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Markvan · Guru

Cardboard Bashplate

Cubber · Super Guru

Why bother?

Just put it on as it is and it will work OK (as long as no rocks are met). biggrin biggrin

It would be lighter than an aluminium version and therefore give better m.p.g.

Seriously, it's the accepted way of making formers and templates - I've made a few engine plates for Tritons using cardboard, hardboard and plywood.

Be good to see the finished bash plate. aww

Martyn

petenz · Super Guru

Should be good...
Hope you find a better way to hold it on than what B&B use..
It's a royal pain in the a$$ with the 2 half loops they use
at the front... the rear left side one is no issue...

TTRfan · Super Guru

petenz wrote:
Hope you find a better way to hold it on than what B&B use..
It's a royal pain in the a$$ with the 2 half loops they use
at the front... the rear left side one is no issue...

I am glad it isn't just me that find those B&B "water pipe" fittings a real pain to get in place

Markvan's fitting points look a lot more practical biggrin

Brian

TT-R250M · Super Guru

I love the shape of the B&B Offroad bash plate but the fittings do leave a bit to be desired. I used rubber on the ''pipe mounts'' so it didn't rub the frame.

I cannot see what Brian is talking about as mine has the mounting point as shown in Markvan's picture with the M6 bolt. Can't see any mounts for the front, but hopefully it will be a better design?

Jarrah

TTRfan · Super Guru

Those side fixings look fine Jarrah.

I am sure the BB bashplates I have seen had pipe clips that fitted over the bottom rails rather than the more sensible side fixing with the bolts as on yours confuse

Brian

petenz · Super Guru

They do under the engine sprocket & the front ... 3 clamps plus one 6mm bolt

TT-R250M · Super Guru

petenz wrote:
They do under the engine sprocket & the front ... 3 clamps plus one 6mm bolt

Correct! wink

TDVT · Senior Member

The skid plates here in the US all use those pipe clamps too.

They are such a pain I ended up welding a small plate with two studs, across the two cradle tubes, right where they meet the main square front down tube. I still have clamps in the back but I would like to weld on side tabs like the B&B to get rid of all the clamps altogether. I also used some slit heater hose to cushion all the mounting points.

Markvan · Guru

Been playing with cardboard again. Im not the sharpest tool in the shed , nor do i own many.

Just testing front mounts for the bash plate.

TTRfan · Super Guru

In my opinion this is the preferred type of front fixing:

Front mounting.JPG

TTR bashplate bracket.jpg

These are the fittings I have issues with:

Sumpguard_clip 008.jpg

Markvan · Guru

I do like the tottally ttr's bashplate. My currency converter from 90 pounds UK

to auzzy dollar says 159 dollars. Do you think thats close. Maybe a price delivered

to Tweed Heads Australia. 2486. Thnx.

TTRfan · Super Guru

Markvan wrote:
I do like the tottally ttr's bashplate. My currency converter from 90 pounds UK
to auzzy dollar says 159 dollars. Do you think thats close. Maybe a price delivered
to Tweed Heads Australia. 2486. Thnx.

Shipping to AU is ludicrously expensive for the bashplate - £44.50 - making the total £136.50.

It's the size rather than the weight that puts the shipping price up but there is plenty of spare for any other parts to be included in the parcel which would effectively be shipped "free" wink

I use this currency converter - http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

However, PayPal use their own conversion which is pretty close to that.

Brian

Markvan · Guru

Thanks Brian. There are many TTR items id like. I will see how my budget goes

and maybe by my bike a xmas present.

TTRfan · Super Guru

How about something like this to sort your front end mount Mark? It means you only need a flat surface to drill two holes in to attach the bashplate to the bracket biggrin

I have put an M8 bolt in just to show the scale of the bracket which attaches to the bracket at the bottom of the frame tube.

Front bashplate mount.jpg

Front bashplate mount 2.jpg

I am pretty sure they were made out of stainless and are quite well put together. I have a few of these surplus and one could be yours for the cost of packing and shipping wink

My recollection is that you have to be careful putting a right angle bend in a short section of ali as it has a tendency to fracture so be careful on bending up the side mounts. I have an alternative to the dreaded pipe clips that I will post up later.

Brian

TT-R250M · Super Guru

TTRfan wrote:
I have an alternative to the dreaded pipe clips that I will post up later.
Brian

Thank the lord (those pipe fittings are ANNOYING) hahaha biggrin biggrin biggrin

TTRfan · Super Guru

TT-R250M wrote:

TTRfan wrote:
I have an alternative to the dreaded pipe clips that I will post up later.
Brian
Thank the lord (those pipe fittings are ANNOYING) hahaha

biggrin biggrin biggrin They don'y annoy me Jarrah coz I ain't using any biggrin biggrin biggrin

TTRfan · Super Guru

TTRfan wrote:
I have an alternative to the dreaded pipe clips that I will post up later.
Brian

Sorry for the delay - I got waylaid by other jobs but here is the promised pic of a possible alternative to the dreaded pipe clip that some owners find so annoying wink

bashplate clip.jpg

The clip goes over the frame rail but I can't recall in which direction i.e. whether the bolt was inside or outside the rail disbelief

My guess is that it would have been inside in which case, if I was going to use these clips, I would probably put a nut underneath the top of the clamp and really tighten it up so the bolt doesn't fall out when attaching the sump guard.

I got a couple of these spare if they are likely to be of use?

Brian

TT-R250M · Super Guru

There is a god

Thanks, Brian

I emailed B&B Offroad Engineering to see if they can rectify the problem, so all you Australians keep your fingers crossed. I hope they get this issue sorted soon as I need a bashplate for my WR400F.

Jarrah

TT-R250M · Super Guru

After emailing B&B Offroad, they have decided to make a change of mounts. I am unsure of what the change will be but I'll keep yaz all posted.

Enjoy!

Jarrah

TT-R250M · Super Guru

I heard back from B&B Offroad today, they have an order of front brackets on the way from the laser cutter. I got quoted AU $20.00 each, anyone who wants them contact B&B Offroad, they will have them available shortly.

Yay, finally a change in mounting, and to think that I had something to do with it, AWESOME......

Jarrah

TTRfan · Super Guru

Well done Jarrah - customer power biggrin biggrin

Markvan · Guru

Recevied brackets from Brian. (Thank you ) Front one already mounted on the frame. Think i will have the only checker plate bash plate around. Side protection yet to be done as i couldnt take the TTR to the welder and had to do it in sections with my cardboard cut outs.

Markvan · Guru

-- Edited by Cubber on Saturday 2nd of November 2013 05:29:47 PM

TT-R250M · Super Guru

TT-R250M wrote:
I heard back from B&B Offroad today, they have an order of front brackets on the way from the laser cutter. I got quoted AU $20.00 each, anyone who wants them contact B&B Offroad, they will have them available shortly.
Yay, finally a change in mounting, and to think that I had something to do with it, AWESOME......
Jarrah

Late update on brackets- B&B Offroad have them in stock.

Sorry I didn't update the info sooner, I forgot all about this thread lol smile

Jarrah

Markvan · Guru

The finished checker plate bashplate. Added sound deadning as i read of echo sounds happinging with bashplates. ( hope Cubber can fix my photos. Thnx )