Engine bars or not?!

[Mitch1100]

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[Motocod]

They look perfect - even have colour-matched hubs - where can I get a set?!

Nik

[Fw190]

Thank you - I had a look at their site, and I've sent them an email, so you never know. Really appreciate your input.

I'll check out Wunderlich too.

Nik

e-mail... to an Italian company

should hear from them by christmas...that's next christmas...

bugger, they're going to prove me wrong now eh

[Motocod]

Well funnily enough, an email just dropped in to my inbox, and it's good news - they're going to be making a batch again, and they'll be available by the end of the year. So probably worth hanging on, being as I'm unlikely to be doing much riding.

Nik

[RiceBurner]

The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.

However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.

Nik

I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?

[Motocod]

Thanks Riceburner. They look nice. Unfortunately I think the cost of tooling for new Aluminium castings would be prohibitively high - we'd need a substantial group of people to commit to buying to make it viable.

[Blackal]

Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al

[Dog Tyred]

Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al

Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.

As for the bars they look hideous

DT

[Blackal]

Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al

Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.

As for the bars they look hideous

DT

You're right on both counts................

The colour is very "Honda Deauville-esque"

Al

[Boxadog 2000]

The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.

However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.

Nik

I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?

I do believe that Steptoe has made patterns for these and has had them cast in aluminum.

[Motocod]

As it would happen I was just speaking with my boss about this earlier today. We certainly have the capability to make copies (castings) of existing parts, but it would require a group of people to buy-in to purchasing enough sets.