Mounting Brackets on a budget

[Beaster_blaster]

I have been asked how to make a mounting bracket thats easy to make, but cost efficient. my bike needed multiple fender mounts that were odd and unique to fit my raptor 660 fenders on. after making a "Ghetto rig special as anyone would call it with wire and a large washer" a day of ridding and it was trash...

Still wanting to not have to go buy a piece of steel stock and make a mount to work, with little tools at the time and not wanting to have to spend an arm and a leg to get the job done . I started to think stainless steel... mmm..mm.mm.m BUTTERKNIFE they dont rust and its the perfect size i need.

So i started to fab a butterknife thinking the worst in a few weeks .... and well to say the least it held up for a bit over a year of hard ridding. and have now used them about 6 times on 3 different bikes to replace old broken fender mounts. and i believe that the butterknife hold better since you can modify where it bolt up.

Has anyone done this before and i would love to hear some stories if you have them

 

[slickerthanyou]

Nope never used a butterknife, I've used hoodie strings, nylon rachet straps pieces, coat hangers, for trail repairs, I thing I may have to put a butterknife in the toolbox too!

 

[Beaster_blaster]

Nope never used a butterknife, I've used hoodie strings, nylon rachet straps pieces, coat hangers, for trail repairs, I thing I may have to put a butterknife in the toolbox too!

I started to do the same keeping a set of old butterknifes from the kitchen drawer in the toolbox. they are 1$ for 6 at the local wal-mart. and as long as you have a good metal drill bit and a drill with you at camp you can fab a new fender mount in a few minutes.

 

[York Racing]

I've used duct tape(PA special) and of course, Zip Ties. lol One time while I was out riding with my buddy, the right tie rod nut on the steering stem decided to come off because I forgot to put the cotter key in. So I was stuck like 2 miles from my house with an unridable quad. Well, that just didn't fly with me. lol So I took the electrical tape out of the tool box and twisted up about 3 feet of it or so and used it to tie the tie rod end in place and then I used the rest of the tape to tape the "rope" down to hold it all together. Worked the best. lol

 

[Beaster_blaster]

I've used duct tape(PA special) and of course, Zip Ties. lol One time while I was out riding with my buddy, the right tie rod nut on the steering stem decided to come off because I forgot to put the cotter key in. So I was stuck like 2 miles from my house with an unridable quad. Well, that just didn't fly with me. lol So I took the electrical tape out of the tool box and twisted up about 3 feet of it or so and used it to tie the tie rod end in place and then I used the rest of the tape to tape the "rope" down to hold it all together. Worked the best. lol

lol thats a good mcgiver fix there. cotter pins are great to have in a ziplock in under the seat with the tool kit.

 

[York Racing]

Yeah but they don't help much when you can't find the nut you lost. lol

 

[Beaster_blaster]

Yeah but they don't help much when you can't find the nut you lost. lol

Got a point there, but a great thing to do is invest in a tap an die set and retap all the bolt holes on your blaster to a set size/ thread count. yea it may be a larger bolt hole but uniformity helps you carry a few extra bolts in the tool box. that will mount anywhere across the bike. I have my bike down to 10 different bolt sizes and lengths. Im working toward a full allen head kit to replace the socket set and cut down on tools.

 

[York Racing]

Good idea. I was looking at the allen kits and I think I could get em at a hardware store cheaper.

 

[yzrider]

pics are needed

 

[1995blaster]

ya id love to see a pic of this butter bracket