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+3simbo Mr Intruder chrisabbott 7 posters | Author | Message |
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chrisabbott Member
| Subject: Ebay engine bars Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:34 pm | |
| Hi all has anyone bought a set of the cheap engine bars on ebay, i bought a set a few months ago and they did not seem to fit so i got my money back have noticed they having been selling, so someone must have got these to fit....
( - Ebay LINK - ) and a different seller ( - LINK - )
Last edited by chrisabbott on Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:17 pm; edited 1 time in total | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:12 pm | |
| Give us some info on them chris or a link at least mate to the ones you talk of or we are totally flummoxed. | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:56 pm | |
| Mick might have some of those? Not the best fit for sure, but they'll protect the bike in case of a spill, Like Dave says, a Link would be nice, just to confirm | |
| | | Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:09 pm | |
| - simbo wrote:
- Mick might have some of those? Not the best fit for sure, but they'll protect the bike in case of a spill, Like Dave says, a Link would be nice, just to confirm
Yes Sim, you're right, those are the one's that I bought. Originally when I tried to fit them they would only fit if I completely removed the radiator cover, which was no use at all. Couldn't get the top holes to line up with the holes in the frame. The next day, I used some gentle persuasion with a 2lb lump hammer and about twenty minutes later I managed to get them lined up enough to fit , although I did end up creasing the tube slightly during my efforts. I did think about sending them back originally but then I got my temper up and just belted them until they went on - I'm normally a placid type of bloke but that Sunday morning I just thought "fuck it " ! | |
| | | chrisabbott Member
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:23 pm | |
| Have put the ebay number on, thanks mick .... | |
| | | Lowey Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:27 am | |
| If you buy something cheap, you get something cheap, usually. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:07 am | |
| Thanks for editing the post Chris. As Mick has said, the only way of getting those to fit is by hitting them. That's a very poor part. Saying that though, if you can persuade them to fit it would be better than none on. My bike would of been a total write off if it didn't have engine bars in addition to the other points it hit in my rta. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:33 pm | |
| Its an awkward situation really, great if you can make them fit at that price but a twat if you cant | |
| | | Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:09 pm | |
| - Lowey wrote:
- If you buy something cheap, you get something cheap, usually.
Yep, you're right mate .... I didn't expect them to be 1st class quality or to fit perfectly first time but I didn't expect it to be as difficult as it was to get them to fit - typical Chinese import stuff. I bought from the second seller, but they were about £50 with free postage ..... Same horse, different colour | |
| | | bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:59 pm | |
| Bit like my sissy bar.... Came from usa, but I thnk it's probably chinese.... Goes rusty if it gets wet, and no matter how many combinations of sitting the fender rails inside/outside the backrest/separate rack, none of the spacings were quite right.
Sometimes when it's just 'a weekend toy' it's hard to justify paying top dollar for bits and pieces. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Ebay engine bars Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:03 pm | |
| I always treat things with respect like that that are cheap, lots of wd lots of the time should help keep them OK. Good quality can be left alone a lot of the time, cheap shite needs to be loved up to keep it looking good | |
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