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    2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread

    in Canada - all of it

    Posted

    Hey Belfry! 

     

    Thanks for this nice ride report. Glad to hear you had a good time riding south and getting lost. All part of living and enjoying riding. Who needs them steenkin' GPSs anyways!!  That "M" up Sentinel Mountain seems like a 15 min gentle hike up that mountain. Are you sure you weren't drinking when you said you looked at it??!?  ........................   

     

    Was nice meeting you too. Cheers mate! 

     

    C

     

     

    2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread

    in Canada - all of it

    Posted

    Made it home a few hours ago. No idea how many kilometers, what the average fuel consumption was, what the max seed was --ahem.... better that way...  All I know is that I had fun, and that it was great seeing everyone again. Sorry to those who I did not talk very much. I will try harder next time. 

     

    Thanks again Mike, that was a great event. 

     

    And, as Thumper said, let me know if the books do not balance and I will pitch in for sure. 

     

    Cheers!!!

     

    Christian 

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    2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread

    in Canada - all of it

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    Should be ready for Fire Up @7am. Should also be Culturally Sensitive too,,..

    Organic Rad Fluid,,.. Check

    Bio-Degradable Chain Lube,,.. Check

    Fair Trade Fork Oil,,.. Check

    Conflict Free Rubber Tires,,.. Check

    Locally Refined Gasoline,,.. Check

     

    Tie Die T-Shirts,,.. Check

    Flip Flops,,.. Check (Birkenstocks are way to UpScale).

    Trading Beads,,.. Check

    Roes Colored Glasses,,.. those broke right after the '60s

    Now, where did all those fleas go,,..

     

    See y'all Saturday aft

    Don't forget to leave your bra at home...

    C

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    Gsxr Mirrors On 6th Gen

    in Body and Paint

    Posted

    On 6 juin 2016 at 9:33 PM, wgregt said:

    a) Sounds like your idea would be to basically get the wire to exit the mirror at another location, maybe on the bottom of the stalk (you're seeing the underside of the suzuki mirror in those top 2 fotos), basically underneath where it is now?

     

    Sure. Probably do-able, but you'd have to get the wire to come OUT of that hole somehow, which would mean separating the mirror glass/head from the shaft somehow (on other models this is done by breaking the glass to get to the bolt that holds them together...not sure how to do this on the gsxr mirror. It MIGHT be done by removing the signal part and gaining access that way maybe?) and then pushing the wire thru that new, somewhat hidden smaller hole maybe?

     

    And yes you could then drill a hole OUTSIDE of the footprint of the mirror base on the fairing (which you'd see) to pass the wire to the electrics under the fairing.

     

    But you'd see it.

     

    b) The soft rubber washer (like a hose connection washer maybe that fits inside a water hose attachment point) might do the trick if it has enough friction to keep it from rotating. I'm all about not having to do extra steps like grinding the nubs off the bottom of the OEM mirror if we don't have to.

     

     

     

    Yeah, ok, the more I think about idea (a) above, the stupider I think it is. It will be visible and would require another hole in the fairing. Sigh. Sorry, forget it. Was trying to avoid drilling through a bolt. BTW, is there any company that makes bolts pre drilled? Should someone not have needed that by now? Just wondering... 

     

    Christian 

     

    Gsxr Mirrors On 6th Gen

    in Body and Paint

    Posted

    I have very, very little practical intelligence for things like this, but I will venture one or two ideas anyways (feel free to shoot them down): 

    a. could we drill a small hole on the "inside" of the mirror stem, the inside of the curved part and, if there were another hole in the fairing right next to the mount, that would remove the need to drill the bolt? Opposite to where it is coming out now on the stem?? Top of the stem on the 1st and 2nd pic on your previous post?? Maybe it would weaken the fairing too much? Not sure... 

    b. is there any way to get a very thick soft washer to put under the bumps on the mirror and eliminate the need to grind them down? Maybe that would also secure the mirror to the mount if the washer acts as a soft surface to stop it from rotating? Something as soft as a rubber o-ring type if thing? 

     

    There you have it, have at it and destroy as you wish. 

     

    But I just want to reiterate that I thank you, Wgregt, for taking all this time to try and figure it out for us. 

     

    Christian 

     

    Gsxr Mirrors On 6th Gen

    in Body and Paint

    Posted

     

    On 2 mai 2016 at 0:36 AM, wgregt said:

    Just to keep you guys in the loop:

    I am talking to a local moto-part designer the week of the 15th sometime about these. He has thoughts of making them with a foundry? Not sure about details. I'l let you know more after we meet. He also knows a local shop who might be able to offer better pricing. Last week I talked to the machine shop @ UCLA about doing them actually (they have a low hourly rate) but they are closing for the summer to bring in $2 mil of new machinery. Shop foreman did say that they'd be glad to help us after they get everything up & running though, but I'd like to pursue these other 2 leads/ideas just in case. More when I know it.

     

     

    Waiting very optimistically...  :cheerleader:    thanks wgregt... :beer:

    2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread

    in Canada - all of it

    Posted

    "If you are travelling in excess of 40 km/hr you can be charged for excessive speed with a fine of $368.00 and points or if more then 60 km/hr $483.00 plus points. On top of the fine your car will be seized for 7 days, costing you storage and a tow bill."

    Um, I certainly plan on exceeding 40km/h and perhaps even 60. Hopefully Nelson RCMP needs to hire a (better) proofreader.

    Will be long trip to Nelson from Vancouver below 40 km/h...

    C

    Gsxr Mirrors On 6th Gen

    in Body and Paint

    Posted

    You know, for what it's worth, I wouldn't mind giving Wera's guys a shot at it. The design should not be picked up by anyone else. And, just for the record, at $180+, it is well over $200 for me in Canucks dollars, plus boots and shipping. Would be close to $300 actually, about $150 a side.

    This being said, it is your call but I want to say again that we appreciate all the time you have put in this project.

    C

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