Pyramid fenda extenda

[Captain Nemo]

jsut a quickie, if you dont want to drill this to tap the crews into the mudguard how can you fix it on?

i was thinking araldite, is this a good idea?

[Red ones]

Wish I had thought of Araldite (though I was in a hurry).

I am considering drilling the holes out a little bigger and using the clips that hold the tail section together (those little black push together ones)

[Jase22]

What's the reason for not drilling the mudguard? It doesn't look that bad with screws on it. :?

[northwind]

I used araldite too. Hint, don;t just use one huge blob- much better to use a number of small ones. with one blob, if it starts to come off the whole lot will pull lose over time, but if you use smaller blobs, losing one blob won't necessarily make the others fail

[Cloggsy]

I used Sikaflex 221; its a silicon based adhesive which stay flexible... Great stuff, you can get it from local motor aids shops etc (its used by the auto industry for attatching plastic bumpers etc :!:)

[Vfr400]

Cloggsy, does Sikaflex 221 cure instantly or do you get a bit of time to position the parts correctly ?

chris

[Cloggsy]

Cloggsy, does Sikaflex 221 cure instantly or do you get a bit of time to position the parts correctly?

Like Silicon sealer, it takes time to go off (I left mine clamped over night!)

I simply removed the front fender, keyed up the inside of the fender & the outside of the extender (the mating surfaces :oops:) making sure to get the two areas as dust free as possible bofore bonding :!: Then squeezed a load of the Sikaflex all over the inside of the fender & mated the two parts together making sure I applied pressure in a 'heel to toe' method, so any excess adhesive came out inside the fender. Then, using the magic wet finger technique; just like sealing around your bath, I removed the excess & placed two pairs of mole grips over the bonded area (with padding under the grips,) 'til the following day & hey presto :D

Its still together now (as it is now fitted to Richie1743's bike, as we did a swap before I sold mine :wink:)

[Vfr400]

Noted, Thanks Cloggsy

chris

[kwak zzr]

nice tip! thats still something i aint got yet. :roll: (fenda extenda) prob cuz i'm tight and i think £20 is alot of ££ for a piece of plastic. :roll:

[Red ones]

Then, using the magic wet finger technique; just like sealing around your bath, I removed the excess

If he did this for a living he would have written:
Then, using a profiling tool, I removed the excess

I believe it means the same thing!

[Cloggsy]

Then, using the magic wet finger technique; just like sealing around your bath, I removed the excess

If he did this for a living he would have written:
Then, using a profiling tool, I removed the excess

I believe it means the same thing!

Good point, well presented :lol: :lol: :lol:

[johndo]

you can also use pink grip avaliable from screwfix or any builders merchants.stuck mine on 3years ago and still solid

[pingu]

you can also use pink grip avaliable from screwfix or any builders merchants.stuck mine on 3years ago and still solid

You pulling my leg? I can just imagine me walking into a builders merchants and asking for a tube of pink grip and everyone laughing at me. Its one of those new starter apprentice gags no? :)

I work in an office and I sent a new starter down to the post room as his draws were not shutting properly, told him he needed a long wait/weight for the back of the draw, he spent 45 minutes down there before so one felt sorry for him and told him. Somehow we are best of mates now :shock:

[jenni]

nice tip! thats still something i aint got yet. :roll: (fenda extenda) prob cuz i'm tight and i think £20 is alot of ££ for a piece of plastic. :roll:

Youre telling me, make sure you clean the fenda and put it one with decent stuff as i've just bought my second :x :oops:

[kwak zzr]

twice as bad then :(

[johndo]

no its not a windup pinkgrip is top stuff is realy does stick everything and at less than£2 for a big tube you can use it for lots of things,you do need a silicone gun.