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brian
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 Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'd rather leave mine un-butchered. It doesn't have to come off very often and when it does, it's not that big of a deal to get it off anyway.
Just my opinion
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| brian wrote: |
I'd rather leave mine un-butchered. It doesn't have to come off very often and when it does, it's not that big of a deal to get it off anyway.
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Your probably right brian..........
I just hate bad design, especially when you have to pay a fortune for it 
In that case........................next Bimota project now required guys. willing to travel to most of europe and cash waiting 
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oily
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Belay the last...........
Whilst preparing to fit the tail/seat section yesterday afternoon, I discoverd a few problems that needed rectifiying. No, not just all the rusty bolts but the carbon number plate holder is held on with rough cut strips of aluminium so probably a carbon repair needed there just the same as the big bore 6.
Also all the rusty bolts
Pictures this afternoon
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oily
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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.......Number plate holder needs a bit of attention.......
need to mix some resin and get a couple of layers of carbon fibre on it......
seems to be a common problem with the SB6, too much weight hung off 4 small bolts which pull through the megga thin carbon.
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Evilchicken0
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Mine didn't have a problem until I sent for the last respray it was something else they bodged. They used bigger bolts and then didn't do them up. So the numberplate vibrated and then broke through.
I filled the holes with black plastex and then redrilled them it's been fine ever since
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oily
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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..Also knocked out some sturdy aluminium washers to help hold the cans on when it goes back together.........
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philfingers
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Location: Bimota Capital of the UK, Kidderminster
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to suggest plastex, awesome stuff and totally responsible for fixing the 13 cracks in my NC30's 'totally mint and original bodywork'!
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brian
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| oily wrote: |
| .seems to be a common problem with the SB6, too much weight hung off 4 small bolts which pull through the megga thin carbon. |
Thanks for the heads up oily... I better check mine
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Evilchicken0
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:27 am Post subject: |
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I know this doesn't look great but I used Plastex to sort out the bottom of the fairing. I filled it from the back onto masking tape, then from the front and finally sanded it back (with an electric sander). Better than the idots who tried to it before and just stuck the fairing together.
You find lots of things when you start to sand back, like how your "respray" is actually over the last paint ... no need for primer then.
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oily
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Yep, I rate Plastex too......but for plastic repairs. For glass fibre and carbon fibre repairs I find it just as easy (easier) to mix some resin and use glass or carbon
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philfingers
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:35 am Post subject: |
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I have to say plastex is one of the things I've been so impressed with tool wise in the past year, I fixed the seat mounting tabs on the NC30, they bear most of the riders weight and haven't broken. Impressed and dead easy and clean to use too
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Repair-Plastex-Standard-Kit-/190638365808?pt=UK_Crafts_Cardmaking_Scrapbooking_Glue_Tape_EH&hash=item2c62ee9c70
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Evilchicken0
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page20.htm
You can get fiber reinforcing cloth to use with it too, it's like carbone fiber but white
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oily
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:28 am Post subject: |
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.....Yoshi +4 degree ignition advancer.  |
Remember this?.............
GET ONE
Awsome bit of kit.
Tried it out on the 6R fighter and Wow, what a difference it made BUT me being sceptical, I had to double check soooo, I fitted it to the big bore
It was so good I had to take it back off the big bore and put it back on the 6R.
It brings bucket loads of power further down the rev range and makes it more usable. Really noticeable change in performance and only 5 minuets to fit. Mucho recommended
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Ekku
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Pompey
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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pity about the graze on the frame... 
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