Bash plate Hall of Shame

**Paladin** · 15th June 2009, 23:48

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

yea thats what i meant.....

Ewwwwww..... nasty!!!!!!

**snodpete** · 21st June 2009, 16:48

...there's no shame in this pic, I just wanted to share my weekend's project. Wee now has a bashplate - though I prefer to think of it as protection.

Later we went on a ride north to Ngakawau on a perfect Buller day, winter isn't so bad!

**XF650** · 21st June 2009, 17:25

That looks the bizz Pete. B&B's seem well made (I'v got one on the DT230).
Looks like it offers some protection to the oil cooler too?

**JATZ** · 21st June 2009, 17:34

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Looking good there snodpete
Got some knoblies yet ?

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 17:56

nice job, very shiney too...

**snodpete** · 21st June 2009, 19:14

Yep, it sure is shiny! Covers the oil cooler, filter and bottom of engine. Only aspect I'm a little nervous of is the front attachment: basically a bracket off the exhaust manifold and oil cooler mount. That's why the idea of an actual 'bash' on this plate fills me with dread...

Knobblies will come when the TW's wear out!

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 20:17

where the mount bolt holes are.
would it be possable to make a loop bracket, and go up and over the black bar that runs along front of engine.

**snodpete** · 21st June 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

where the mount bolt holes are.
would it be possable to make a loop bracket, and go up and over the black bar that runs along front of engine.

Yeah - I think that might be the way to go - needs someone with more skills than me to sort that out though.

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 21:29

ive looked at your pic and is one mount fixed to frame on the left hand side of the bike. if you where sitting on it.

whats the other mount fitted to.

or i would look in to makeing a plate same width of new bash plate.
but only getting it miged to the right hand side of the join in the black bar.
and then mounting the top fittings on bash plate to the new piece.
ive drawn my idea in white.

**snodpete** · 21st June 2009, 22:00

The 'plate mounts to the centre stand attachments via a custom bracket at the back - nice and solid, can be used with or without centre stand and is independent of the engine. I like your suggestion for the front mount mod, might look into that when I find a bike-friendly engineer type.

Cheers for the ideas!

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 22:01

just fixed my pic up.
any alloy chap, like a boat repair guy or even a pannel beater shop could help out.

my plate and paladins both made at my mates boat alloy shop.

**Paladin** · 23rd June 2009, 07:55

Originally Posted by snodpete

Yep, it sure is shiny! Covers the oil cooler, filter and bottom of engine. Only aspect I'm a little nervous of is the front attachment: basically a bracket off the exhaust manifold and oil cooler mount. That's why the idea of an actual 'bash' on this plate fills me with dread...

Knobblies will come when the TW's wear out!

Way to go Pete, that looks the biz, the Wee is ready to roll even more now!!!!

**marks** · 2nd August 2009, 16:55

went for a little ride today - it had its moments

**Waihou Thumper** · 2nd August 2009, 17:08

Nice place for a WR to take a well earned rest me thinks, soft needles, sheltered wooded area....
Yoy couldn't have found a nicer place to put the Yammy....

**Waihou Thumper** · 2nd August 2009, 17:10

Nice place for a WR to take a well earned rest me thinks, soft needles, sheltered wooded area....
Yoy couldn't have found a nicer place to put the Yammy....