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| ====== REF: Body Parts ====== | ====== REF: Body Parts ====== | ||
| - | ====== Lowering a Windshield ====== | + | ====== Lowering the Detachable Windshield ====== |
| + | ===== Fabricating a Bracket ===== | ||
| + | This was made from a standard aluminium strip from the local aluminum supplier (50 mm wide, thickness 4.3 mm / 11/64 in) cut to shape with a brushed finish. | ||
| + | Finshed product: ((photo by girlsbike of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-accessories/127764-lowering-the-detachable-hd-windshield-without-cutting-it?t=1313996)) | ||
| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:body:detachable_windshield_lowering_bracket_4_by_girlsbike.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
| + | Fitting stages: ((photos by girlsbike of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-accessories/127764-lowering-the-detachable-hd-windshield-without-cutting-it?t=1313996)) | ||
| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:body:detachable_windshield_lowering_bracket_1_by_girlsbike.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:detachable_windshield_lowering_bracket_2_by_girlsbike.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:detachable_windshield_lowering_bracket_3_by_girlsbike.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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| + | ===== Re-locating the Bottom Clamp ===== | ||
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| + | Finished product: ((photos by CitySlicker of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-accessories/127764-lowering-the-detachable-hd-windshield-without-cutting-it?t=1313996)) | ||
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| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_6_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_7_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_8_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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| + | Process stages: ((photos by CitySlicker of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-accessories/127764-lowering-the-detachable-hd-windshield-without-cutting-it?t=1313996)) | ||
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| + | * Remove the brackets and tie a string between the clamp holes to get the center line and keep the clamped angle the same. | ||
| + | * Tape the area to be drilled to help keep from chipping the outside edges while drilling. | ||
| + | * This one was drilled 1-1/4" up in a drill press. | ||
| + | * Be sure to leave enough meat between the hole O.D. and the edge for strength. | ||
| + | * Use the same process and measurements on both sides first. | ||
| + | * You may find that the factory holes are not quite in the same place on both brackets. | ||
| + | * You may also find that your exact (matched) measurements would end with the new hole being closer to the edge than the other bracket. So, you'll have to improvise a little. | ||
| + | * If the new holes aren't perfectly drilled to match on both sides, it'll still work. | ||
| + | * It will probably be barely noticeable if at all. | ||
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| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_1_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_2_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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| + | * Use a punch to set the center of the hole for the bit. | ||
| + | * Pre-drill the hole with a smaller bits in steps up to the final drill size. | ||
| + | * This will help keep from burning the bits up while drilling thru the stainless steel bracket. | ||
| + | * Heat will build quickly so use plenty of cutting oil to keep the bits cooler. | ||
| + | * If it starts smoking, stop and go back to a smaller bit and then step back up to the final one. | ||
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| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_3_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_4_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:body:lowering_the_detachable_windshield_5_by_cityslicker.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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