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Offline jon stead

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What colour?
« on: June 26, 2018, 03:49:21 PM »
Lost my left side cover today so I’ve ordered a replacement, second hand one, from the States, that I will need to get painted.

I assumed my bike, a 1973, US, K2, was flake sunrise orange, but can I just check with you guys.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2018, 04:16:25 PM »
If it has a metal flake yes thats it, panel is same as 500 but the 550 badge is not easy to get

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2018, 04:31:54 PM »
Bryan that is a 500
Love the 500 and 550 have a 500 called Lazarus under restoration

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2018, 04:50:46 PM »
If it has a metal flake yes thats it, panel is same as 500 but the 550 badge is not easy to get

It is a 500 Bryan. The cover I’ve orderec is coming with the 500 badge attached
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2018, 07:03:07 AM »
Thought that colour was only 550 so didnt look that close

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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2018, 04:30:34 PM »
Knocked this up out of an empty Quality Street tin (plastic). Had to add the logo by hand, otherwise hard to tell the difference from the original, cough, cough!

Replacement is on its way.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2018, 04:31:47 PM »
I've seen worse on Ebay  :P
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2018, 05:07:22 PM »
Knocked this up out of an empty Quality Street tin (plastic). Had to add the logo by hand, otherwise hard to tell the difference from the original, cough, cough!

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2018, 05:35:49 PM »
Would you believe it, just as I was posting my quality, Quality Street, replacement, picture above, a mate knocks and he’s only gone and found it. He knew roughly where I’d lost it and was driving that way today. He said he thought he’d seen it on the verge and pulled in at the next lay-by. He walked back to what he’d seen and it was a Macdonalds bag. He turned to go back to his car and there was the side cover, upside down, so not showing the colour. I’m over the moon.

Guess I can always put my mock up on eBay
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2018, 05:52:58 PM »
That was lucky last year my dad lost a hub cap off the car he stopped almost instantly to retrieve it only to watch a car smash it to pieces.  ::) no need it was easily avoidable

Don't forget to say its a pre production panel on your ad some Muppet will buy it. 
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2018, 07:39:23 AM »
Would you believe it, just as I was posting my quality, Quality Street, replacement, picture above, a mate knocks and he’s only gone and found it. He knew roughly where I’d lost it and was driving that way today. He said he thought he’d seen it on the verge and pulled in at the next lay-by. He walked back to what he’d seen and it was a Macdonalds bag. He turned to go back to his car and there was the side cover, upside down, so not showing the colour. I’m over the moon.

Guess I can always put my mock up on eBay

Get some new mounting rubbers or it will fall off again  ;)

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« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2018, 09:23:23 AM »
Would you believe it, just as I was posting my quality, Quality Street, replacement, picture above, a mate knocks and he’s only gone and found it. He knew roughly where I’d lost it and was driving that way today. He said he thought he’d seen it on the verge and pulled in at the next lay-by. He walked back to what he’d seen and it was a Macdonalds bag. He turned to go back to his car and there was the side cover, upside down, so not showing the colour. I’m over the moon.

Guess I can always put my mock up on eBay

Get some new mounting rubbers or it will fall off again  ;)

Yes, that’s what I thought as well.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2018, 10:11:23 AM »
Would you believe it, just as I was posting my quality, Quality Street, replacement, picture above, a mate knocks and he’s only gone and found it. He knew roughly where I’d lost it and was driving that way today. He said he thought he’d seen it on the verge and pulled in at the next lay-by. He walked back to what he’d seen and it was a Macdonalds bag. He turned to go back to his car and there was the side cover, upside down, so not showing the colour. I’m over the moon.

Guess I can always put my mock up on eBay

Get some new mounting rubbers or it will fall off again  ;)

Yes, that’s what I thought as well.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2018, 03:27:37 PM »
I was thinking of fixing some kind of short wire to the rear of the panels attached around the frame so if they do fall off they cant go anywhere.

Maybe using something like that pvc coated thin steel wire they sell in B&Q
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2018, 06:19:37 PM »
I was thinking of fixing some kind of short wire to the rear of the panels attached around the frame so if they do fall off they cant go anywhere.

Maybe using something like that pvc coated thin steel wire they sell in B&Q

Yes, I’d thought of some secondary retention device. One that you can’t see when the cover is on. I was thinking of using 3mm elasticated cord.
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