Question for those of you following this thread: How important is the incorporation of a polyethylene (delrin) bumper?
Armando (our in-house Tech) and I have come up with a really nifty preliminary design that would allow for the bars to be "quick-released" to allow easier access to the fairing. It's not quite a cotter pin design but you'd only have to undo two external bolts per side to remove the bars; less than a 2 minute job per side. The great thing about this design is it would also allow for easy incorporation of an optional polyethylene bumper. Oh, and this design does not require drilling as of yet! We're really banging on all cylinders here today. I'll post some pictures once I have a bar bent and tack welded in place!
I really like the idea of a replaceable bumper. If the bike is dropped or knocked over in a parking-lot, I think the ability to replace a scratched up puck is more desirable than painting or replacing a bar.
I see what you're saying about mounting similar types of bumpers on the rear but I don't know if it'd be as easy as you're making it sound.
I received my rear guards yesterday and I was talking to another member about putting a bumper on it. I was thinking of attaching it with a hose clamp of some sort, or maybe the plastic wraps around the bar and basically snaps on covering several inches of an impact area. MCE could design and sell these pieces to go with the guards, as well as sell them separately.
Those rear guards ain't gonna win any beauty contests as they are let alone with some hose clamped bumpers added. Know wut I mean Vern?
You do realize how mechanically inept Jay is don't you. He is not the best guy for me to be bouncing design ideas off of in the first place.
I hear ya Conrad, but a small plastic sleeve would be cheaper to replace than buying new guards.
I hear ya Conrad, but a small plastic sleeve would be cheaper to replace than buying new guards.
You do realize how mechanically inept Jay is don't you. He is not the best guy for me to be bouncing design ideas off of in the first place.
I hear ya Conrad, but a small plastic sleeve would be cheaper to replace than buying new guards.
You do realize how mechanically inept Jay is don't you. He is not the best guy for me to be bouncing design ideas off of in the first place.
I know what you mean man, poor J. I'm thinking that he's had something bounced off of him once too many times.
I'll pipe down now and wait for pictures.
You guys are just halarious aren't ya!!
I can't help it if I don't want grease under my nails and want to keep my hands silky smooth for the ladies...
... What we're looking at for the front is something like this:http://www.budwig.com/round-polyethylene-feet.html. These would easily attach to an external bolt location that we've worked into the design of the bar itself so it looks like it belongs there, it's not just some plastic piece randomly hanging off the bar. ...
I think you're thought process is sound (from my perspective). NOT having pucks would not prevent me from buying a product, but having pucks that look odd WOULD prevent me from buying a product, if that makes sense.
Any idea how much TopBlock charges to replace just the plastic piece? If the set is nearly $700 you can bet it's a pretty penny to replace just the plastic piece.
$85 per (+ shipping from France of course), so call it about a hundred bucks per plastic piece. But I tell you what it beats the hell out of buying another entire set for $700...