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Jazzbutcher
 Post subject: Re: Bit of spit n polish
PostPosted: 13 Mar 2019 22:00 
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spondon440 wrote:
Think it wants to be aluminium.

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I'm guessing that's just a preference?
I've made four or five and used 1mm stainless plate as it looks better for a lot longer & needs much less attention once fitted. Of course it's more difficult to work & shape in the first place and I use stainless bolts to fix it in place, which of course is another preference of mine.
Horses for courses.

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....and you've been around Buells for how long ?......Stainless number plate brackets crack and shear in no time at all :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Bit of spit n polish
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Maz wrote:
....and you've been around Buells for how long ?......Stainless number plate brackets crack and shear in no time at all :roll:


I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

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Jazzbutcher wrote:
I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Bit of spit n polish
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Finmows wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:


Nope, I absolutely knew that & am really very glad about it.

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Jazzbutcher wrote:
Finmows wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:


Nope, I absolutely knew that & am really very glad about it.

so does that mean you can use stainless steel metal to make brackets for Rotax power ones :couch:

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barney wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
Finmows wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:


Nope, I absolutely knew that & am really very glad about it.

so does that mean you can use stainless steel metal to make brackets for Rotax power ones :couch:

Only if you fit them with A2 stainless bolts, so that they shear before the bracket does :rotfl:

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rik wrote:
barney wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
Finmows wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
I've been around Buells for less than a year.
My mistake, forgot about the Harley Engine thing. :shut: Oops.

Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:


Nope, I absolutely knew that & am really very glad about it.

so does that mean you can use stainless steel metal to make brackets for Rotax power ones :couch:

Only if you fit them with A2 stainless bolts, so that they shear before the bracket does :rotfl:

:clap: :rotfl: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Bit of spit n polish
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Finmows wrote:
rik wrote:
barney wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
Finmows wrote:
Give it another 12 months and you may realise that yours is powered by Rotax :roll:


Nope, I absolutely knew that & am really very glad about it.

so does that mean you can use stainless steel metal to make brackets for Rotax power ones :couch:

Only if you fit them with A2 stainless bolts, so that they shear before the bracket does :rotfl:

:clap: :rotfl: :clap:


You guys & stainless, it's like the F****n' Luddites all over again.

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Just as a matter of interest & I did this with the stainless bolt argument also.

Anyone got any evidence that a Stainless tail tidy has snapped or is it just imaginings?

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just image the red hammer is a single power stroke of a vee twin Buell and the sheet metal is your tail tidy
https://youtu.be/Hfl4pX1_gzU

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Don't know about number plate hangers, however I have been through my fair share of stainless exhaust hangers. :sad1: :sad1: :couch:
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Jazzbutcher wrote:
Just as a matter of interest & I did this with the stainless bolt argument also.

Anyone got any evidence that a Stainless tail tidy has snapped or is it just imaginings?


"Well it was there when I last checked, Officer, the stainless bracket it was screwed to must have snapped clean off, again" ...is a very commonly used defence.

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 Post subject: Re: Bit of spit n polish
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just image the red hammer is a single power stroke of a vee twin Buell and the sheet metal is your tail tidy
https://youtu.be/Hfl4pX1_gzU


Yeah, that isn't what I asked for is it?
Evidence of a broken stainless tail tidy was what I asked for.
The video doesn't really mean anything as the stroke of a Buell engine wouldn't be hitting in the middle of a sheet either.

The truth is guys, what I'm beginning to see is that some of you are stuck in standard mode, I'm fine with that, but when it comes to critiquing with your imagination running away with you, whilst in the realms of what may, might, could, if & all of that useless procrastinating bollocks, just leave me out of it, as it ain't real is it? It's your F****n' imagination.
I always get asked for evidence of things I've done and always provide them when asked, please have the courtesy to do the same, otherwise it's just meaningless bluster.

Talking of evidence, this is what I think to Buell standard bolts & brackets. Where's the bin?


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