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7 Mar 2009
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I don't think you need the chair. Plywood is really easy to shape, just soak the wood in water for a couple of days until it is soft enough to bend it to the shape you want. Bend it over something which has the form you want the plate to be and fixate it with a clamp or whatever suits. Than leave it to dry completely, you can put it close to the radiator or something but do not try to dry the wood to quickly, e.g. by using a heat gun.
You don't need really thick wood, 4mm should be ok. It you want to laminate it with glassfibre 1.5 - 2 mm should do.
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26 Mar 2009
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OK this is my personal simplistic view...
Owed a favour.... mate works in SS.... free bash plate to my spec...
Bit of a no brainer IMO. Weight means nothing taken out of context... you ride in mud, bike gains 10kg, rider fat(ish) like myself...few kg you can't shift quickly... bash plate a bit heavy, doesn't even count in my books.... especially as it'll be a top class job, not the garbage welding you pay for off the 'net. Get your mate to machine some location clamps that are fixed to the frame & you have a bargain.
RTS
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i agree, go with the ss as i dont think you can have a guard thats too strong, just mount it on rubber mounts, that will help take the shock from impacts.
Iv used both steel and alloy tank guards on my rally car and the steel lasted alot longer against the gravel rash and also never got bent half as bad.
as for composit materials, they are great for impacts but get very shredded and look real tatty after very few scrapes, but if you put a thin alloy protector over the composit guard then you have the best guard available. (short of titanium)
cheers
chris
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