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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: ho ho NO! |
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A handlebar clamp on my SB8K fractured for some reason. Think someone walloped it just right going past the bike or sommat
Well I thought it would be an easy fix as I have 4 spare handlebar clamps!!..............
Then I looked more closely and found that they are all spares for the left hand side the broken clamp is on the right hand side.
The clamps are different and can;t be just turned upside down or something...as you can see from the picture below!
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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PS.. if anyone has a replacement or wishes to purchase/swap one of my four LHS clamps, please drop me a line!! |
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Evilchicken0
Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Might be an idea to find somebody to copy the clamp if you don't get any responses. _________________ Don't read everything you believe |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:15 am Post subject: |
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walloped it with what, a sledge hammer? Was it on the bike when it broke? _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Was parked up, med-high camber street, 90 degrees to camber, back wheel on curb.
Glad bike did not get knocked over and pleased it happened before I started riding
Thought that the clamping screws had mysteriously unscrewed, but after tightening the allen screws to no great result, finally realised the clamp was actually broken!!
My theory is it got winged by someone trying to reverse into the car parking space???
It was a very cold day - could even have been contraction. |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: |
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tough luck, sorry to hear it. But as you say it could have been a lot worse. looks like a tear apart rather then compression, maybe at some stage they had been over tighten screws and a stress fracture was just waiting to happen. Will keep an eye out, good luck. It may be easier to get it manufactured although no idea what the costs would be? _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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GeorgeV
Joined: 25 Aug 2011 Posts: 159 Location: New York, USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Bimota Part # 506082050
Parts Catalog for SB8K - Diagram (Tavolo) #22A Santamonica, Item #25 in exploded view.
I will look to see if I have an extra RH bar support. If not, I have given you enough information to try and find it. If all else fails, I can add it to my parts order from Bimota SpA.
Best,
George Villar |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:41 am Post subject: |
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zombie wrote: |
It was a very cold day - could even have been contraction. |
Looking at the picture that would be my guess. overtightened and then contracted with the cold, something had to give
If you go to the trouble of having one made.........
by the time the machine has been set up it will cost not a lot extra to have two or even three made in preparation for the next time |
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Well damn good thing I don't live north of the border, or who knows what else would have snapped off in the cold wind |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:16 am Post subject: |
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GeorgeV wrote: |
Bimota Part # 506082050
Parts Catalog for SB8K - Diagram (Tavolo) #22A Santamonica, Item #25 in exploded view.
I will look to see if I have an extra RH bar support. If not, I have given you enough information to try and find it. If all else fails, I can add it to my parts order from Bimota SpA.
Best,
George Villar |
Good man George!! _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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crankcase
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 387 Location: Frankfurt Germany
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: |
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DRT has 5 pieces on stock, different number to George's parts list though!:
http://bimota-teile.de/Bimota/index.html
79, 5, 505 182 020 Halter Lenkerstummel rechts auch SB8R 99,00 €
(holder, handle bar right, also for SB8R) _________________ Bimota DB2 tricolore, Bimota YB4e.i, Ducati 851 tricolore, Ducati Hailwood Replica, 1968 Gitan Grillo sport, Yamaha GTS1000, Honda Deauville, Honda GB500 Clubman
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:30 am Post subject: |
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thanks Crankcase, I contacted Rudoph directly along with a couple of other contacts bikergirl and rosmoto who both seem to have loads of spares. Rudoph was the only Bimota one that responded, I am expecting the part in the next couple of days - price was much more than what you quote though . I should have looked through his online catalog more carefully.
Done the transfer and etc part should be arriving soon.
I would also add George has been a total star. He has some good connections with Bimota and has been kind enough to look at the problem where I bought about $3000 of SB8K spares which never arrived! I told George that I would never contemplate buying a spare from Bimota again and it went from there.
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Also, if anyone has an SB8K, SB8RS or SB8R and wants a LHS handlebar clamp, just let me know, I have 2 which I am able to part with for a bargain price, plus 1 handlebar!!
Cheers Zomb. |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Thats great news Zombie. Both on parts and giving George credit. Its what these forums are all about _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Got home to find Graf's part has arrived. All fits A1.
That was easier than I thought!
But my karma caught up with me. Noticed I was down to the cloth on my rear tyre last night, so left work early today and got a new tyre fitted at a ride-in-ride-out.
Believe or not, a Nail got stuck in the tyre on the way home and not only punctured the tyre but caused serious damage to the carbon hugger. When I got home and removed the nail, tyre went straight down even making a comically appropriate deflating noise. What a waste of a brand new corsaIII and a nice carbon hugger.
Does anyone rate that green gloop stuff I am sorely tempted to just shove some of that in the tyre? |
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