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after a ride to work in the pissing rain to march in cambs i decided ive had enough od the zumo being mounted to the left hand side of the bars. having to look down and left felt a bit unsafe in those conditions;) i decided i was going to get a mount for the 990 :cool:
when pricing up and finding they were around £200:shock::shock:
so it was time to get in the garage and play:D
this was the view before bodge it n scarper got the tools out:D
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo128.jpg
pop off the side panels and take off headlight and screen assembly :happy3:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo129.jpg
expose the clock mount with very convenient mount point:cool:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo130-1.jpg
make and fit support bracket behind clocks:cool:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo132.jpg
fit steel inserts to keep plastics independant:thumbright:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo131.jpg
fit top bracket with zumo mount:cool:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo133.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo134.jpg
check power supply:thumbright:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo136.jpg
plastics and screen back on:cool:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo137.jpg
the final view :cool: much safer easy to see at a glance and it keeps the zumo out of the elements:cool:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/GSchad_photos/Photo140.jpg
thats saved me a pretty penny:toothy10::happy6::nike::nike::nike::nike::ni ke:
smoootttthhhhh :thumbup::D
Lord Vader
24-04-08, 07:38 PM
nice picture on your Zumo;):D
apart from that
I thought you well little Jedi knight:D:D:D
Stormforce8
24-04-08, 08:01 PM
.........i decided i was going to get a mount for the 990 :cool:..................so it was time to get in the garage and play:D
When you & Chunk finally get together - we're not going to see you out of the shed for months :D :D :D
stageonesimmo
24-04-08, 08:01 PM
Dude, I Soooooooo need a garage!
Cracking job though Chad.
Just gotta wonder what that mounting point is for though eh? (as in the original bit - seems a bit odd a whacking gert bit of metal with 4 pre-drilled holes in just sat there - must has some purpose?)
Have you ever considered entering Scrapheap Challenge? :D
A true master bodger :salute:
Quality, looks the dogs bits:thumbleft::thumbright:
So what you going to do with the £200 you've just saved then?:D:D:D
Quality, looks the dogs bits:thumbleft::thumbright:
So what you going to do with the £200 you've just saved then?:D:D:D
pay bills:rolleyes::rolleyes::D:D
micksylver
24-04-08, 08:51 PM
Have you ever considered entering Scrapheap Challenge? :D
A true master bodger :salute:
I was thinking same thing the other day when watching some old repeats of SC - I reckon a team of some XRVers would do well on there. :thumbright:
Chad, nice work man!
I was thinking same thing the other day when watching some old repeats of SC - I reckon a team of some XRVers would do well on there. :thumbright:
Would have to get a V-twin engine of some sort into what contraption they were asked to build, obviously. :D:D:thumbup::thumbup:
Nice neat piece of work by the way. :-)
stageonesimmo
24-04-08, 09:03 PM
there was a letter wing around work asking for teams for the next series the other week :cool: - no one would join me the sods! :(
Zenarchy
24-04-08, 09:11 PM
That looks great :) You're putting me to shame though. On three occasions now I've attempted to work out how to fit a lighter socket cleanly to the front of my AT, spent an hour wandering around the bike staring at the cockpit scratching my chin, then given up.
At least I've got the one in the side fairing to be going on with I guess.
Did you weld that up yourself? It looks as good as a bought part from the photos!
That looks great :) You're putting me to shame though. On three occasions now I've attempted to work out how to fit a lighter socket cleanly to the front of my AT, spent an hour wandering around the bike staring at the cockpit scratching my chin, then given up.
At least I've got the one in the side fairing to be going on with I guess.
Did you weld that up yourself? It looks as good as a bought part from the photos!
rivets n bolts my good man:thumbup::D
Zenarchy
24-04-08, 09:35 PM
rivets n bolts my good man:thumbup::D
That's encouraging! I'm guessing you just bent the sheet metal then rather than cutting and welding the shapes together?
I was just about to ask about rivets funnily enough (though will do that in another thread to avoid hijacking this one). Never used them before and was looking at riveting tools the other day. I've just won an exhaust heat guard that I might need to rivet on but not sure about how to connect it (if it fits that is - it's off an rd07).
Zenarchy
24-04-08, 09:38 PM
Probably a dumb question, What sort of metal is it, Aluminium or Steel?
I am sorry mate but that is WAY TOO NEATLY DONE to be in the bodge section...
As always nice job.. you are a true craftsman....
Dr Green
25-04-08, 08:49 AM
Nice work Chad, proper job!:thumbright:
Wee Jack
25-04-08, 11:53 AM
Nice job Chad - very nice indeed. Now while you were in there you should have fitted a tripmaster switch !!! the one that puts all the functions of the "mode" and "clear" buttons on your dashboard onto a switch on you handle bar. Saves you having to lean into the cockpit to press the buttons when your on the move .................
KTM part number ....58214069044 ..... approx £30 ish.
Mine is lying waiting in Avuss to be fitted next week.......:cool:
OOOOOOO !! I love bling onna bike :D:D
"Well...thats your warranty up the swanny......Sir" :rolleyes: ;) :D
"Please read the small print!"......
"Of course, if you can prove that no-one in your family has had any sort of criminal conviction for the last 75 years, we may be able to help..."
"We're doing you a favour of course"
For all you Lateral Thinkers out there........I'm JOKIN' !!!
Probably a dumb question, What sort of metal is it, Aluminium or Steel?
3mm ali :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
When we enter scrap heap challange i think i should be in the time due to my great looks and enguineering degree :toothy6:
When we enter scrap heap challange i think i should be in the time due to my great looks and enguineering degree :toothy6:
thats me fecked then i got none of those:D:D:D:D:D
thats me fecked then i got none of those:D:D:D:D:D
:D
Neither do i, but shhhhhhhhh
Lord Vader
25-04-08, 07:14 PM
When we enter scrap heap challange i think i should be in the time due to my great looks and enguineering degree :toothy6:
and me
I should be in as well
nobody knows less about so many mechanical things than me
but
i can organize drinks(hot/cold but not alcohol or caffeine free) and biscuits with the best:D
and double up as a translator :cool::cool::cool:
and me
I should be in as well
nobody knows less about so many mechanical things than me
but
i can organize drinks(hot/cold but not alcohol or caffeine free) and biscuits with the best:D
and double up as a translator :cool::cool::cool:
translate this @#:£"$%^&***(())+_@@@???><::£££"$$$%%%%^&**())_+:toothy3::toothy3::toothy3::toothy3::toothy 3:
You guys build it, I'll race it!
:D.
You guys build it, I'll race it!
:D.
crikey were gonna have to over engineer this then :D:D:D:D:D
Good work Chad! I keep looking at that thing and wondering what I could use it for, now I've got an idea!!
Someone mentioned warranteeeees - KTM are replacing the spokes* in my front wheel next week, they've all gorn rusty, a duff batch apparently so keep an eye on yours fellow KTMists!
Out of warranty, too, what nice Austrian chaps!
-Simon
*Nipples too. **
**I said nipples!! Another great word, phlebotomists nipples!!
crikey were gonna have to over engineer this then :D:D:D:D:D
You do the shuttering, I'll organise the concrete. He'll never break it!!
-Simon
You do the shuttering, I'll organise the concrete. He'll never break it!!
-Simon:D:D:D:D:D:thumbup:
Did I hear Engineering Degrees?? Which one do you want??? 'Cos I've got two - so there!!
Maybe Dilbert and I could put a nuclear reactor in it - go on, let me please:D:D:D:D:D
Zenarchy
26-04-08, 12:50 AM
3mm ali :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Thanks :) Seeing this and getting my hands on a pop riveter and some rivets has inspired me to have another go at making a mount for the cigarette socket and perhaps for my phone now as well.
I'll see if I can find some sheet aluminium to work with as well.
Thanks :) Seeing this and getting my hands on a pop riveter and some rivets has inspired me to have another go at making a mount for the cigarette socket and perhaps for my phone now as well.
I'll see if I can find some sheet aluminium to work with as well.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: :thumbup::thumbup:
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