Bling or "must have" - or both!?

Martyn B

Martyn B

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Gonna start some gentle :augie off-roading soon so wondered if I need to fit a TT or Wunderlich hard part to stop problems with the forks if the wee beestie goes over.

Here's the TT part which costs a very reasonable £82 posted :eek:

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Occasionally they come up on the For Sale board. I see them normally after they are sold..:blast

Has anyone been unfortunate enough to know whether it actually works or not? :nenau
 
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If you're off roading a GS then it'll be when it goes over, not if:D
As for whether the hardpart will save the wishbone, you'll never know unless you try some destructive testing without one. It's personal choice. Price up a wishbone + inconvience of failure (riding abroad?) against a low probablity of damage and see if an £82 insurance premuim is worth it:blagblah

They come up s/h more often than you might think as they're easy to take off a bike before sale. Took me 2 weeks to find one s/h for my 1200. Keep yer eyes peeled:eek:
Spanner
 
The hardpart is, of course, just a fancy (and expensive) way of holding two pieces of rubber on the wishbone.

Superglue could well be your (cheap) friend :D
 
Spout said:
The hardpart is, of course, just a fancy (and expensive) way of holding two pieces of rubber on the wishbone.

Superglue could well be your (cheap) friend :D
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Wouldn't using Superglue deprive me of owning a precision part, hand-crafted and lovingly despatched by Bavarian virgins? :mmmm
 
Insurance is the right word. I've done some fairly heavyweight crashing on my 1150 GSA with no damage so far. Well, to the wishbone anyway :blast
 
Spanner said:
As for whether the hardpart will save the wishbone, you'll never know unless you try some destructive testing without one.
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The hard part isn't to save the wishbone. :rolleyes:

It's to prevent the steering stops on the top yolk/frame getting broken off in a full lock fall or whack.

Just cable tie some rubber buffers or old inner tubes around the wishbone, cost less than a £1, and does a better job :D
 
The Wunderlich steering stops are better engineered than that piece of yellow tat, and cheaper IIRC.
 
Ive had some quite major off`s on my 2008 & now my 2010 GSA, all offroad, and havent needed a yellow expensive bit of tat.
Hope this helps.
 
Horse1200 said:
Ive had some quite major off`s on my 2008 & now my 2010 GSA, all offroad, and havent needed a yellow expensive bit of tat.
Hope this helps.
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No but Marks crud-catcher looks very cool on your GSA... I DO want one of them (promise it won't have your Horse motif on it though!).:D
 
what about some door stops

Steptoe said:
The hard part isn't to save the wishbone. :rolleyes:

It's to prevent the steering stops on the top yolk/frame getting broken off in a full lock fall or whack.

Just cable tie some rubber buffers or old inner tubes around the wishbone, cost less than a £1, and does a better job :D
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get some door stops, the round button ones, cut them down to size and stick them on with plumbers silicone, masking tape in place, till silicone dries,4-6 hrs, remove tape, roberts your relation.
 
Nomad biker said:
get some door stops, the round button ones, cut them down to size and stick them on with plumbers silicone, masking tape in place, till silicone dries,4-6 hrs, remove tape, roberts your relation.
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That'll do a better job than the parts costing you £££'s :thumb
 
Nomad biker said:
get some door stops, the round button ones, cut them down to size and stick them on with plumbers silicone, masking tape in place, till silicone dries,4-6 hrs, remove tape, roberts your relation.
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Cool! I'm beginning to see why people sell stuff like this on the Forum.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259212

(That'll be a pint Japseroony owes me for a free bump:beerjug:)

Trouble is, I just don't think outside the (exhaust?) box...:blast
 
i wouldnt sell my bike on here, i take them back to the dealer and trade it in against a new one.
I would buy it off my self....:blast
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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