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Pannier fitting heat shield
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:56 am
by roadburner
Started fitting my pannier rails earlier and most of it is straight forward but I'm struggling to figure out whether the heat shield on the left side goes back on, and how. I could wait for the fitting instructions to arrive , but they're on back order from Germany (at the astronomical cost of 50p + vat), and I want to go away this weekend. Its a boxer cup with de-cat pipe if that makes any difference
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:09 pm
by Dog Tyred
Fitted mine recently and the heat shield does not go back on. Just keep it somewhere safe!!
DT
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:56 pm
by dave the german
+1
The fitting instructions aren't great
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:01 pm
by roadburner
Thanks for the answers, that's pretty much what I expected. I would like to keep the heat shield, as I'm sure there's a reason that BMW put it there in the first place. Not bothered about the pillion getting hot legs, but don't want the paint to blister. Its already happening on the belly pan.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:31 am
by dave the german
The heat shield isn't supposed to be fitted with the pannier rails - don't know why but it just isn't. You weren't heading north on the M6 near Charnock Richard services on Wednesday night just after 8pm were you? RWB Boxercup going north with panniers and top box on
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:08 am
by roadburner
No, wasn't me on Wednesday, but its amazing how many of these you see considering that there's only supposed to be 40 left on uk roads. I spent 3 months until I found a RWB BCR, and then saw another one at devils bridge on the day I bought it.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:14 am
by dave the german
About 6 or 7 years ago I used to see a RWB Boxercup around Carlisle - never got to find out it was someone from here
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:27 am
by Blackal
dave the german wrote:About 6 or 7 years ago I used to see a RWB Boxercup around Carlisle - never got to find out it was someone from here
Are you pining?
Al
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:07 pm
by roadburner
dave the german wrote:About 6 or 7 years ago I used to see a RWB Boxercup around Carlisle - never got to find out it was someone from here
I saw that for sale about that time, went to the dealer next day, and he'd already sold it. Its taken me that long to finally get my hands on one
Mine's intact
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 1:53 am
by Mitch1100
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:28 pm
by dave the german
Blackal wrote:dave the german wrote:About 6 or 7 years ago I used to see a RWB Boxercup around Carlisle - never got to find out it was someone from here
Are you pining?
Al
naw - not really
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:30 pm
by dave the german
roadburner wrote:dave the german wrote:About 6 or 7 years ago I used to see a RWB Boxercup around Carlisle - never got to find out it was someone from here
I saw that for sale about that time, went to the dealer next day, and he'd already sold it. Its taken me that long to finally get my hands on one
Now you mention it, I went into Hein Gericke in Carlisle and he asked me if I'd just bought mine from a dealer in Carlisle
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:39 pm
by roadburner
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Now you mention it, I went into Hein Gericke in Carlisle and he asked me if I'd just bought mine from a dealer in Carlisle[/quote]
That may well have been me, I ran that store from 2004-2007.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:51 pm
by Blackal
Do the two of you have an "our tune"..........
Al
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:46 pm
by dave the german
roadburner wrote:[quote="
Now you mention it, I went into Hein Gericke in Carlisle and he asked me if I'd just bought mine from a dealer in Carlisle
That may well have been me, I ran that store from 2004-2007.[/quote]
It probably was you then - did you have a Kawasaki? can't remember the model