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Indicators
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:18 am
by GregD-UK
Hi all,
Anyone know where I can buy some threaded hollow bar to extend some short led winkers please? Want to go through the holes where our rear grab handle goes
Cheers.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:49 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
in actual fact you can find some indicators that will screw straight in to where those holes are - I know mine do and i think nooj has something similar
i think mine are either motrax or demon tweeks....
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:58 pm
by Nooj
My BikeIt ones do, but I had to put an M10 Helicoil into the hole first.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:51 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
yep - sounds about right, along with a nice spring washer to make sure it faces the right way
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:41 pm
by GregD-UK
OK, so where do we buy M10 helicoils? What do they look like anywayz
Will they just thread in or any special fitment apart from the usual spring washers...
cheers.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:49 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
Take the bike to a decent workshop of engineer
Give him a fiver
Job done
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:09 pm
by Nooj
Not sure a fiver will cover the cost of a pair of Helicoil inserts, better make it a tenner at least. I bought an M10x1.5 Recoil kit including ten inserts, the insertion tool and the appropriate tap which was about 30 quid, cheaper than the 'real' helicoil stuff but just as good.
That's a useful size to have as it also does stuff like brake caliper mounts, bar mounted mirrors and engine bolts.
Like
THIS ONE
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:19 pm
by GregD-UK
Hi all,
OK Nooj, again a wealth of info fella, my tool box is getting heavier and heavier
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:37 pm
by hornetrider
Hey nooj - those RSVR mirror/indicator thingies plug and play? Think that's my next mod :)
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:57 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
I am lucky - most of my engineering friends rely on me for their computers - as in, i wipe their porn forays before their wives find out :)
oh - i do believe that the alloy is soft enough you can just use a die tap what ever that is....
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:21 pm
by D-Rider
Aladinsaneuk wrote:
oh - i do believe that the alloy is soft enough you can just use a die tap what ever that is....
.... it's a strange mixture of terms for 2 different thread-cutting tools.
A Tap cuts internal threads within a hole (eg the thread on a nut) whereas a Die cuts external threads on a rod (eg the thread on a bolt or a stud).
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:48 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
nod
is why i fix their pc's and i tell them what i want doing... works nicely that way
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:55 pm
by paddyz1
Hein Gericke do extenders in different finishes and thread sizes. I can't find them on their website but they are in the catalogue.
front mirrors update
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 6:51 pm
by GregD-UK
Hi all,
Just an up-date on my fitment for the gixer front mirrors. A dremellled mould has been despatched back to the manufacturer for a new mk II to be produced
These can be made in any colour, apart from metallic, flakes in the mould would settle no good
Let you all know when it is in final throws of production ok
