1150 beak on a 1100
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what did you have to do to get it to fit?
what did you have to do to get it to fit?
ROLLINSDAN
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Details of how you did it would be good, I fancy doing the same. Nice to see I'm not the only one with rusty shocks
Most of the area above the silver tape (in the pic) needs to be trimmed back, I tidied the cut edge up using black screen trim.
I tried fitting the beak un-chopped first then trimmed back the plastic a small amount at a time.
None of the 1150 mounts line up on the 1100, so plates need to be made to bolt it into place. Two small plates either side, and i fitted a larger one to the front which needs to be bent into a straight Z shape to support the beak just in front of the oil cooler.
Theres a 25mm (ish) gap in front of the oil cooler (visible in the pic) I made a oil cooler cover from alumimium mesh (£5 from B&Q) which covers the gap, and IMO looks cool
The indicators are more of a problem theres no mounting bracket for them on the 1100 frame. The one in the first pic is just sat in the hole for the picture. Im planning on making two plates to mount either side of the indicator hole in the plastic mesh insert. I dont think the plastic mesh would be strong enough to take the weight of the O/E indicators but my mini ones should be ok.
I'll try and get some pics of the mountings from underneath, I only intended doing a trial fit, and knocked up some basic mountings but im happy with the way it turned out.
I tried fitting the beak un-chopped first then trimmed back the plastic a small amount at a time.
None of the 1150 mounts line up on the 1100, so plates need to be made to bolt it into place. Two small plates either side, and i fitted a larger one to the front which needs to be bent into a straight Z shape to support the beak just in front of the oil cooler.
Theres a 25mm (ish) gap in front of the oil cooler (visible in the pic) I made a oil cooler cover from alumimium mesh (£5 from B&Q) which covers the gap, and IMO looks cool
The indicators are more of a problem theres no mounting bracket for them on the 1100 frame. The one in the first pic is just sat in the hole for the picture. Im planning on making two plates to mount either side of the indicator hole in the plastic mesh insert. I dont think the plastic mesh would be strong enough to take the weight of the O/E indicators but my mini ones should be ok.
I'll try and get some pics of the mountings from underneath, I only intended doing a trial fit, and knocked up some basic mountings but im happy with the way it turned out.
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Max_Kool
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There's a guy in The Netherlands that makes a beak for the R1100GS that mimics the looks of the 1150GS but actually fits an 1100:
Use the search for "B-beak"
Use the search for "B-beak"
Max_Kool
Guest
Huh yeah. £30,- is hard to beat...
I think the dutch beak would sell by the bucketload if it was priced nearer £100.
Max_Kool
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I think if the Dutch beak was injection molded ABS instead of manually layered fibreglass it would only cost £100,-
But you do need to have quite some turnover to justify injection molded aftermarket parts. Initial costs would have been MUCH higher I guess.
But you do need to have quite some turnover to justify injection molded aftermarket parts. Initial costs would have been MUCH higher I guess.
Dick Dastardly
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Shame that cos fat beaks rule.
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