1200 GSA engine bars removal

ricalnic

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chaps, is it easy enough to remove the engine bars on a 1200GSA. reason being if they were damaged/scratched would want to get them repainted.

thanks
 
Fanum said:
Have you looked?
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sorry, no, haven't bought bike yet, however have seen this damage on a few and would like to know if its an easy fix. don't want to buy a bike if I then have to shell out big time to have them removed for repair.

thanks
 
Tip one. Don't get them damaged or scratched. This will avoid further concern or worry*.

Tip two. Very easy to remove with the right tools.

Tip three. Just take your time and take a careful note which bolt / part goes where, so you can put them back.

Tip four. Bloody difficult to remove with an ice pick, lolly stick or hair-grip.



*There is a thread somewhere with some poor sap asking what to wrap the crashbars in.... Lots of witty replies, which probably caused angst to some.
 
Wapping said:
You'll burn in hell for that.
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Have you perchance been out on a Christmas City of London binge that involved spending the equivalent of a 3rd world nation's debt on bolly and totty my good fellow?
:ChrisKelly

PS nice fast edit :thumb2 Even when you're wankered, you're damn good :D
 
Wapping said:
Tip one. Don't get them damaged or scratched. This will avoid further concern or worry*.

Tip two. Very easy to remove with the right tools.

Tip three. Just take your time and take a careful note which bolt / part goes where, so you can put them back.

Tip four. Bloody difficult to remove with an ice pick, lolly stick or hair-grip.



*There is a thread somewhere with some poor sap asking what to wrap the crashbars in.... Lots of witty replies, which probably caused angst to some.
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fab, thank you for the reply
 
Me, nope.

Two pints in the Crutched Friars (what a foul pub that was) and then devoted the evening to helping some poor sod put his bike in his garage.... with picture, too (people like pictures).

Not a big fan of poo, ever since the unfortunate evening playing 'Bunnies' in what was the 'New Friends' chinky near St Paul's. Gives me a filthy indigestion, to boot.

If it doesn't come in a pint glass and labelled London Pride I'm really not much fussed nowadays.

Have a good one, Bill :thumb2 :beerjug:
 
You should search out a post from about a year ago when an enterprising chap enquirer as to the best way to add protection to his crash bars so they didnt get scratched. Of course most pointed out he would need protectors on his protectors and you can probably guess where it all ended :beerjug:
 
ricalnic said:
chaps, is it easy enough to remove the engine bars on a 1200GSA. reason being if they were damaged/scratched would want to get them repainted.

thanks
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At the risk of being ridiculed (wouldn't be the first time) aren't they bead blasted stainless ? If I'm right, then you just need to take them (off the bike obviously) to a friendly fabricator with bead blast facility. It'll be a 10min job. No painting involved.
 
Best thing to do is whip them off and get them powder coated as it's a much tougher finish than paint. Get them done in black as it looks a million times better IMHO:thumb
 
My bike has 900 miles on it and they are going rusty already :D
I love quality products :thumb2
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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