GSA lower screen mount lugs

[MattW]

I dropped my bike while stationary at a fuel station a few weeks ago
As I managed to 'lower it' down rather than it falling with full force, I thought I'd got away with just a scuffed engine bar and cylinder cover and a slight scuff to the side of the screen (it fell against a kerb and the screen took some of the force). However, I noticed that the screen seemed slightly twisted afterwards.

I've just got round to taking the screen off to see about realigning it only to find that one of the lower screen mount lugs has snapped leaving its 'pin' inside the bottom screen bracket. The upper mount bar has also slightly twisted out of shape but that's easily sorted with a bit of brute force.

Does anyone know if the lower mounting lugs are available as a separate part?

I'm now off to try and get the snapped off pin out of the bracket, which will probably be fun as its snapped off flush...

Pic of the offending item below, together with its I damaged friend.

 

[bisbee]

You can buy metal replacements Do a search it was mentioned a week ago

 

[MattW]

You can buy metal replacements Do a search it was mentioned a week ago

Mine are metal (2012 bike) but I'll have a search as you say.

Thanks

 

[Deleted account 200502001]

Dont know if this is the same part, but if you search Touratechs website for the windshield spoiler they also prompt you to buy their metal version of these mounts, called Hard Part. If they are the same, then their part number is 044-0380

http://shop.touratech.co.uk/windscreen-spoiler-bmw-r-1200-gs-adventure-up-to-2013-lockable.html

 

[MattW]

Ok, just ordered a replacement from Motorworks. I assume (hope) that these are metal as fitted to later bikes like mine - we'll see...

Got the old pin out by drilling through the blind hole on the other side and pushing the snapped off pin out.

I'm going to try and make a temporary repair by drilling and tapping the old lug and threading a bolt into it to act as a new pin.

 

[MattW]

Done.
Perhaps I should have saved my £12

 

[Bendy toy]

You could drill through the screen front bracket and use a 100mm (approx) threaded bar or stud threaded at each end. 75mm lengths of aluminium angle (15 x 15mm or wider) bolted either side will make yourself some Tobinators.

All usual caveats about at your own risk etc and you might need a wider angle to do the job, filed down as necessary for a neater look.

 

[MattW]

You could drill through the screen front bracket and use a 100mm (approx) threaded bar or stud threaded at each end. 75mm lengths of aluminium angle (15 x 15mm or wider) bolted either side will make yourself some Tobinators.

All usual caveats about at your own risk etc and you might need a wider angle to do the job, filed down as necessary for a neater look.

All done and back together now. When it arrives, I'll stick the new one from motorworks in the tool roll as a spare.

I've often wondered what tobinators actually look like (never having used or even seen them).

 

[Bendy toy]

They are stainless steel strips with dimples along the length. A 1/2 round spacer fits under each screen screw so the screen can be moved up and down. They are very well made but a length of 15 x 15 alloy angle drilled every 10mm would do the same job.

http://www.nippynormans.com/products/tobinators-exclusive