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Testing out hand compounding on the trunk... DA polisher on order.Tested out my new random orbital polisher on the tank and bags
Testing out hand compounding on the trunk... DA polisher on order.Tested out my new random orbital polisher on the tank and bags
Bravo! Wish I could say the same. The filter was the bugger for me then I read in this forum that there is a side stand technique which I will try next time.Final drive oil change, engine oil and filter change.
First time ever, did not even spill a drop
If you are using the hose clamp method, you need to squeeze them to the correct dimension first. A vice works well if you have one. If you have a lift table for working on your bike, you can use that much more easily if you saw how I suggested doing it.I tried a variety of hose clamps to get the holes lined up without success.
Thank You for your response @Andrew Shadow. Unfortunately, I am working with limited equipment (no vice, no table…. Ugh!). However, I know a guy…and I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once so….If you are using the hose clamp method, you need to squeeze them to the correct dimension first. A vice works well if you have one. If you have a lift table for working on your bike, you can use that much more easily if you saw how I suggested doing it.
Precisely my dilemma this afternoon…I won't discount nor disparage those who have successfully molded steel bars to their will (nothing spells success like success, right?), but the idea of "forcing" things has never worked well for me.
In this case, absolutely nothing.And if you DO have to force something on, what do you think will be the results if you ever decide, or need, to remove that thing?
In a perfect world you only need to squeeze the two ears of the open end of the bars in the vice as that is what you need to draw closer together. You need to put them in the vice in such a manner that you can do this while at the same time have enough room to tighten up the hose clamps while they are in the vice. The orientation of the bar in the vice will depend not only on the size of the vice being used but also the type and shape of it, so you will need to experiment to find the best position for what you are using.I just re-read your response and I am wondering if you are suggesting to put the whole bar in the vice (honestly, that had not occurred to me). That might be the amount of force necessary to slightly bend the bars 2mm closer together.
Yep, underlying theme of the day…Don't forget to use something to protect the bars from being scratched.
Not sure what kit you are referring to.Question for you (hope I’m not breaking any thread rules), I noticed in your mod that you used M10 hex cap bolts. In the kit I received, M10 hex head screws were supplied ( see my pic). I verified the length and they would fit with your mod. Is there a reason you didn’t use these? Maybe they weren’t made available to you? Just curious.
OK. That makes sense.Not sure what kit you are referring to.
I did not buy a kit, I bought the bars with no hardware. I sourced out the hardware that I needed. The screws that I used were what I was able to easily find that were corrosion resistant.
If you have the kit with the adapter plates, why do you need to squeeze the bars? The point of the kit was to avoid doing so.OK. That makes sense.
The adapter plate kit that @red dirt cowboy was selling included the M10 x 50mm hex head screws.