[gryphon51]

I would like to know how long that rear zip tie lasted, and why would you not use a proper fastener there?

 

[itspossible]

not too elegant but got me thinking about making one for my Vee to replace the wimpy plastic one.

thx

r

 

[mrjohnson1100]

Someone that shows up with a good idea is valuable. Someone that shows up with the idea, the plans, the prototype and the results of the field test is priceless. Nice work Bob.

You might enjoy this link: http://www.squidoo.com/about_bob

Safe rides
Bob

This link no longer works, does anyone have the file that the link took you to?

 

[mrjohnson1100]

As promised, more pics:yesnod: The SW Motech crash bars finally arrived. They are the new design and are very nicely finished. I have time to put them on so here goes. I'm tied up in refinishing a basement right now so the No Weld DIY skid plate will have to wait a bit.

This is one bar with all of it's hardware. Note that one bolt is short and that there is four spacers of equal depth and only three washers. The short bolt with no washer goes in the most forward of the four fastening points. A spacer fits into each fastening point first before the bars go on. The two very short small bolts hold the crossbar joiner in place. (pic to follow)

This is the right side installed. It went on as fast as it takes to take the four bolts out and put four new bolts in. I torqued them up by hand, with blue Locktite. There is very little play in the mounting points, so some care should be exercised in the starting of the bolt threads. Note that the joiner piece has been slid all the way onto the cross bar at the lower front in anticipation of the other side being mounted to it. (don't forget or you will be taking one side off to get it on there:headbang Don't take all 8 bolts out at once as the engine may shift in it's mounts :yikes:

Front view showing how much clearance there is between tank and bar, and how much higher the new bar rises.

A view of the crossbar joiner so that anyone making a skid plate can see where the front of the plate needs to end up to join onto the bar. Oh incidentally, this is where the two small bolts with lock nuts go.

This is my handy dandy penny farkle maintenance stand. I use it for oil changes, chain inspection and other light repair/mods.

Parking brake on.

Right side installed, showing once again the added height of the new design and the added tube running more or less vertically between the loop. I believe this tube was added to address the possibility of harmonic vibration. (ee yo, Givi)

Now where is that skid plate???

Are the bolts that you put the stand under part of the bike, or did you add them specifically for that purpose?

 

[mrjohnson1100]

Will this work?

Are the distances across at the back and front the same? Having said that, is the 8 1/4 on the top mounting bracket the distance from the left side to the right side with the 2 1/4 the distance between the two brackets?