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Motorrad

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Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« on: November 10, 2012, 11:53:48 AM »
Here are all the "flag" mounts I have seen. (trying to combine all the threads on the site in one place)  

Ill also post up the 2 differant ones I have come up with.



BDI.
(from here http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,4422.0.html )





Arigato.
( from here http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,514.0.html )



MadDoggy
( from here http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,3866.0.html )





Danger4u2
( From Here http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,514.0.html )




Motorrad
Here is the one I made YEARS ago  15min before leaving to the desert (dont judge it too much)...
For you 1987 K5 guys...   (wont work on new ones... no tabs to mount to)
Trick is to angle it back to take some stress off the flag...


And this one combines my want of stealth.. leave on the bike all the time..

Trick I learned with mounting flags to motorcycles... is mount them in the ... what I call.... 50MPH  stance..     fix's alot of the BREAKAGE problems vs mounting straight up...

also makes it... so if you have to Bail off the back.. you dont break it off  (and impale yourself with it)...  










« Last Edit: November 13, 2012, 03:51:09 PM by Motorrad »

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2012, 12:24:39 PM »
In my experience the further back it is mounted, the better.
When I had mine mounted on my rear axle, I kept breaking them off.
When I mounted them to my exhaust I would break them off when trying to get away from my bike in a hurry  :-D
I now have mine mounted way back on my fender.
I can't wait to see what you come up with...
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2012, 01:33:25 PM »
In my experience the further back it is mounted, the better.
When I had mine mounted on my rear axle, I kept breaking them off.
When I mounted them to my exhaust I would break them off when trying to get away from my bike in a hurry  :-D
I now have mine mounted way back on my fender.
I can't wait to see what you come up with...

I like making mounts that   1. dont screw up body work (big ugly holes)..    Im a priss like that...

and are stealth... hidden, and not where If Im in a desert race. I can catch myself on them...    (all of the above)

ones Like arigatos are nice... but I dont like having to take them on and off for dunes and "other" riding...

I wanted somthing that could stay on the bike all the time... (no need to try and find the bloody mount when it comes time for dunes trip).. trust me.. I know.. I have several mounts for my Husqvarnas... that when it comes time to need them.. I spend over an hour looking for them

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 03:59:59 PM »
Updated

What ya think?

Be honest.   

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2012, 04:28:36 PM »
I like it.
Let me know if you can still catch your boot on it as you are mounting the bike.
It looks to me like it is far enough back not to be a problem but then I have big feet.....
And by the way, nice welds...
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2012, 02:46:31 PM »
look at the pics of my flag mount in the post "custom aluminum flagmount"

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Re: Whip ( Flag ) Mounts
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2012, 03:01:13 PM »
look at the pics of my flag mount in the post "custom aluminum flagmount"

Never saw that one..   Nice work on it doggy..
I'll edit it into my first post

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,3866.0.html