Oil cooler stone guard - Page 3

Mr Gazza · 19-04-2021, 08:34 PM

Thanks for the compliments Crust.

Lodger, you have a pm.

I've often thought it's more trouble to hold the second class mail back, but then it probably takes second place if there is a lot of mail, when first class would get priority?
Anyway I think second class rocks..

the lodger · 19-04-2021, 09:08 PM

Mr G

Hopefully I have sent you my contact details and some money but if you don't get both please let me know!

crust · 19-04-2021, 07:37 PM

Got mine today as well!

And a proper quality piece of kit it is

the lodger · 19-04-2021, 08:03 PM

I'll have one please MrG. How do I pay you ? Thanks

SteveP · 22-04-2021, 06:24 PM

Yes please I would like to purchase one, PM the relevant details please , many thanks, Steve.

yellowfever · 29-04-2021, 12:47 PM

Hi Gary, mine arrived safe and sound today, it looks a quality piece and the packaging, as other have mentioned, was very well done.

Many thanks.

Mr Gazza · 29-04-2021, 03:23 PM

Glad it reached you okay without getting snagged up in customs, just a week to travel less distance than to Scotland too!

Thanks for the compliments, they're a bit tricky to wrap up with the sharp brackets poking out, hence the bit of wood.
Are you going to paint yours Yellow?

yellowfever · 29-04-2021, 05:55 PM

Tempting! But no, think it’s going to stay au naturelle!

Mr Gazza · 15-06-2021, 09:24 AM

I'm happy to pack a guard in my luggage for the Weekender if anyone going fancies one?
Save the postage and protect from Cumbrian rocks..

900Rebuilder · 04-10-2022, 10:35 AM

I'll have one of these please

Do they come in black at all?

Mr Gazza · 04-10-2022, 12:28 PM

Thanks Ben, I'll send you a pm.
I've only got them in naked Stainless Steel I'm afraid.
They would chemically blacken okay I imagine, but I think you would find that uneconomical to do just one unless you have a bucketful of other bits to do. I believe you can get chemical blackening kits, but not sure for Stainless?

All I can suggest is a blast of Hammerite, but I suspect that it will be prone to chipping and leaving bright spots since if it's doing its job, it will be taking knocks from stones and chippings.

900Rebuilder · 04-10-2022, 12:30 PM

Do you think it would powder coat ok?

Mr Gazza · 04-10-2022, 12:37 PM

I didn't think of that, but again it would have to be in a batch to be economical.

I'm not sure if the coating would try and bridge the holes in the mesh or form blobs or webs at all those little joins. I'm sure a good powder coater would know just how much to put on to make a good job?

900Rebuilder · 04-10-2022, 12:56 PM

Money sent thanks!

Got loads to coat so will include with everything else and see what they say when I get around to that stage

Mr Gazza · 13-10-2022, 07:41 AM

I decided to upgrade these guards by supplying them with replacement screws in A2-70 stainless steel. We found that the original screws are quite short in the first place sometimes and are too short with the addition of just a 1.5mm thick bracket.
So, I've rectified this with the screw length fitted to the later SS models, which also hold a fairing bracket.. Sorted.

Kits now come to £31 posted, including screws and take into account postage increases.

19-04-2021, 08:34 PM	#1
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	Thanks for the compliments Crust. Lodger, you have a pm. I've often thought it's more trouble to hold the second class mail back, but then it probably takes second place if there is a lot of mail, when first class would get priority? Anyway I think second class rocks.. __________________

19-04-2021, 09:08 PM	#2
the lodger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Chorley Bike: M900 Posts: 160	Mr G Hopefully I have sent you my contact details and some money but if you don't get both please let me know! __________________ Contents may settle !

19-04-2021, 08:03 PM	#4
the lodger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Chorley Bike: M900 Posts: 160	I'll have one please MrG. How do I pay you ? Thanks __________________ Contents may settle !

29-04-2021, 03:23 PM	#7
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	Glad it reached you okay without getting snagged up in customs, just a week to travel less distance than to Scotland too! Thanks for the compliments, they're a bit tricky to wrap up with the sharp brackets poking out, hence the bit of wood. Are you going to paint yours Yellow? __________________

15-06-2021, 09:24 AM	#9
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	I'm happy to pack a guard in my luggage for the Weekender if anyone going fancies one? Save the postage and protect from Cumbrian rocks.. __________________

19-04-2021, 07:37 PM	#3
crust rattles when he walks Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around Bike: M900 Posts: 1,065	Got mine today as well! And a proper quality piece of kit it is

22-04-2021, 06:24 PM	#5
SteveP Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: IPSWICH Bike: S2r Posts: 29	Yes please I would like to purchase one, PM the relevant details please , many thanks, Steve.

29-04-2021, 12:47 PM	#6
yellowfever Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 173	Hi Gary, mine arrived safe and sound today, it looks a quality piece and the packaging, as other have mentioned, was very well done. Many thanks.

29-04-2021, 05:55 PM	#8
yellowfever Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 173	Tempting! But no, think it’s going to stay au naturelle!

04-10-2022, 10:35 AM	#10
900Rebuilder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Beeston Bike: M900 Posts: 306	I'll have one of these please Do they come in black at all? __________________ Ducati Monster 900 - Yamaha tdr125 & dt200wr - Ford GPW

04-10-2022, 12:28 PM	#11
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	Thanks Ben, I'll send you a pm. I've only got them in naked Stainless Steel I'm afraid. They would chemically blacken okay I imagine, but I think you would find that uneconomical to do just one unless you have a bucketful of other bits to do. I believe you can get chemical blackening kits, but not sure for Stainless? All I can suggest is a blast of Hammerite, but I suspect that it will be prone to chipping and leaving bright spots since if it's doing its job, it will be taking knocks from stones and chippings. __________________

04-10-2022, 12:30 PM	#12
900Rebuilder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Beeston Bike: M900 Posts: 306	Do you think it would powder coat ok? __________________ Ducati Monster 900 - Yamaha tdr125 & dt200wr - Ford GPW

04-10-2022, 12:37 PM	#13
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	I didn't think of that, but again it would have to be in a batch to be economical. I'm not sure if the coating would try and bridge the holes in the mesh or form blobs or webs at all those little joins. I'm sure a good powder coater would know just how much to put on to make a good job? __________________

04-10-2022, 12:56 PM	#14
900Rebuilder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Beeston Bike: M900 Posts: 306	Money sent thanks! Got loads to coat so will include with everything else and see what they say when I get around to that stage __________________ Ducati Monster 900 - Yamaha tdr125 & dt200wr - Ford GPW

13-10-2022, 07:41 AM	#15
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,855	I decided to upgrade these guards by supplying them with replacement screws in A2-70 stainless steel. We found that the original screws are quite short in the first place sometimes and are too short with the addition of just a 1.5mm thick bracket. So, I've rectified this with the screw length fitted to the later SS models, which also hold a fairing bracket.. Sorted. Kits now come to £31 posted, including screws and take into account postage increases. __________________