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04-04-2024, 09:56 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Sep 2022
Location: Beeston
Bike: M900
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Looking good!
Thanks for all your help btw with the 900
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07-04-2024, 11:09 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Wolverhampton
Bike: M900
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No problen!
Things don’t always go to plan… I dropped the speedo and of course the glass cracked. Very frustrating! My first reaction was to just buy another… then I got thinking… maybe I could repair it? So I made a new bezel out of aluminium and tried to peen it over… first attempt failed, it was too thick, so I made another, and that worked perfectly! One tip when bending aluminium is to aneale it first. To do this mark it with a sharpi pen and heat it.. when the marks disappear, its the correct temperature for annealing! just let it cool… I was able to turn a new glass out of 3mm polycarbonate, clamped between two pieces of aluminium, and a revolving centre. I guess there are now a couple of advantages… the alloy is more in keeping with the bike, and i was able to remove the GPS logo. While the MOT man is not bothered, (its not a reason to fail) A GPS speedo does not comply with construction and use regulations.
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