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« Reply #2385 on: May 31, 2018, 05:30:17 AM » |
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Classy Holes ? Never heard that one before BG ? And I shall use that expression from now on..cool..  |
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« Reply #2386 on: May 31, 2018, 09:31:51 AM » |
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That's rather classy looking stuff! Amazing how much difference the shape of a hole can make.
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« Reply #2387 on: May 31, 2018, 03:07:07 PM » |
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Looks rather neat Andy.
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« Reply #2388 on: May 31, 2018, 06:22:12 PM » |
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Hmm, well that didn't go quite according to plan.
Having bought the perforated sheet on eBay, spent a morning cutting & shaping it, then an afternoon delivering the offcut to Mr Stinkey down in Dorset, I'm not sure it's going to work.
The chrome clamps I want to use arrived from the States today. They're the same as the ones already fitted right at the end of the pipes. Trouble is, by the time I've welded mounting tabs to the guard & bred it to the clamps, it'll stand off the pipes by about 2", which looks all wrong. It turns an unobtrusive heatshield into a major feature & isn't what I'm after.
So now I'm tempted to flip the clamps over, to match the rear ones, & bolt them together, (I've just ordered some stainless tube nuts from eBay -round bar with a threaded hole down the centre), & leave it at that.
When I rode it the other week I could feel warmth from the pipes against my leg, but it wasn't close enough to burn.
Think I'll fit the connecting tubes when they arrive & see if it fixes the vibration problem.
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« Reply #2389 on: May 31, 2018, 06:23:08 PM » |
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« Reply #2390 on: May 31, 2018, 06:23:53 PM » |
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« Reply #2391 on: May 31, 2018, 06:47:21 PM » |
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Hmm. Shame the clamps aren't stainless. Then you could weld the guard direct to the clamps, seeing as the pipes are straight.
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« Reply #2392 on: May 31, 2018, 06:57:45 PM » |
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Yeah, I thought the same Dave, but they're nice American heavy chromed jobbies. The main reason for the guard was to cover the clamps & provide a reason for them being there. All I'm actually trying to do is clamp the 2 pipes together to stop them "buzzing" along their unsupported length. I won't give up on the guard idea just yet, but it didn't look right standing so far off the pipes & I'm pretty sure the riding position doesn't actually put my leg in direct contact with them. Years ago I was at a bike rally when a chop rider arrived with one leg of his jeans wrapped in asbestos type lagging & gaffer tape. Maybe not such a bad idea!  |
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« Reply #2393 on: May 31, 2018, 09:06:56 PM » |
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with the clamps in position as pic2 could you drill and tap the clamp and then fit the heat shield with some cap head allen bolts
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« Reply #2394 on: May 31, 2018, 09:34:26 PM » |
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Possibly. I'll get everything bolted up & take another look |
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« Reply #2395 on: May 31, 2018, 09:44:38 PM » |
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Similar to industrial cable tray (galvanised or stainless)
Nope, the top one's not classy anyway - looks like Meccano! |
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« Reply #2396 on: June 01, 2018, 10:02:55 AM » |
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Yeah, I thought the same Dave, but they're nice American heavy chromed jobbies. The main reason for the guard was to cover the clamps & provide a reason for them being there. All I'm actually trying to do is clamp the 2 pipes together to stop them "buzzing" along their unsupported length. I won't give up on the guard idea just yet, but it didn't look right standing so far off the pipes & I'm pretty sure the riding position doesn't actually put my leg in direct contact with them. Years ago I was at a bike rally when a chop rider arrived with one leg of his jeans wrapped in asbestos type lagging & gaffer tape. Maybe not such a bad idea! If Burt Munro thinks a cut up electric blanket is good enough to protect his leg (Anthony Hopkins in The Worlds Fastest Indian), then who are we mere mortals to think otherwise..............  |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
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"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #2397 on: June 01, 2018, 11:47:51 AM » |
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Very true! -brilliant film.
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« Reply #2398 on: June 01, 2018, 07:03:41 PM » |
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Burt was lucky..and crazy..
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« Reply #2399 on: June 01, 2018, 07:51:46 PM » |
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Most bike racers are crazy - the ones that aren't, don't get anywhere!
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