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**cue Evil Laugh. with flashes of lightning, exposing my silhouetted Bulky man mountain frame, holding high a freshly welded bash plate**
BackyarD TechnologY RacE EquipmenT IS BORNE!!!
most of you know i’m a bit of a fiddler/ shed engineer.
my bro recently bought an XR400, and is coming with me to Menace’s big weekend. and wanted a bash plate.
i had the one off my 640, we tested it for fit on the 400 frame. with a few mods it will do the job as intentioned.
he had some 2nd hand irrigation stop/slides that happened to be 4mm alloy. i made a pattern of the Brand named plate and cut out the required sections, bent them and have just finished the bulk of the welding. i thought i may as well tig up both sides of the seams like the Big named Brand. yeh i know it doesn’t look as good as a bought one. But do they Hand cut, bend and Weld each and every product they make?? i’m guessing Not.
Good work there XY
Sense of stisfaction achieved no doubt,,,,,Get a 690 model & copy that for me mate :laugh:
EAGLE`02 wrote:Good work there XY
Sense of stisfaction achieved no doubt,,,,,Get a 690 model & copy that for me mate :laugh:
what’s on it now Eags?? a plastic one?
if you can make cardboard templates and mark what meets/joins where i’d certainly be happy to have a crack at it for ya
if i see a 690 floatin around i’ll pull the owner over and have a look..
Yep,
Standard plastic job,,,It seems reasonable, but a B&B bashy is on the wishlist before I tackle too many obstacles from here on in
Not many samples around at the moment mate ,,,,
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