jonaddis84
Well-Known Member
I wheelied into my pretty much brand new aluminum grab bar awhile ago, fixed it, but left vise marks all over the aluminum from bending it back to shape, and there were a few cracks in the welds...
So I decided to fab one up from some 3/4 x .058wall 4130 I had. I wanted to do away with the normal design that has bent plate for the attachment points. I know this bar will be way stronger if you were to wheelie into it, but I cant say for sure whether it will support the weight of the quad lifting it yet, as Im doing this based off a jig I made from the old grab bar while my frame is waiting to get Pcoated. Looks cool at least I guess, in my opinion at least.
Id consider making these if there is decent demand, also if you have ideas for something to look better send me a drawing I can try it out. If you want something stouter, I can also do 1-1/4", but there will be a pretty severe weight penalty.
So I decided to fab one up from some 3/4 x .058wall 4130 I had. I wanted to do away with the normal design that has bent plate for the attachment points. I know this bar will be way stronger if you were to wheelie into it, but I cant say for sure whether it will support the weight of the quad lifting it yet, as Im doing this based off a jig I made from the old grab bar while my frame is waiting to get Pcoated. Looks cool at least I guess, in my opinion at least.
Id consider making these if there is decent demand, also if you have ideas for something to look better send me a drawing I can try it out. If you want something stouter, I can also do 1-1/4", but there will be a pretty severe weight penalty.