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GregD-UK
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by GregD-UK » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:18 am
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.
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Aladinsaneuk
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by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:49 pm
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....
Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...
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Nooj
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by Nooj » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:58 pm
My BikeIt ones do, but I had to put an M10 Helicoil into the hole first.
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by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:51 pm
yep - sounds about right, along with a nice spring washer to make sure it faces the right way
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GregD-UK
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by GregD-UK » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:41 pm
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.
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Aladinsaneuk
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by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:49 pm
Take the bike to a decent workshop of engineer
Give him a fiver
Job done
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Nooj
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by Nooj » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:09 pm
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
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GregD-UK
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by GregD-UK » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:19 pm
Hi all,
OK Nooj, again a wealth of info fella, my tool box is getting heavier and heavier

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by hornetrider » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:37 pm
Hey nooj - those RSVR mirror/indicator thingies plug and play? Think that's my next mod :)
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Aladinsaneuk
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by Aladinsaneuk » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:57 pm
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....
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by D-Rider » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:21 pm
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).
“Scientists investigate that which already is. Engineers create that which has never been.”
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by Aladinsaneuk » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:48 pm
nod
is why i fix their pc's and i tell them what i want doing... works nicely that way
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by paddyz1 » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:55 pm
Hein Gericke do extenders in different finishes and thread sizes. I can't find them on their website but they are in the catalogue.
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by GregD-UK » Sat May 16, 2009 6:51 pm
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

My warranty is the clear/smoked tail lights around the corner!!