I took mine off last night to change a gasket, found they were both broken. :mad: I didn't even know!
And, it turns out they don't have any more. I guess I'll be updating the wiki. So.... is anyone making something similar or not? It appears the SW Motec ones still exist, but $150 + shipping.... :o
how were they broken? did you drop your bike before?
Buddha is hard at work ... OK not quite, but buddha does have a bike and a welding dude who is eager ... OK fine more like can be reluctantly coerced to making stuff ...
Seriously my goal is to get the GS working and then take it up there and get em made.
Cool.
Buddha.
I got the last one :)
When I ordered it, they didn't think they had any left, went looking for about 5 minutes and found the last one hidden away.
Quote from: Ed500 on September 03, 2009, 02:38:36 PM
how were they broken? did you drop your bike before?
I did lowside it on the right side a year ago. On that one the lower mounting tab that sandwiches between the bike frame and the washer was broken in half. Ok, fine, that one took a hit. But the left one was also broken, the weld between the tube and the mounting tab just came clean apart. :mad: Just from vibration? Pretty crappy weld. I took them to a local welding shop and they think they can fix them, so we'll see...
So yeah Buddha, get to it man!
Quote from: VSG on September 04, 2009, 07:23:17 AM
I got the last one :)
bastard! :2guns: ;)
it is steel they can fix it!
My MC enterprise guard broke too on one side. I loosened a motor mount and notice the tab was busted at the weld. Sent it back for a replacement.
Yes I am on it, but its really pityfully crappy. Dont even ask how today went or whatever if you value your life ...
BTW did these break on impact or without impact. I made ~25 few years ago, 2 of them crashed and one broke ... but really crashing and breaking 1/8th wall pipe and 3/8th thick end cap is seriously a reason to thank the guard ... cos else it may have eat up 1/2 the motor.
Cool.
Buddha.
Mine were a few months old and looked new. No crash was involved.
K, fine the suzuki ones were tig welded thin wall sheite ... maybe MC enterprises did a different one.
I have to get my BS together ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Buddha, are the ones you're making a 3 point design? Any idea on price? Cause I picked up my repaired ones today and these guys did a pretty nice job. So I asked if they were interested in copying it, making a few more sets that I could sell here, but if you're going to make a nice 3 point for a good price, I won't bother.
The PITA is getting it fitting under a stock fairing. I have got stuck in the process in mine.
You could do these dude, I am sorta DOA ... my welder is mad at me too.
Cool.
Buddha.
alright, I'll think about a small batch and see what happens
Quote from: ecpreston on September 23, 2009, 07:41:59 AM
alright, I'll think about a small batch and see what happens
I'm interested, if you make them. :thumb:
IF you decide to make them, are will they fit under the fairings OR they will be MC Enterprise copy, just for naked bikes?
I'd be interested as well, if you do make some. It's for a naked 01, so I don't care if they don't fit the new Fs ;)
Count me in! :woohoo:
Quote from: kml.krk on September 23, 2009, 09:32:38 AM
IF you decide to make them, are will they fit under the fairings OR they will be MC Enterprise copy, just for naked bikes?
Pretty much a copy, I don't want to have to do any "work"! :cookoo: :icon_lol: Well, ok the tabs might be a little thicker to prevent what happened to mine, and the bars will likely be a smaller diameter and solid.
I'll take mine by the shop tomorrow and see if they were serious about making a few. They aren't going to be quite as cheap as the MC ones for such a small batch, that's for sure.
got a little lazy. But they're in the works now, I just looked at the first set today and I think they'll be a nice replacement. The mounting tabs are twice as thick so they won't likely break like mine did. I'll get some pics up maybe next week.
Sweet! I'm interested in some too
any idea on how much will you be charging for them??
ok! I've got 10 sets! :thumb: The mounting tabs are twice as thick, the welds are awesome, and it's a solid bar instead of hollow. These should last forever.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/ecpreston/chanbars1.jpg)
Mounted them all up to make sure they fit, and we're good to go.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/ecpreston/chanbars2.jpg)
I'm going to complete the kit by finding the necessary hardware tomorrow and I'll make a FS thread for them this weekend.
Hi ecpreston,
Those look great, man.
So how much are you charging for a set? :)
Yours,
Trwhouse
You had solid bar bent for this? So the wear surface is the asphault, then :)
What do they weigh?
I might be interested in some of these, I'll have to wait until you put up the listing to see how much they're gonna cost. I'm fine without them at the moment, but after I spend the winter cleaning up and repainting the GS, I wouldn't mind a pair incase Heather decided she want to start riding it again, plus they look like they could make for a comfortable cruising foot rest!
Quote from: Trwhouse on December 10, 2009, 08:11:59 PM
Hi ecpreston,
Those look great, man.
So how much are you charging for a set? :)
Yours,
Trwhouse
+1, details man details! :)
are these gonna require a longer engine mount bolt?
New thread posted in FS section:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=51044
Quote from: Trwhouse on December 10, 2009, 08:11:59 PMSo how much are you charging for a set? :)
$80 shipped
Quote from: noiseguy on December 10, 2009, 09:06:07 PMYou had solid bar bent for this? So the wear surface is the asphault, then :)
What do they weigh?
yeah, the guy is used to working with solid I guess, so that's what we did. And yes, they should take a few falls. ;) They do weigh a little more of course, maybe a pound each? So they'll not only protect the bike when you fall, the extra two pounds will slow you down a little and make you less likely to fall! :thumb:
Quote from: tt_four on December 11, 2009, 07:48:30 AM...plus they look like they could make for a comfortable cruising foot rest!
nah, not really. I've tried to get my feet on my previous ones without much success, and these are pretty much the same. They don't stick way off the case. Maybe we could make a "cruiser" version in the future. :cheers:
Quote from: gregvhen on December 11, 2009, 12:39:53 PMare these gonna require a longer engine mount bolt?
Yes. The stock top one you can re-use on the bottom. And I ordered some 11 inch long ones for the top (couldn't find them locally). Unfortunately I was unable to find a M10x1.25 bolt (what the stock ones are) that long, so the replacement one will be a less fancy 3/8ths inch thread. MC enterprises made the same compromise. However, it still fits a 14mm wrench like the stock one, and I found a nice lock nut that's similar to the stock one and some washers to make it complete.