Triumphrat

GrayMitchell · 02-02-2007

Thought I would show this off. Ordered a sheet of 12x12 aluminum...cost $13. It's 1/8in. thick and was a beast to bend into shape...

also added this little touch...

Normandy · 02-02-2007

Nice job, looks good but as a skid plate it should be steel.

Whitehurst · 02-02-2007

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On 2007-02-02 10:27, Normandy wrote:
Nice job, looks good but as a skid plate it should be steel.

Why? its for protection not skidding over rocks like if it was made for a truck...

I want one - fricken nice bro...

GrayMitchell · 02-02-2007

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On 2007-02-02 10:27, Normandy wrote:
Nice job, looks good but as a skid plate it should be steel.

Thought about that....but then I would have to paint to prevent rust.

kliff · 02-02-2007

Looks good, very good. Been thinking of something similar to protect the lower oil line from debris kicked up by the front tire.

mase · 02-02-2007

GROUP BUY!

greyplague · 02-02-2007

After scraping pounds of mud from in between the starter motor and the oil return pipe I made up about the same: piece of 2mm stainless (swapped for some old copper cables at the junkyard ), some leftover Triumph Legend bolts (fasteners chrome rear fender supports ) wich made it for free! The frame crosspiece is still in place. No aluminium used : humidity+ steel+ naked alu creates lovely cauliflower effects in winter ( salt ). I remember my '76 Bonnie: it would have fractured the metal in no time with it's vibes, hence the 4 bolts on the T100.

[ This message was edited by: greyplague on 2007-02-02 14:22 ]

OldSkoolFool · 02-02-2007

Looks nice. I'd like to see a pic of the whole bike from a angled front view to see how it looks with the rest of the bike.

modre · 02-02-2007

very clean...very nice.

you might want to anchor the rear so the vibration doesn't result in metal fatigue.

make a simple band (1" X 1/8" strap) around the frame (both sides) that bolts to the plate (looks like "P"...flat part down against the plate)

you don't want that vibrating on the mount alone I see.

GrayMitchell · 02-02-2007

Good idea Modre! Its on there pretty tightly....wonder if it would work to just put some rubber strips on the bottom between the plate and frame???