I couldn't easily do that so I sawed off the whole leg. I just left the bracket on the bike. I added a bolt on from the 20" bike I had. Once I got it on I found out it was too long as well but I could unbolt it and take it to the work bench to saw and bend. As always it wasn't as easy as it looked but it was doable.

I ran off the road during a right turn and found out the bike isn't near as dangerous as I thought. I did turn down the throttle and drop the clutch which killed the engine. That and foot power stopped the bike in a pretty short distance. Didn't even turn it over.

The chain jumped off twice while I was riding. I think I had too much slack. I tightened it and got about thirty feet and popped the clutch. Chain jumped off. I tighted the chain okay but I didn't set the axle bolts. When the clutch went out the chain just pulled the wheel forward. I came home before I killed myself.

By the way I highly recommend the knit ski mask. It does a good job keeping my face warm. It was under forty slightly and cloudy when I rode. So I'm pretty sure I could do 35 and sunny without a problem. Probably 30 if I was just going to the store for milk or something. I think thermal drawers maybe in order for lower than 35 though. I could just barely feel the cold on my legs.

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