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[briflip]

look for 4130 chromoly in 1 1/8" I.D. for steer tube and 7/8" O.D. for handlebars

is this all i need to put in on onlinemetals.com or is there other information like ID OD and the WALL for each piece of metal i order

and after i get all the info i need make it a sticky or something so that no one else will need to make a thread

 

[Eric Magray]

yea you do want a decent wall, id say .058 with gussets or you should be fine with .065 and no gussets

 

[briflip]

i want with gusset it would be stronger right?
but more welding is needed too

also do i put a hole through the main tube to put the handles through??

 

[PyAMP]

gussets make it stronger correct

 

[Jordan Jasa]

gussets make it stronger correct

correct.

 

[Jdbug_rob]

also do i put a hole through the main tube to put the handles through??

you mean like the rad v2's, i guess you can do that.

 

[Storer]

rob what happened to these uk bars you were talking about?

 

[gorrilaman]

What do you mean by putting a hole through the main tube? Sounds confusing.

 

[Jdbug_rob]

rob what happened to these uk bars you were talking about?

my friend says hes taking care of the metals now, but its been 6 weeks since he said he'd get them and he says another two weeks MINIMUM! So im going to look into other places to buy the metal from!

 

[Jordan Jasa]

What do you mean by putting a hole through the main tube? Sounds confusing.

you know the vertical bar, the steer tube? You drill a hole or whatever through the top of it, and then put in your crossbar (handlebar). That would be like rad v.2s.

 

[briflip]

correct

do RADs have v3s

another important thing is do i get a round TUBE OR BAR

 

[ENERGY TURTLE]

Tube. Bar isnt hollow, its just one big chunk of metal.

 

[the_SD_local]

Tube, Bar and Pipe are all different things.

 

[briflip]

i know there different

thats y i asked which one casue i didnt know if i should use a bar for the handles and a tube for the steering post

 

[Eric Magray]

well if you want a bar for the handles it would work but since its solid it would add like 245634525 puonds to your whip

 

[briflip]

ok.....well i guess i go with a tube oh yeah u spelled pounds wrong

 

[chrisisme]

Whoa, you can get decent 20X15 bars for like $30 with a 1/8 wall if you bild it yourself.

 

[briflip]

i am building it myself

 

[briflip]

yea you do want a decent wall, id say .058 with gussets or you should be fine with .065 and no gussets

what??? hold on i wouldnt think i would need a smaller tube because im using gussets and how do i do gussets???

 

[Eric Magray]

no not small tube, just thinner wall; if you wanted something somewhat on the light side. then you would use gussets to keep them from bending

theres all kinds of gussets, the kind on the rad v2s arent as good cause those are the kind for sliding. make some plate triangles and put them in the joints

edit: you can use gussets on thicker tube, im just saying make sure you definitely use gussets if your gonna use thinner tube.