While the brass kick pedal that comes with many kickstart transmissions is cool, we thought we'd check out what the Devil, owner of Lucky Devil Custom Cycles in Houston, Texas, would fabricate if he were given free rein to design one of his own. Within days of the initial phone call discussing the idea, the Devil had finished his creation, which definitely makes standard pedals look boring.
The Devil started with the...
The Devil started with the original pedal and traced the outline on a piece of billet aluminum to keep his pedal approximately the same overall size. Then he drew in some circles to be cut out of the billet, thus adding some style and reducing weight at the same time.
With a bandsaw and some cutting...
With a bandsaw and some cutting fluid, he cut the pedal from the rest of the raw aluminum.
Using a drill press and the...
Using a drill press and the appropriate-sized bits, the Devil machined the aluminum and drilled out the shaft section on which the pedal would rotate.
A few brass bushings were...
A few brass bushings were machined for the pedal and the pedal mount.
Here's the rough pedal design...
Here's the rough pedal design before final shaping.
In homage to the original...
In homage to the original pedal, the Devil machined the center portion of the original pedal to fit inside the large center hole of the new pedal.
This is the unpolished version...
This is the unpolished version of the pedal with the remains of the original brass pedal.
The polished pedal ready for...
The polished pedal ready for mounting on the kicker arm.
Installed, the custom Lucky...
Installed, the custom Lucky Devil kick pedal looks great, functions flawlessly, and adds some cool to the bike.