The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Justin B. on July 26, 2010, 07:58:05 PM
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Got my little JC whip-me fairing over the weekend so I got out and brewed up some mounting brackets for it 'cause the included "universal" ones are butt-fugly.
I haven't gotten around to re-mounting the turn signals yet and have to decide whether to re-mount the stockers in a different location or get some "surface mount" jobbers like I put in the R65RS.
I used 1/2" x 1/8" 303 stainless for the mounting straps. The upper mounts were made out of a 6" cut while the bottoms aer 4". The ends were then drilled or slotted and the pieces were clamped in the vise and "persuaded" into shape with the assistance of a 2.5 lb hammer.
All-in-all a much more sanitary mounting arrangement and it is totally hidden.
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That's pretty neat work for a hammer brake. :-)
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I love the fairing, good job.
Make sure the signal supports are solid, I had to weld mine over as the spot weld holding the short stubs let go.
I think this bike is aquiring an attitude!
Dom
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Heated grips, eh? I'm impressed!
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Dang, Dawg newbie!
Scale down those pics. ;D
Monte
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I like your handiwork, Justin. I also like the two tone paint on your bike - I'm sure she's a runner! Nice work!
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Thanks, Ken, it runs pretty well.
Monte - They are scaled down. You might want to pry loose a couple orf Lincolns and buy something better than a 640x480 VGA monitor. [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]
Sorry, couldn't help it. Monte makes it so easy sometimes... ::)
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He probably hadn't had his coffee yet when he wrote that. Funeral home must have been closed. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Nice. Similar size and shape to my Manxman fairing. When used with a tank bag the aerodramatics are improved quite a bit.
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"Monte - They are scaled down. You might want to pry loose a couple orf Lincolns and buy something better than a 640x480 VGA monitor. Smiley"
Mine's at 1280 x 1024 and they're bigger than the screen, so that I have to scroll around to see all of them. Or "open in new window" which for some reason re-sizes them to fit.
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"Monte - They are scaled down. You might want to pry loose a couple orf Lincolns and buy something better than a 640x480 VGA monitor. Smiley"
Mine's at 1280 x 1024 and they're bigger than the screen, so that I have to scroll around to see all of them. Or "open in new window" which for some reason re-sizes them to fit.
Bwahahahaha! "orf Lincolns"? Ain't that what Bernie Madoff's clients ended up with?
Luddites Rule!
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I keep forgetting there are smaller monitors than a 22" widescreen. My apologies to the luddites... [smiley=beatnik.gif]
That's interesting, Ed, the picture size is smaller than your screen. The largest is 1162 x 778.
On a brighter note my Vapor shipped today and it should tuck nicely up under the new nose...