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Possum wrote:Very professional Daisy!

seiko1 wrote:These came off a long time members bike......

More to the point, Why do you still have them?

I still have the picture!
Sirry Iriot

seiko1 wrote:

the kid wrote:That rear caliper is just so wrong . I can't believe how mechanically inept some people are .
Great job Daisy

These came off a long time members bike......

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Shall he remain shameless?

NAME & SHAME i SAY !!!

Yeah, who else is it that thinks all that squealing must be just the sintered pads?

Gosling1 wrote:

seiko1 wrote:

the kid wrote:That rear caliper is just so wrong . I can't believe how mechanically inept some people are .
Great job Daisy

These came off a long time members bike......

01102010048.jpg

Shall he remain shameless?

NAME & SHAME i SAY !!!

Think Paul Hogan movies....the surname anyhow

Surely china makes these far far cheaper and would have to be equal or better in quality for sure

Just joking, good going aye

This Plastex is good gear. Took a bit of practice to work out how to hold bits together while it sets, but I had this to work on. It was already buggered and had been replaced so I couldn't make it any worse.





That mounting lug was quite difficult. It wasn't broken off completely and so wanted to twist around while I was trying to stick it. Eventually I just had to hold it for about 5 minutes and then put some tape over it just to be sure. Now that I'm happy with my new skillz I can proceed with my own job.


Glued this bit in. Had to tack it with the soldering iron first, then Plastex.



Then this one. Stuck a piece of folded cardboard in the middle to hold it in place. There is only one lug for it, so I might leave it off and just glue the vent in place.



This is the one that the headlight is bolted to. It had been stuck on with a great glob of some kind of fibrous putty, but as can be seen in the pics they didn't sand off the paint and the whole lot had let go.



Again, tacked in place with the hot iron before gluing. AND making sure the paint is removed first!





Someone had used an ordinary bolt here - and the only thing I could do is break the cracked section and start over.



This is more like it! A plain, ordinary crack. Too easy.



Now we come to the hard stuff. Somehow I have to make a lug like this one



so I'll start with an easier one ...



Not perfect, but it does the job



so we'll try another





While I've been waiting for plastic to set I also installed all the wheel bearings. When my new rotors arrive from China I'll get the tyres fitted and balanced.

What is it you do for a living?

Whatever I want.

I think you are having too much fun with that Plastex stuff Daisy . Does it give off a lot of fumes ??

Not ... really. It is quite powerful and has an odour to match, so definitely not for confined spaces, but there is none of the heat and smoke that you get with the soldering iron method. I still use the iron, but only for tack welding or filling holes to prevent the powder falling through.
I still have to figure out how to get smaller drops into more specific areas. That will save liquid, cut down on the odour and do less damage to surrounding areas. Whatever is in it is much stronger than plain, off the shelf acetone.
Still, I've only been doing this for a few days, so right now I'm pretty pleased with myself.

Only ordered these on Monday - from China - and they were here at 10 this morning. Free post n all.

Daisy wrote:Only ordered these on Monday - from China - and they were here at 10 this morning. Free post n all.

Good stuff!

I've been welding - and not plastic this time.
I never did like that stupid H frame that holds the mirrors up, so I fixed it.





Also got HM to help me do the fork seals because I was a bit daunted by the USDs. Turns out they aren't actually that hard.

Good work Daisy. Must admit I like the F series style better.

Always thought that the H frame would be annoying.

I've sat on quite a few bikes that have one and never understood why they didn't do the job properly. I bought the F series one thinking it would be a straight swap. It isn't. It pushes the fairing forward and its narrower, so I cut it up and only used the ends. Probably should have gone with my first idea - cut up the H frame and reverse it.