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2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Yup...although...I had forgotten that I said that.....but with hindsight....your bike is lovely and bone stock standard....mine.....just about everything has been changed

brian · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

You'll have to pull harder Brian....not only did the chain to yank snap a ling time ago.....out of reach but for the tallest.....but the mechanism seized up also

welshlamb · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:12 pm Post subject:

The seat bolts delivered to coaters yesterday. The last two weeks he has had a family death, one staff member at his main business left, one was sacked and he got an infection and is on antibiotics. Cutting some slack seems appropriate.

Should get them back within a week. Note that the thread major diameter has been cut at mid tolerance to DIN spec. The plastic ones I measured were just about below min diameter . If the thread is a little tight on insertion on your bike I suggest tapping out the frame thread (M10 X 1.5). To clear out any accumulated crud.
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barnmankit · Joined: 23 Nov 2014 Posts: 97 Location: Pyrenees, France

Thanks for the update. I'm not in any rush personally
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1998 Bimota DB2 edizione finale naked
1976 BMW R75/6 tractor (for sale)
ICE recumbent trike
A shed full of bicycles

"We're each given one small grain of madness - if we lose it, we're nothing." Robin Williams

welshlamb · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:58 pm Post subject:

So, two weeks on and today the coater advises me his black paint is out of date validity and because he has decided to stop his cerakote business at the end this week (News to me!) , he wont be ordering any more. Parts are in the post back to me!

I’ve already contacted another coater fora quote/lead time and will advise asap.

Sorry folks!
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brian · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia

No worries for me Lamby…. thanks for all of the running around you're doing!
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Piso · Joined: 12 Aug 2012 Posts: 70 Location: Stockholm

No worries - hang in there. Again, many thanks for arranging!

We might all end up following the trend setter 2bims having shiny fasteners.... Smile

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Current rides: Db2 Tricolore, Ducati 999S -06, Tesi 3D Naked, BMW K1200S, Harley-Davidson Breakout

TVRRICH · Joined: 05 Feb 2016 Posts: 211 Location: Coventry UK

No worries from me either.

welshlamb · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks for your patience folks. My original source was a hobby/business and happy to do small items/batches. Most larger coaters won't or have higher minimum prices. Anyway have now found someone who'll do the seat fasteners (just a little bit reluctantly!) so I should deliver them to their premises tomorrow. Slowly, slowly....!
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TVRRICH · Joined: 05 Feb 2016 Posts: 211 Location: Coventry UK

Thanks for the update Ralph

welshlamb · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:06 pm Post subject:

we started with this

Then made these

and finally we have arrived at this!!

Just got these back this afternoon from the Cerakoters and wanted to reassure folks.. [photo now updated 25th to show true colour..stand easy troops! the white line is where they wind a wire around to hang them for spraying]

Will be contacting everyone with payment details and get them on their way to folks over the next few days. Got there in the end!
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Piso · Joined: 12 Aug 2012 Posts: 70 Location: Stockholm

Looks stunning!
Thank you so much!
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Current rides: Db2 Tricolore, Ducati 999S -06, Tesi 3D Naked, BMW K1200S, Harley-Davidson Breakout

TVRRICH · Joined: 05 Feb 2016 Posts: 211 Location: Coventry UK

Thanks for all the effort Welshlamb much appreciated

barnmankit · Joined: 23 Nov 2014 Posts: 97 Location: Pyrenees, France

Great job welshlamb, along with everyone else, thanks for your efforts. Just a simple question: have you tested one in place to check the threads etc? Have a good weekend! Kit
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1998 Bimota DB2 edizione finale naked
1976 BMW R75/6 tractor (for sale)
ICE recumbent trike
A shed full of bicycles

"We're each given one small grain of madness - if we lose it, we're nothing." Robin Williams