The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Adrian on July 10, 2017, 11:40:18 PM

Title: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Adrian on July 10, 2017, 11:40:18 PM

Hi again - can anyone recommend a way to glue or otherwise fix the rubber knee pads to the petrol tank please. I have experimented with double sided sponge tape and a standard household general purpose glue but I'm not that happy with the results so far. Thanks ..... Adrian

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Tony Smith on July 11, 2017, 05:58:32 AM

3M Emblem cement.

My question is - what knee pads?

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Justin B. on July 11, 2017, 11:04:26 PM

3M makes a rubbery heavy-duty double-stick tape that'll just about pull paint off.

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Adrian on July 11, 2017, 11:50:35 PM

Thanks guys I went for liquid nails after taking all the advice from various places.
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And Tony - I never used to have knee pads but after several years of use after the last rebuild in 1996 - my knees eventually rubbed off the paint on the tank. So I bought some BMW pads from another model that had a similar shape and size of tank. They sit just perfect :-)

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Julio A. on July 12, 2017, 02:02:22 AM

Hi Adrian. I've been looking for a suitable tank pad for my R65 for ages! What tank pads did you use, and how does it look like on the bike?  :)

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: mrclubike on July 12, 2017, 07:19:27 PM

We need Pictures please  ;D

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: wilcom on July 12, 2017, 08:24:42 PM

These were in our archives

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/motorcycle/F650CS/1250087.html

and these

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/motorcycle/R100GS/1250003.html

and this pic which looks pretty nice

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: Adrian on July 12, 2017, 11:35:55 PM

Okay pics and info of where I bought them
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I bought them from Motorworks in the UK. The part numbers are:

Left Hand - TAA34047A

http://motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/Parts.php?T=6&Q=TAA34047A&x=13&y=14

Right Hand - TAA34047B

http://motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/Parts.php?T=6&Q=TAA34047B&x=20&y=20

Title: Re: Tank Knee Pads
Post by: BPT on July 13, 2017, 10:21:02 PM

There's a 3m product I've always known as monkey snot.  I used it on older cars, especially VW's for sticking door seals and other rubber trim parts on. Would that be the emblem stuff?

They called it snot because it was slightly greenish. It was sticky as hell but, if you needed to, you could pull it off and it wouldn't strip the paint.