22-04-19, 04:34 PM | #1551 | |
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Exactly - we tend to replace many perfectly good things that need just a little bit of attention to make good again. You are right about common user items like bearings and seals as well, when I re-built Bloop I could have bought bearings from Suzuki at £35 each, but it was just as easy to read the part number and get them from a factor at £3 each (the same for the nitride seals). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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22-04-19, 06:45 PM | #1552 |
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22-04-19, 07:26 PM | #1553 | |
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I'd agree. The brace you have there will help stop left to right movement, but I'd imagine the crack is being caused by up down movement, and the two cans going up and down independently of each other.
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22-04-19, 07:39 PM | #1554 |
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I bent the side stand on my CCM when I strapped it down in my trailer (forgot to put the stand up when I tightened the straps, ho hum). The bike leant over a bit too far on the stand, and it had been weakened a bit so probably would have failed one day.
In between working on my SV and a few other little jobs I thought I’d fix it. I took it off, applied a bit (quite a bit) of heat, clamped one end in the vice and used a 3’ length of 2”x2” square section to get it more or less straight. To strengthen it a bit I welded a big lump of MS angle to the back: It works just fine, and is a good dirt bike fix. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
23-04-19, 05:43 PM | #1555 |
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Fitted fork leg mounted running light to the Tracer, wired with OEM plugs to an onboard aux plug.. Need to order a switch to suit but otherwise works grand, is just on all of the time
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23-04-19, 07:16 PM | #1556 |
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I have two spare switches from when I fitted aux lights. One that came with them that looked very plastic so I didn't use it and another I ordered that lights up too, but decided I wanted one slightly bigger I could mount to my grips heater controller bracket. I'll try and get a pic and they're yours if any use.
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This is the better one that I have spare... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SmartSwit...item211fa4bd7e
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23-04-19, 07:19 PM | #1558 |
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Oh good man thanks I'll hold off ordering until then, switch came with the light is on the cheap side too. I say cheap, they were probably 33p each for a bulk buy
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24-04-19, 06:29 PM | #1559 |
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Didn't realise we'd posted over each other, I'll take that off you please
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01-05-19, 02:39 PM | #1560 |
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Didn't want to start a new thread but seems the 'tinkering' thread may be OK.
Has anyone ever used these ? Seem like a neat idea to fix things like a new R/R or bypass a dodgy plug. Solder that melts before the heatshrink does is a new one on me.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eventronic-...CKSN0FGYAWN2QY
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