks good!
 It took me a couple of tries until I got mine like I wanted it. If you ever install an oil cooler you will want to make it a little wider to help protect the oil cooler lines. My first skid plate worked but needed lots and lots of refinement. 
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2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel |
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03-23-2022, 10:53 AM
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I actually have an oil cooler on order, just waiting in it to get here. Man, I gotta get me one of the Ghosts. Those are sweet!
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2010 Yamaha TTR 250 2020 RPS Hawk DLX 250 1989 Yamaha Big Bear 4x4 350 1984 Honda XR200R dual carb (Sold) You give me a reason to drink. I told her to stay right in the mud hole. She went left. Now her nickname is "Swamp Thing." Every hill is climbable, if you're brave enough. Let's go to the jewelry store, she said. It'll be fun, she said. |
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03-23-2022, 11:16 AM
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Yeah, I love the Ghost though she hasn't gotten much attention lately now that I have the Vulcan S. I'll take the Ghost to ride around town.
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2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel |
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03-25-2022, 11:02 AM
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Thanks. It's an amazon 6.5" LED light that came with all the mounting hardware. I can't remember the brand, but I think I paid about $60 for it. On each side of it I added round LED lights that I wired to my running lights. I can see great at night now, even better than the LED light I had in the original headlight mount.
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2010 Yamaha TTR 250 2020 RPS Hawk DLX 250 1989 Yamaha Big Bear 4x4 350 1984 Honda XR200R dual carb (Sold) You give me a reason to drink. I told her to stay right in the mud hole. She went left. Now her nickname is "Swamp Thing." Every hill is climbable, if you're brave enough. Let's go to the jewelry store, she said. It'll be fun, she said. |
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