Introducing Harry

[Ocean1]

I hear ya, closest thing to a bash plate I have round here at the moment is tinfoil.... not convinced it would do a good job.. easy to work with though

Once upon a time I made a bash plate from a clad alloy used to make cooking ware. Was around 3mm of reasonably high temper alloy with 1.5mm stainless steel bonded to one side.

Used potable eurethane between the cases and the plate, the plate was an utter bitch to work but man did it take a hammering. Having the S/S on the outside made it noticably less inclined to hang up on rocks too.

You figure the Mrs would miss the electric frying pan?

[pete376403]

Way back in the day a coal shovel (without the handle, of course) was material of choice to fabricate a bash plate from.

Also, to improve luggage carrying capacity on the OPs DR, here is a possibility...

[NordieBoy]

I hear ya, closest thing to a bash plate I have round here at the moment is tinfoil.... not convinced it would do a good job.. easy to work with though

Use a road sign. 2.5mm alloy with a plastic skin. Stops rocks and can be bashed back into shape with a rubber mallett. Hold it on with cable ties.

[Crisis management]

Use a road sign. 2.5mm alloy with a plastic skin. Stops rocks and can be bashed back into shape with a rubber mallett. Hold it on with cable ties.

Hey, you can't do that, some hippy in the South Island has a trademark on the design.

[NordieBoy]

Hey, you can't do that, some hippy in the South Island has a trademark on the design.

Manufacturing licences can be bought with coffee so I've heard.

[wysper]

Do they have road signs in the south island?

[jafar]

Also, to improve luggage carrying capacity on the OPs DR, here is a possibility...

DR = Deliver's rubbishbins ?

[NordieBoy]

Do they have road signs in the south island?

Not as many as they used to

[wysper]

Harry has his first extra added today. Hopefully it will be tested tomorrow.




Thanks gpcustom!

[NordieBoy]

Harry has his first extra added today. Hopefully it will be tested tomorrow.
Thanks gpcustom!

Nice

I'd put some tube rubber along the frame rails and between the front mount and the bash plate - deadens the noise a bit and stops the metal on metal contact.

[junkmanjoe]

Harry has his first extra added today. Hopefully it will be tested tomorrow.




Thanks gpcustom!

good on ya mate..piece of mind right there...

JMJ

[bart]

Nice

I'd put some tube rubber along the frame rails and between the front mount and the bash plate - deadens the noise a bit and stops the metal on metal contact.

Yeah, I was gonna say......soundshell. All the engine noise gets sent upwards.

but better than a hole in the engine case.

have you got a sump plug hole in that thing?

[wysper]

Nice

I'd put some tube rubber along the frame rails and between the front mount and the bash plate - deadens the noise a bit and stops the metal on metal contact.

dammit! didnt think of that. And I have put locktite on the bolts too. Oh well... if it bugs me I will take it off and do that.

Yeah, I was gonna say......soundshell. All the engine noise gets sent upwards.

but better than a hole in the engine case.

have you got a sump plug hole in that thing?

Yep sure is. Better a bit of noise that oil all over the show I figure. (plus general advice seems to suggest a bash plate is a bloody good idea)

[dino3310]

Nice mate,
er how much

[junkmanjoe]

you can buy the foam tape, one side is sticky other is a soft foam, i used this on my DR, i marked where the frame touches the plate and stuck the foam to the plate so it was in between the frame and plate, i also made up some rubber washers, and used them where it bolts on to the bike..

that took a lot of the vibration out the the plate and made it heaps quieter.

JMJ