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A fun little project that needed the use of a finger brake was at hand. I needed a little box made for a tool kit on an old
dirt bike I have been working on. After a couple hours of cutting, bending and riveting, I assembled a usable box.
Not having any Idea where the original tool box was located, I found a place to mount the little box on an unused pipe
that had two threaded protrusions on it. That done, I did a little scraping up and modifying of some tools to perform the
usual basic maintenance.
Here's a couple photos of the project:
This is the set of tools assembled in some old blue jean material, a bit of a sewing project
for my Singer.... The tools roll up nicely and won't bounce around in the box.
This is how the box looks nestled in what little spare space I could find. Some day I will probably find
out where the original tool kit was located!! The box is made of mild steel and riveted together
with hard aluminum rivets.
This is the finger brake I used to fabricate the box.
This little kit covers removal and installation of the spark plug, adjusting the chain tension
and other general maintenance that might be needed.
Spring is coming and I hope to have the bike in shape for some off road fun by then.
The bike is a Suzuki TS185 of about 1975 vintage. Maybe someone knows where the
original tool kit was mounted.....
dirt bike I have been working on. After a couple hours of cutting, bending and riveting, I assembled a usable box.
Not having any Idea where the original tool box was located, I found a place to mount the little box on an unused pipe
that had two threaded protrusions on it. That done, I did a little scraping up and modifying of some tools to perform the
usual basic maintenance.
Here's a couple photos of the project:
This is the set of tools assembled in some old blue jean material, a bit of a sewing project
for my Singer.... The tools roll up nicely and won't bounce around in the box.
This is how the box looks nestled in what little spare space I could find. Some day I will probably find
out where the original tool kit was located!! The box is made of mild steel and riveted together
with hard aluminum rivets.
This is the finger brake I used to fabricate the box.
This little kit covers removal and installation of the spark plug, adjusting the chain tension
and other general maintenance that might be needed.
Spring is coming and I hope to have the bike in shape for some off road fun by then.
The bike is a Suzuki TS185 of about 1975 vintage. Maybe someone knows where the
original tool kit was mounted.....