Belly pan fixings - part 2 - The rear

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:36 pm

Right here goes. Took a lot of thought and trial and error but in the end these turned out much simpler than the front.

Here's a sketch and list of materials that you'll need

Both fixings use the holes in the frame for the centre stand. Mine did not have the bushes in place, if your do then you can either remove them or use a smaller domed rubber washer.

This is the assembly for the clutch side fixing. I had to open out the hole through the domed rubber washer with a drill bit to accept the threaded rod.

And this is how it is assembled.

The domed rubber washer is to locate the assembly centrally as well as absorb some of the inevitable vibration. It is oversized to the hole and when the assembly is tightened up will fit snugly as you can see in the picture below.

Oops!! Spot the deliberate mistake from the previous picture. There is now an extra nut and washer appeared.

This is the assembly for the throttle side fixing. Again open out the hole through the domed rubber washer with a drill bit to accept the threaded rod.

This shows how it is assembled

Start by threading the two nuts at the left hand end of the rod and lock tightly together by turning towards each other. Place the 32mm washer and domed rubber washer and thread through the centre stand hole towards the outside of the bike. Thread another 32mm washer and two more nuts onto the rod, ensure that the rod is central in the hole and and tighten the first nut then lock the second nut onto it. As shown below. (note for clarity you cannot see one of the nuts on the left hand side of the picture, but it is there)

Then thread two more nuts onto the rod and again lock together by turning tightly towards each other leaving approximately 15mm of the rod exposed. Thread another 32mm washer and a 25mm rubber washer onto the end and you will have an assembly like this.

Each side should now have approximately 10-12mm of thread exposed at the end. The bellypan can now be fitted by springing the sides apart to fit the rear mounting holes over the rear fixings. It will then look like this...

....and this

Fit a washer and nylon lock nut loosely on either side, screw the front fixings into place and then using a 10mm spanner or preferably socket tighten the rear nylon lock nuts.

And you then have a nice secure bellypan. Ready for removal and painting.

PS Does anyone have a spare set of rocker covers in good condition

plivez · Post by **plivez** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:44 pm

Can't see any of the pics!

Red Fokker · Post by **Red Fokker** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:20 pm

pictures from part 1 also seem to have gone "belly up". Does this mean theres a problem with the image hosting software? - they were there the other day.

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:21 pm

Plivez

They appear ok when I open it up.

Might be your browser / settings

Can you see them on the earlier thread 'part 1'?
Anyone else having problems seeing the pics?

Nick

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:22 pm

They were there when I typed the previous post, now 20 seconds later they're not

Looks like a site problem I think

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:23 pm

Now they're back again

WTF is going on

NA1959 · Post by **NA1959** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:40 pm

Super advice and pic's

throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:21 pm

Here's mine in the same unpainted state, but I used the original BMW mounting kit.

Off to the painters this week.

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:27 pm

Throttlemiester

Are those two different yellows or is the lighting playing tricks

Oh.. and what is that stand sitting on the lift.

I've seen a similar one on an American site but yours has a Union Jack sticker on it. Who makes it and how much?

Nick

throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:36 pm

Yeah, the lighting is playing tricks.

Having the camera still in a custom, pretty saturated landscape (color) mode didn't help either.

It's a bike grab, from On Bike (http://www.on-bike.com/) in Tamworth, UK. Excellent piece of kit. It is bolted to the lift with an optional quick release plate, which allows us to take it on or off in seconds. It is adjustable so it can hold the bike at the front or rear. Price is £89.95.

Dave, the owner, is also a pleasure to deal with. Very high service.

Highly recommended.

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:42 pm

Off to the painters this week.

Doing mine myself as I used to do a bit of spraying many many years ago. It took a lot of work to prepare if you are fussy about the prep. Ready now for priming after what seemed like hours of filling and rubbing down the underside which was quite uneven.

Just waiting for some slightly warmer weather now as it's been too bl**dy cold for spraying in the garage and the missus won't let me spray it in the kitchen for some reason

Does anyone out there know how long I ought to leave the paintwork to harden before applying the vinyl stickers?

throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:39 am

Yeah, I am quite sure I will never be able to get it as nice as a professional painter so I am not even going to try. And I hate doing the prep.

What color are you going to paint it?

skiddy boxers · Post by **skiddy boxers** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:42 am

My bike is the Yellow / Black colour scheme. Bellypan will be in black, followed by black wheels when I find in my area who can do them.

Nick

throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:54 am

Ah, same as mine. Except my pan will be yellow as my grey/yellow is reverse from your black/yellow.