Hardtail oil bag mounting

[firstripholdmybeer]

the time has come to start mounting stuff! I'm hoping for examples and suggestions on mounting a horseshoe oil bag. I was thinking a couple of brackets from the crossbar connecting to tabs on the inside battery box. thanks for any responses

[triumphbruce]

put the tranny in and check clearances first

[Tattooo]

And the back tire and fender..... Does the oil bag have a battery tray???

[Tattooo]

I just thought of something................... What the hell are we building????

You start so many threads it's hard to keep up...........

[farmall]

What he said. CONSOLIDATE for your own benefit.

[Guest]

ALL the projects, ALL the time! The only time I sell shit is to buy two more.

[firstripholdmybeer]

I just thought of something................... What the hell are we building????

You start so many threads it's hard to keep up...........

I'm working on my first build which is a 72 shovel, but also making some changes to my 96 sporty. yea, I'll just start a thread for the shovel with some questions as I go, great idea. I know I post a bunch, I live in the sticks where there's not a soul with knowledge (to MY knowledge, yet) which can make it a little more difficult. thanks again for all the help, I know I'm a pain in the ass LOL.

..And yes, I am running a battery tray

[firstripholdmybeer]

ALL the projects, ALL the time! The only time I sell shit is to buy two more.

HAHA exactly

[firstripholdmybeer]

looks like this thing has been intimate with a transmission before. that's the best possible adjustment and not aligned with the motor. so I'm thinking spacers on the front tank mounts since I have some clearance between the top and the crossbar. what do you guys think?

[AndyNZ]

Pretty sure the factory oil tank has spacers between the oil tank mount and frame which lifts it up. If you've hard tailed a shovel frame you may run into clearance issues at the top with the factory spacer, battery tray, and oil bag in place due to a shovel frame being a bit shorter at the seat post.

My advice would be to get your battery tray in place, and space the oil bag up as high as possible. For mounts i considered two ways on my build, tab down from the crosstube and mount to the sides (internal) of the oil tank, or tabs and lugs to the top of the oil tank, i opted for the latter. Check out my build thread "NZ Shovelhead build" for reference.

Hope that helps

[Tattooo]

I'm working on my first build which is a 72 shovel, but also making some changes to my 96 sporty. yea, I'll just start a thread for the shovel with some questions as I go, great idea. I know I post a bunch, I live in the sticks where there's not a soul with knowledge (to MY knowledge, yet) which can make it a little more difficult. thanks again for all the help, I know I'm a pain in the ass LOL.

..And yes, I am running a battery tray

Man your not a pain in the ass at all.... And you posting a lot is fine also..... It's hard to help you when we don't know all the particulars.... Years from now you will understand........

Yes please start a build thread and ask away....

[BuddhahoodVato]

looks like this thing has been intimate with a transmission before. that's the best possible adjustment and not aligned with the motor. so I'm thinking spacers on the front tank mounts since I have some clearance between the top and the crossbar. what do you guys think?
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Missing spacers, and tray

[Tattooo]

Missing spacers, and tray

Yep that's why I asked about his battery tray...... He needs several manuals......

[firstripholdmybeer]

Yep that's why I asked about his battery tray...... He needs several manuals......

pinhead manual(s) are #1 on the swap list. I couldn't find my battery tray going to dig it out tomorrow.