Tales from the Emporium

[Squiggles]

Probably kidding myself but seemed like a good idea at the time.

Man, i did it coz the rest of you were...

[gpcustom]

....its good to get feed back then i can make the changes

[NordieBoy]

Some bashplates reflect the noise/resonate something chronic.

CooneyR had a Suzi one on and it sounded like the gearbox was filled with 3in1 oil. You could hear everything.

My Suzi one was fine but it did have some rubber strips along the frame rails.

I like to isolate any metal on metal contact.

My 50K plate was silent until I bolted it up to the rear bolt holes you used and then it was loud...

I'd be tempted to use some 2-3mm tube on the rear mounts as well but it's working fine as it is

Cased on a couple of logs/rocks/dirt humps today and the bashplate sailed through no issues at all.
My footpeg mounts are 25mm lower than the bashplate however and gouged out quite a bit of terrain

I did however hear several good sized rocks ping off the plate so it's doing the job too.

[Woodman]

I couldn,t believe the resonance when i fitted mine, seriously thought something was coming adrift.

might try some insulation of some sort noe.

[snodpete]

I was interested in your observations about bash plates and noise, I've noticed some weird resonances from the Strom since fitting my beefy B & B plate and wondered if it was just new (to me...) bike paranoia. Stroms DO have a rep for a vibe around 6K revs which is 'amplified' by Givi crash bars (I think mine are Givis - can't find any ID on them, but they look like the pics). Adding the 'plate just enhances the whole mechanical symphony... as they say - if you use protection the sensation will be different

Have done a few kms over the school hols - to Nelson and back via backroads (in the rain!) and a joyful blast down the coast to Greymouth and back today. It's a comfort having wise thoughtful riders like Nordie to explain some of the 'symphony' is probably not sign of imminent metallic death! Cheers for the ideas, keep 'em coming.

[NordieBoy]

Looks like I got 11 months out of the brake side rear wheel bearing.

Cost $42 last time and $22.32 today for a pair (20x47x14 SKF).

[warewolf]

The OEM bashplate on the 640A is aluminium, bolted solidly to the front frame down tube and to mounts under the engine. There are 4 rubber 'bumpers' between the plate and the frame rails.

I haven't noticed the plate itself vibrating or resonating, but it definitely reflects engine noise. And is sand-blasted from detritus thrown by the front wheel.

[Box'a'bits]

The OEM bashplate on the 640A is aluminium, bolted solidly to the front frame down tube and to mounts under the engine. There are 4 rubber 'bumpers' between the plate and the frame rails.

I haven't noticed the plate itself vibrating or resonating, but it definitely reflects engine noise. And is sand-blasted from detritus thrown by the front wheel.

Take the bashplate off, & things are appreciably quieter on the road. Off road, well....

[NordieBoy]

I was all ready to try a set of Shinko 705's and my damn brother says "I've got an almost new 130x80x17 Avon Gripster you can have".

The E-07 rear is almost flush with the centre strip at 11,000km so still has a couple of thou left in it.

Been sitting in the shed for a few years and it's a tubeless carcass but mounted up well and when I finally got the bead seated it looked OK.

Quick ride up Sharlands last night and it seems to go fine on the gravel if a bit more slippery leaned over than the E-07.

Fine in the hills and rough stuff except for wet rock climbs where it didn't have much traction at all but it hadn't got any real temperature into it yet.

It gets worse.

He's got a matching front hidden away somewhere too
Once it's had a few heat cycles through it it may soften up a bit.

[CrazyFrog]

Ahhhhh, summer is coming, it'll heat up just fine. Either that or start to ride motard syle, spinning it up hanging the back out
What's the manufacture date on it?

[NordieBoy]

Ahhhhh, summer is coming, it'll heat up just fine. Either that or start to ride motard syle, spinning it up hanging the back out
What's the manufacture date on it?

J416

41st week of 1996?

[CrazyFrog]

J416

41st week of 1996?

Lets hope it's 41st week 2006 rather than 1996. Otherwise I'd be riding reaaal careful until they really scrub up. Good thing the road temps are creeping up now winter is behind us.
You could always put on a show for the boys and use it as a burnout tyre

[warewolf]

You could always put on a show for the boys and use it as a burnout tyre

Be sure to use 4th... not 3rd

[NordieBoy]

Lets hope it's 41st week 2006 rather than 1996. Otherwise I'd be riding reaaal careful until they really scrub up. Good thing the road temps are creeping up now winter is behind us.
You could always put on a show for the boys and use it as a burnout tyre

He hasn't had a road bike for over 10 years...

In 2000 they changed to a 4 digit number for the date code.

[warewolf]

I would expect they are hard all the way through, ie not just the top layer that could be 'burned' off or warmed up. I've got an IRC TR8 front that is a similar age, it's quite tough. The TR8 was unused when I got my grubby mitts on it. A tyre that's been used will likely be worse due to the vagaries of heat cycling the rubber.