Fabricating a brake light switch mount - Paul Brodie's Shop

[@garymucher4082]

Part of building most any project is the manufacturing of unique parts. And most of the time it is a design as you go scenario. Isn't that how it is supposed to be... Thumbs Up!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Gary.

[@degsyathome]

The face you pull when hacksawing is brilliant!

[@paulbrodie]

Really? That must be my look of concentration!

[@tonypeters8298]

A pleasure to watch, and learn.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Tony.

[@alexc.126]

There's nothing more reassuring that hearing Paul say "There we go!"

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Alex.

[@criticalmass181]

I'm not sure, anymore. I used to suffer from Insomnia, but now I think I just wake up to be one of the first to see these videos. It's 02:27 in Australia, right now. As always. Extremely entertaining and informative.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Marty! Greetings to Down Under :)

[@TheOldaz1]

Not the way I would have done it, but it's uniquely Brodie and will obviously work as well as it will look. Thanks guys.

[@robrowbotham1814]

Stumbled across your channel only recently but been binge watching to catch up. As a fellow tinkerer of similar vintage it makes me smile to see a similar unplanned and design it as you go approach. Would never call myself an engineer, though work and friends do. Grandad was a blacksmith, dad is a long retired tinsmith who always told me to never trust anyone that calls themselves an engineer. Bought you and Mitch a coffee, keep up the great work, you guys must be living the dream 😁

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Rob. Good comments! I was taught that an "expert" was someone with a briefcase more than 50 miles from home...

[@leslieaustin151]

@@paulbrodie Definition of an ‘expert’? “X” is an unknown quantity and a “spurt” is a drip under pressure... Another nice video, thanks to Mitch and Paul. Do you ever watch Mori TV? (A Japanese motorcycle tinkerer with a leaning towards trials bikes). I recommend it, some great ideas there, though I dont speak Japanese! Les in UK

[@paulbrodie]

@@leslieaustin151 Thanks Les. Isn't it great to have a sense of humour, especially in this day and age?

[@markbrown-us4xe]

Working on a Trident triple for a friend. The engine is coming along nicely and it's going in a Rickman frame. Thanks for the evening videos that I use for inspiration. Enjoy your coffee break because you have earned it. Can't wait to hear it "tic over"

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Mark. It will be good when the engine fires up.

[@salvadorsepulveda6415]

Enjoy watching the fabrication. I had an old mill and lathe in my shop in 79 I used to fabricate parts for old buses. Shafts that were worn would be built up and machined and rebuild starters. Blessings 🙏

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Salvador.

[@yodasbff3395]

Nice work on oil plug for the O-ring, looks better than factory. 👍

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks. Better than Factory. I like that.

[@sonovoxx]

Love the way most of these parts are fabricated from scratch. Very inspiring too.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Keith!

[@minbannister3625]

The stuff you make is always nicely done, the word that comes to mind here is overwrought.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you :)

[@dennisyoung4631]

“He wants it to work *really* good, is all.” I agree wholeheartedly.

[@jimurrata6785]

@@dennisyoung4631 Paul's a _Fussy Frame builder_ after all .

[@bradley3549]

It's so enjoyable that you don't seem too concerned about maintaining completely originality. I suspect a part of that is due to high confidence and competence that you can make a new part at least as good but probably better than the original.

[@paulbrodie]

I have never been one to leave things stock. I like making stuff, and if it doesn't work, I'll keep at it until it does. Thanks for watching!

[@bendavanza]

Paul, these switches mount to the chain guard and use a spring clamped to the brake rod to adjust when the switch engages then brake lamp. On pre units the brake switch is nearly the same but reversed so the brake lever pushes the tab rather than pull. Neat stuff. I like the way you problem solve.

[@paulbrodie]

Someone else mentioned the switch mounts on the chain guard. But my chain guard didn't have any holes for mounting. I like having fun making new stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@joseywales3789]

@@paulbrodie, as you were fabricating the switch and spring mount, all that I could think about was interference with the chain. I presumed that you had taken the chain into account when designing the brake switch mount but from all of the camera angles, it looks like a tight fit?

[@paulbrodie]

@@joseywales3789 You are correct. I am modifying the mount. There will be a slide show later. Stay tuned.

[@Timoteo53575]

Another great lesson in how to do things correctly. BTW, I'm savin' that spoke-lacin' VID to watch with a smooth, hot cuppa Joe. Been chilly here !

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Tim. Yes, it has been a little chilly here too.

[@willieckaslike]

More perfect innovative engineering from Mr. BRODIE. I thank you for sharing your skills with us.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Sapnek]

I'm rarely here this early!!! Thank you for sharing as always

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for watching!

[@philipspencer1834]

With hand-hacksaw skills like that….. can we expect a Millyard-style 5 cylinder Tiger Cub soon? 🤣

[@paulbrodie]

The answer is probably no, but there are other projects taking shape!

[@keithmoore5224]

or a cub v twin

[@lodgecav490]

@@keithmoore5224 Heck, why not make it a radial and done with ;-)

[@angelozapp]

I love how you design sir

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Angelo.

[@Pointsnapremovecap]

Love all the attention to detail!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Karl. This is a fun project!

[@rickfazzini22]

Nice work you two, I like fabricating on the fly from time to time it feels more like art work than fab work when you do it that way.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Rick!

[@roberymcgoff1904]

9 times out of ten what you decide to work on. Is exactly were I am on my build. My plan today was to figure out the brake switch on my bike. After watching what you did. I've decided maybe I should give this some more thought.You make it look easy brother.RMM

[@paulbrodie]

Parallel bike build paths? I'm into that.

[@wackygochoco2009]

Bicycle guy here still on because good work is still good work, regardless of platform. Looking forward to more bicycle videos, but I don’t mind watching these either. Thank you both for making these awesome videos.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you. There is a couple of bicycle fab videos in the works, but first I have to sell a bike and get some brake parts. It will happen one day :)

[@wackygochoco2009]

@@paulbrodie would be nice to see your version of a gravel bike. Lol. I’d sell a kidney for one of those.

[@tomfortson5147]

Hi Paul & Mitch, the Bad Obsession guys claim to be "Bracket Kings" but they got nothin' on you!!! It's such fun to watch you design and fab on the fly!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Tom :)

[@Eezyriderr1]

It's apparent at this point that Mitch is a sophisticated robot. We suspect you fabricated him from cold roll steel and red sharpie caps. Incredible, perhaps, but certainly not beyond your expertise. Prove us wrong, Paul.

[@paulbrodie]

You're pretty funny! Do you really believe I can drink all that coffee by myself?

[@mitchellnurseproductions]

🤖

[@Eezyriderr1]

@@mitchellnurseproductions ...I knew it.

[@Eezyriderr1]

@@paulbrodie ...yes!

[@robknights7205]

It’s good to watch your videos . You have a very clean and tidy workshop , my man! If inspires me to try new things in my workshop . Having a good lathe and a milling machine sure keeps the work in-house

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Rob :)

[@xPennyPackerx]

Woah woah woah, some students got SHIRTS? All I got was a bike frame!

[@paulbrodie]

Can't remember when the shirts started.

[@BrainHurricanes]

Hi Paul, I'm your guiding angel, avoid long sleeves when working on the lathe. OK, maybe I'm wrong about the angel part. Brilliant work as allways and thank you Mitch for the camera work!

[@paulbrodie]

I would never wear baggy long sleeves working on a lathe. These long sleeves hug my wrists, so I am safe. Your concern is appreciated. My shop is not always warm, so wearing only a T-shirt would cause my hands to get too cold, and that would be a safety concern for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@AlexSmithua]

Thank you Paul! Love your videos!💙💛

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for watching!

[@WireWeHere]

The shopmade banjo bolts drill will sharpen bits and pieces manufacturing techniques.

[@paulbrodie]

I read your sentence three times. I'm not getting it.

[@HepcatHarley]

Beautiful work as always Paul, I'd have a box full of failures if that was me doing it :)

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you.

[@quartfeira]

That's 1 course each 1,701 months (67 courses in 9,5 years... or 114 months). You are awesome. 😊✌️

[@paulbrodie]

Well, thank you!

[@jamest.5001]

Fe fi fo fum, Fe fi flow fum, gotta have that flow! 🐒

[@cncsphere]

Paul, if you haven't yet finished, consider using two bolts in the slot. I'm afraid with only one bolt the switch plate will rotate and loosen up, especially with the plate holding the return spring.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for your comment. I do plan to tighten the Allen screw quite well, so we will see what happens when the Cub is in operation.

[@Rafael-xy5ti]

My favorite cycles teacher

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you!

[@Rafael-xy5ti]

@@paulbrodie thanks to you Paul, my greetings to the university of the fraser valley :)

[@paulbrodie]

@@Rafael-xy5ti I have good memories of Teaching Framebuilding 101 at the University, but I don't do that anymore.

[@Rafael-xy5ti]

@@paulbrodie I´m very pleased and thankful for been able to share this framework together, you´re my role model Paul

[@paulbrodie]

@@Rafael-xy5ti Rafael, you are very kind.

[@barrystevens2780]

Normal installation for O rings doesn't compress axially but radially. It should be recessed into a cavity where your thread relief is.

[@jlacc1]

Hi Paul. Love your work. I noticed that might be a problem later on. Your switch which is mounted on the frame at a fixed position while the brake bar follows the motion of the rear suspension. I hope you get what i mean. Unless the brake switch Switch bar is designed to have the additional spring at each end from the frame upto the drum brake actuator arm.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you. Yes, I know what you're talking about. Luckily, the rear shocks are so stiff, there is very little suspension movement, so it should not be a problem...

[@jlacc1]

@@paulbrodie Ok. Hope to see more insane machining even after the Tiger Cub.

[@EMNM22]

When you get around to it, Id like to see your ideas on an internal throttle cable for the handlebars.

[@paulbrodie]

I'm not a fan of hiding cables inside of tubes. That's like an Orange County Chopper thing.

[@EMNM22]

@@paulbrodie But you put an electrical switch near the ground where water and grease can interfere but it looked cool because it had "flow"! 🚲😒

[@paulbrodie]

@@EMNM22 Mike, I'm not planning to ride the Cub in the rain!

[@EMNM22]

@@paulbrodieYour thought processes are flawed. Why would a race car driver design an airplane? If your designing a motorbike, shouldnt you ask a biker what works and what doesnt? Why would you place an electrical component near the ground where water and salts would shorten the life of the parts? Think these things through! After all the work you put into this. Id feel better knowing that when I want to stop, that the lights are bulletproof and will not fail! Otherwise build it and put your butt in the drivers seat!

[@01thomasss]

Hi Paul, you could have just mounted the switch on the pillion footpeg bracket...

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, there are several ways to mount the switch. I just had an idea in mind and wanted to see where it would take me.

[@robadobdob]

You have a bolt connecting the brake rod to the pedal lever. Could you run a small rod forward off that bold and actuate the switch closer to the "seat tube"? Then you can run the cable up the stay to the light. The switch feels vulnerable hanging down there. It also wouldn't be affected by swingarm movement. Maybe it does need to be down there, I don't know motorbikes much :-)

[@paulbrodie]

The lever, where the brake rod connects, moves in a certain arc, so the switch needs to be activated from that arc. Having the switch closer to the seat tube would not allow the arc to activate the switch. Do you see?

[@robadobdob]

@@paulbrodie Yeah, I told you I don't know much about motorbikes :-)

[@SandyBoneTube]

Hey Paul and Mitch, Brilliant as always. I'm torn between wanting to see the old bike finished and not wanting the series to end. Thanks so much for the fine episodes. P.S. Just wondering where you will now put the pillion passengers pegs?

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Sandy. I am rather amazed at how many Cub episodes we have done. Never anticipated that. We still have more to do. The pillion passenger pegs are in a box outside in my trailer.

[@SandyBoneTube]

@@paulbrodie Didn't you cut off the mounting for them, well one of them, to fabricate the mount for the brake light switch? Will you now fabricate a new mount for the pegs? I guess I'm being my own spoiler; I will wait and see. Cheers.

[@paulbrodie]

@@SandyBoneTube This Cub is for me, no passengers. We don't want to make that little engine work too hard, right? There are no passenger peg mounts now..

[@SandyBoneTube]

@@paulbrodie It is a thing of great beauty Paul. Can't wait til you get to ride it. That will be some fine fun!

[@robrowbotham1814]

Hey Paul, I may missed it, could you explain a little in any future video what ‘anchor lube’ is and where to get. I’m not sure if it’s nautical related or trade name?

[@paulbrodie]

Anchorlube is a green tapping compound. It is readily available in Western Canada at tool shops. I don't think it's related to the boat industry.

[@robrowbotham1814]

@@paulbrodie Thanks for the info, unfortunately I’m struggling to find in 🇬🇧

[@dennisyoung4631]

Not just aesthetics, but practical regarding that o-ring - as that undercut *captures* it, which *should* help with keeping the oil(?) inside the engine or ? (I’ve *heard* old Brit-Bikes use separate (and different!) crankcase, transmission and clutch oils…)

[@paulbrodie]

You are correct. There are 3 separate oil "chambers" inside a Cub motor. I think I'll just use 10/40 for all 3.

[@TROdesigns]

6:15 I say you'd give Alan Millyard a run for his money!

[@10zoll]

Naahh.. Did you ever seen Mr. Millyard with a blue saw blade? Orange or better silver ! The last one is only allowed in combination with the army knife

[@paulbrodie]

Allen and I should have a hacksaw competition!

[@janlesinski4719]

You do everything with great skill and precision at times very over engineered but I love the results.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Jan. We are still having fun making videos!

[@subdomonic7928]

Hi Paul, enjoying the videos, and it’s not a restoration, but don’t you intend to have a chain guard? The original brake switch mounted there. Seems a lot of work to cut off a footrest mount only to reconstruct something close. Vibration may affect the position. Cheers

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I do have a chain guard ready to install. Ah, so that's where the brake switch mounts! I did not know. Yes, this Cub has been a lot of work, but I am still enjoying it.

[@geraldfitzgibbon7428]

How would the end of the tub was cut at an angle rathet than just leaving it a circle plug. Realy enjoy all ur videos. Well done the 2 of ye. From ireland

[@paulbrodie]

Hello Ireland! Yes, there is more than one way of doing things in fabrication.

[@restorationofdirty]

Very talent man😍🌹❤️

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you, very kind! 😉

[@colster3]

Hi Paul, I can’t help but wonder about the brake rod moving up and down with the swing arm but the switch remaining stationary with the frame. I am sure you’ve thought about it, just haven’t shared yet…

[@paulbrodie]

Colin, you have a point, but my rear shocks are so stiff they hardly go up and down at all.

[@10zoll]

Hi Paul, If you pause at kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoXGmmBmerpnaK8 - i am not further into the video. I would sugest to bold the switch behind the frame and connect it directly to the Brakepedal instead of the brake "rod". If the swingingarm is moving you need the switch to compensate that without turning the brakelight on. If you connect the switch direkt to the pedal - the switch has nothing to do when the swingingarm is moving up or down and you can hide / mount the brakelight cables better.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I did think about that. But my rear shocks are so stiff that there is not going to be a whole lot of wheel travel. I do not believe a bump will cause the brake light to come on. If it does, that just gives us another episode to film!

[@greybeard3759]

Also just wondering if you considered a torsion spring over the shaft of the brake pedal?

[@paulbrodie]

Not really. Not really fond of that kind of spring.

[@jackdipper7686]

Nice vid

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Jack.

[@bramdevries2416]

How did you get that cub engine looking so nice? Soda blasting and sanding?

[@paulbrodie]

I have a bead blaster, emery cloth, scotchbrite pads, metal polish, and sore fingers.

[@bramdevries2416]

Haha, thanks! Love your videos by the way, a pleasure to watch!

[@paulbrodie]

@@bramdevries2416 Thank you Bram.

[@peterihoy4908]

The shoe springs are there just to keep the shoes in position. you seem to be missing the Brake Return Spring, which sits around the cam pivot and acts on the actuating arm? My earlier posting on this seems to have been removed, perhaps because I included a link to a parts diagram? I can E-Mail it to you if you ask.

[@paulbrodie]

We have a brake return spring! I'm just making it up as I go. This is not a restoration project.

[@n1352-m1i]

if I may, circa 9' you're using a straight flute tap, not a spiral one (no big deal in straight through plus reliatively thin Aluminium, with a proper size predrilled hole there are very little chance of chips clogging and get the tap to stick and break)

[@paulbrodie]

We probably live in different countries, and taps might be called different names. I have never heard of a "straight flute tap" in Canada. I know machine taps, spiral point taps, and spiral flute taps. Thanks for watching.

[@n1352-m1i]

@@paulbrodie yes, I'm in France but gathered some mechanics vocabulary in the US - I understand the common habit is to break the chip manually with straight taps (going a bit in reverse every now and then), while the spirale flute would break it automatically and eject the debris like a drill bit, so less risk of clogging...

[@paulbrodie]

@@n1352-m1i Yes, what you call a straight tap, I call a machine tap. A spiral point tap drives the chips down, while a spiral flute tap drives the chips up.

[@shoominati23]

You can get a variety of switch that has a clamp that goes around the frame and a spring connected to another clamp which clamps the brake rod and sideways movement activates the switch.. could this be the original BSA switch?

[@paulbrodie]

I think my switch is a Lucas replica.

[@PK-mw7et]

I’m really enjoying restoring a Tiger Cub vicariously! Thanks for posting these videos. My recollection (from 1967) is that the brake light switch was mounted to the chain guard. The spring was about 2 inches long and quite wimpy. I would be concerned that the spring you’re proposing to use will create too large a force on the internal components of the switch. Almost like a rigid connection, relative to the internal return spring. Just an observation!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you! Keep in mind this is not a "restoration", as I am doing it my way... The big spring is strong, but that is the brake return spring, and not connected to the brake light switch..

[@MegaTubescreamer]

i just see imagination and skill on both sides of the camera, ,mitch is the same enigma as captain Ahab,,, and as we all know Ahab`s,, Ahab !!good grief that side stand tube looks familiar 🤔🤥😂

[@paulbrodie]

Mitch and I do make a good team.

[@richardgoodfellow2841]

As Sandy Bone says, a lot of us don't want this series to end. How about a game called '''Let's dream up mods for Paul to do on the Cub. ''' I'll start. External spin on oil filter. oh, and is the brake pedal/ gear lever conversion still a possibility? 🤤

[@paulbrodie]

Richard, we have filmed way more Cub videos than I ever imagined at the start. We haven't finished yet, and there could be more mods. Thanks for watching.

[@mickwall1286]

Could you not anchor the switch on the brake torque arm bolt, then run a long spring up to the pedal? At least one less piece to worry about. Or onto the brake rod?

[@paulbrodie]

Yes I could do that, but I wanted to create something custom with a little design flair. It keeps me from getting bored.

[@herbwhitmore4482]

5 cylinders would be too much , i suggest 3 , could you imagine the complexity of a project like that . Paul i think the spring for that brake pedal wrapped around the pivot one side anchored to the frame and the other around the pedal .

[@paulbrodie]

I like twins myself...

[@motoramavlog]

Wouldn't there be a quite large force from the spring trying to lever the bracket upwards? I notice that the spring is quite strong. Having two bolts in the slot would negate this, i think

[@paulbrodie]

You might be right. The mount needs to be redone anyway...

[@hobbyoverload]

@@paulbrodie ...as Mitch already predicted..... 🙂

[@paulbrodie]

@@hobbyoverload Mitch predicted that the aluminum plate would get redone, but the mount that holds the plate also is getting redone. Something about the chain getting in the way...

[@hobbyoverload]

@@paulbrodie That's why my 1977 bike has a drive-shaft ;-) (bought it 17 yr old when I was 27 and within a couple of weeks, i'll be turning 55 ....). Anyway; keep up your good spirits; they're very inspiring to us, viewers and makers alike.

[@paulbrodie]

@@hobbyoverload Yes, I am happy in my shop. There's always a project that needs to be worked on. Thanks for watching!

[@razvanbutiac7684]

Hi, isn't that switch need to move up and down same time with the suspension arm?

[@paulbrodie]

Probably, but my rear shocks are so stiff there is going to be very little movement.

[@razvanbutiac7684]

@@paulbrodie now I see it, you connect it with a spring... yap this will give the necessary "freedom" with suspension movements. Nice!!!

[@paulbrodie]

@@razvanbutiac7684 Thanks. Actually, I couldn't find the correct spring, so ended up using a small piece of brazing rod. That video comes out tomorrow..

[@tomthompson7400]

Loving the O ring mod ,, now lets see Mighty Mitch , at least on the Official Xmas Card .... maybe ????

[@paulbrodie]

Mitch really is the Man of Mystery.

[@tomthompson7400]

@@paulbrodie I'm starting to think Mitch may actually be your imaginary friend .. and he is in fact your Alter ego ... your really a one man band but don't want all the credit for the video stuff too .... so you have invented mighty Mitch ... Fess up Paul ... we don't mind ...😂

[@paulbrodie]

@@tomthompson7400 Tom, you're funny! Thinking that Mitch is a figment of my imagination. I watch quite a few KZbin videos, and I can always tell right away when someone is filming themselves. There's something lacking. There's no interaction between the subject and the cameraman. I never, ever wanted to film myself, and I consider myself very fortunate that Mitch came along at the right time and wanted to be a partner.

[@tomthompson7400]

@@paulbrodie messing aside ... it's a great partnership and the production values really set your Chanel apart from many others..

[@WireWeHere]

Squeaking of a brake until Saturday... Oil be waiting by the phone.

[@greybeard3759]

From where I'm sitting it looks as if you're right in the chain run with that switch. Am I sitting in the wrong place?

[@paulbrodie]

The switch is fine, it's the back of the mount that gets hit by the chain. It is getting modified now.

[@stevendaleschmitt]

When you make a special, single purpose tool and go to the lathe to hide an o-ring, you've gone from fabrication to sculpture.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Steven.

[@mdavis8430]

Mitch, show your face, so I can recognize you walking through the airport.

[@michaelnelson9140]

Sometimes you work like I do. Problem solve as you go. 😀

[@paulbrodie]

So true!

[@stoptheirlies]

Hey Paul, why have you're Vid's got shorter? Bob in UK

[@paulbrodie]

Mitch and I made an executive decision..

[@stoptheirlies]

@@paulbrodie :-)

[@keithmoore5224]

paul i live by if it looks right ok if it doesn’t work alter it often you notice a folt on the road my experience over meny years of m cycle building (customs and stock british and japanease) i do my own thing just saying

[@paulbrodie]

Keith, I am doing my own thing as well.

[@yesjohnny01]

When ya goin' start it? Answer: When it gets done! Whenever I have a project the people most impatient are usually the ones that don't know all the details and extra steps involved.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, there are a lot of little steps that are also important. Thanks for watching.

[@shauncelli885]

I saw Vincent for sale in Canada at a place called The guild the Vincent club went and checked it out and said it was remarkably nice I don't know if it's something you might be interested in just passing the word along

[@paulbrodie]

Shaun, thanks for letting me know. However, my shop is full and I do not need another Vincent in my life.

[@shauncelli885]

@@paulbrodie no problem keep up the good work there ain't too many of us around anymore that does this kind of stuff

[@snowfarmerxx9171]

Don’t rush on my account, I enjoy the project too much, will miss it it it is done!😀

[@paulbrodie]

I can't rush, I'm retired, remember? Thanks for watching!

[@herbwhitmore4482]

Check your chain clearance

[@paulbrodie]

Yes! I do need to modify the mount. Can't think of everything the first time!

[@herbwhitmore4482]

@@paulbrodie dont worry we will keep you on track . 😁

[@LoweSpeedFab]

Sneaky Yellow VTR in the Background just cant work out the brand that tapes got me ..

[@paulbrodie]

It's a Yellow 996. Can you figure it out?

[@LoweSpeedFab]

@@paulbrodie Haha yeah i think i got it thought it might of been you trying to test us. I believe the Usa sold them as super hawks there firestorms every where else. Is it yours and do you have plans to do something with it on the Chanel.

[@paulbrodie]

@@LoweSpeedFab My VTR is a US model that somehow found its' way up to Canada. It's just a 22 year old sport bike that I've owned for many years. Do you really think it's worth doing an episode?

[@LoweSpeedFab]

@@paulbrodie I just thought it might have been in the shop for some Fabrication work as i hadn't noticed it in the background before.

[@paulbrodie]

@@LoweSpeedFab There has been fabrication work on the VTR.

[@wanmuhammadfakhrullahwan8078]

👍👍😁😁

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

All that for a Brake Light Switch?

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I am retired and have nothing else going on in my life.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

@@paulbrodie Fair call! To be fair I didn't watch the whole thing, wasn't meaning to offend you do do nice work!

[@paulbrodie]

@@jarnosaarinen4583 Do you realize you have the same name as a famous motorcycle racer who tragically lost his life at the Monza track 47 years ago?

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

@@paulbrodie Yes I pinched it, just my ytube name! If you like you can have a look at my Norton I have been doing up? "Norton Fix" JS!

[@joell439]

👍😎👍

[@1crazypj]

Didn't the brake switch mount to the torque arm bolt with a little clip onto the brake rod? Pretty sure original set up was pretty ugly and awkward looking with little tin band around brake rod and spring twisted underneath brake rod.. Obviously an afterthought and not part of 'design (most people were happy if it just worked!)

[@paulbrodie]

I have no idea what the original looked like. I don't have a sample Cub, or a close up photo. I guess I'm doing it my way.

[@1crazypj]

@@paulbrodie I only have a vague recollection from working on that style of switch around 1978 or 79 when I worked at Honda/Yamaha/Triumph dealers. Covered in oil from chain and dirt/dust from riding. I remember thinking at the time it was a piss poor way to fit brake light switch Good cleaning and everything worked fine though, labour charge was way cheaper than a new switch (which was only available from Lucas back then)

[@humourless682]

It's probably not going to run that great with a used 26mm Amal carb? Signal strength on Cubs isn't that great, and on many trials versions in the UK, using Amal carbs, 18mm restrictors are fitted into the inlet port. A Cub will run FAR better fitted with a 22mm Dell Orto, on a rubber spigot manifold, and no restrictor. Some very trick bigger capacity Cubs, have the combustion chambers modified very extensively, but the bigger bore bikes are very fragile and tend to destroy gearboxes and crankcases quite quickly. Trials bikes based on highly modified later versions of the BSA Bantam, are now far more popular than the Cubs, largely as they are much more reliable and cheaper to build. A trick trials Cub, with new chassis, billet cartridge forks, billet wheel hubs, 250cc motor, and lightweight tubeless wheel rim, will cost around £15k, so pretty expensive................

[@paulbrodie]

Well, someone who has a Cub for the road, has told me that my bike with a 26mm Amal is going to run great! You and him have a difference of opinion, obviously.

[@humourless682]

@@paulbrodie An awful lot of UK trials riders with Cubs, would be over the moon if their bikes would run properly with a worn out old 26mm Concentric! Good to hear yours will be fine...........

[@paulbrodie]

@@humourless682 Partly why mine will be fine is because I am NOT building a trials bike.. Race cam, big carb, 9:1 piston, tall gearing, plus I just got a Triumph 350 / 500 front hub!

[@lawrenceweber2010]

good fabrication but overly complicated for a simple brake light switch

[@paulbrodie]

I'm retired so I have to have something to fill my day.

[@pm270100]

to pommy

[@SB-vb8ch]

That brake light switch is a big ugly lump of a thing. Not tempted to go for a neat little concentric style job that could be tucked in near the brake pedal pivot? As ever though the work you've done is top notch! "Can't take too long right?"

[@paulbrodie]

It is a big ugly lump, but I wanted to use it because it is a Lucas replica. The small concentric switches are Japanese, and that just wouldn't be right!

[@Hitycooking]

Nice work brother!!!!!! But looking #hitydesign need your support

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you.