Graham, that's an excellent idea.HotrodMamma.
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Rogers
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:08 AM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Body panel question
I used velcro on my GoldWing side covers. It works wherever the panel makes
contact with the frame - and where it doesn't it's easy to attach something to
the frame with a radiator hose so it makes contact with the panel. Buy the
velcro tabs where both tabs have one side sticky, Graham
On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Kyle Munz wrote:
I've often wondered about glassing some hard drive magnets onto the back
side of my panel to see if that would make them stick on better. Another friend
of mine actually threads a small bit of fishing line through one stud and ties
the other end to the frame so if it does fall off it won't go far.
-Kyle
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Graham Mitchell <cakra...@gmail.com> wrote:
On second thought, I always thought that those panels could be better
fastened with hinges, that screw off for removal. Since you're motivated to do
something, and have an otherwise junk panel, to improve it (read:hack-job) you
could try Ace Hardware for some big 2" door hinges and cut them down.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Graham Mitchell <cakra...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Kyle,
Well dude, with that description you might have convinced me that
unless you start appreciating flapping body panels that one might not be
fixable. lol
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com> wrote:
It's not just missing studs that are the issue. The person who owned
the bike ahead of me melted the panel so it really doesn't fit well
without some wire holding it on.
Thanks for the idea though.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:36 AM, cakra...@gmail.com
<cakra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to add to this that I had some success repairing one of
> the plastic mounting studs on the inside of my '86 CB700SC. The
> rearward stud on the left side busted from... stuff, and i lost the
> piece too. I waited it out for the OE rubber grommet piece to come
in
> the mail. I went to Motorcycles Unlimited, in Stanton, CA and found
a
> similar, but longer stud off an old Yamaha I think. I stuck the
hack-
> job together using some bent welding rod for support, and Permatex
2-
> part plastic weld epoxy and my Dremmel for a custom fit. The
grommet
> was like two or three dollars and I had the other stuff so this
> repair, although time consuming, is super low cost. For alteration
of
> body panels... good luck hotrod..
>
> On Mar 10, 10:10 pm, "Creative Residential Designs"
> <finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote:
>> No can do partner. It's PLASTIC. You can go pound one out of sheet
metal and
>> weld some tabs on. Get out your calculator and ruler..Hotrod.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kyle K.K." <not.chr...@gmail.com>
>> To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Body panel question
>>
>> > I'd be willing to modify the body panel. I'm just tired of my
right
>> > side panel almost falling off.
>>
>> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Dennis Hammerl
<blues...@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Why don't you check an on-line Honda parts look-up and see if
both parts
>> >> have the same number ? (hint... they don't)
>>
>> >> --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> From: Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Body panel question
>> >> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
>> >> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9:28 AM
>>
>> >> Anyone know if a right hand side 650 side panel will work (with
>> >> modification if need be) on an '83 550?
>>
>> >> -Kyle
>
> >
>
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