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plastic chainguard renovation
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
As it's related just started cleaning my 500 chaincase - I suspect it has been painted as big sheets of black paint like material came off when I cleaned it in carb solution. Side sheets rubbed off easily top section just like photo - rubbed off easily.
There are some pretty good paints around these days that stay on flexible plastic such as spoilers & car bumpers - expensive though.
Has anyone tried the U -tube trick to replace missing plastic?
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looks like paint by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
a small bit missing by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
mickwinf:
A few ideas to try, thanks. I did have to rub it down with abrasive as was quite rough (as most things were on Lazarus) so will experiment and report.
Oddjob:
Got to be honest here and say I always hated the plastic chainguard on the 500, looked cheap and tacky to me. When the 550F came out with a chrome one the first thing I did was to see if I could get it to fit the 500 and pleased to say it does fit with a little modding. Never gone back to the plastic one and I severely doubt I ever will.
This is the only picture I can find with it fitted and even then it's not a great pic.
This was just after the bike being removed from the Utility room I mentioned in another thread, you can see the Atrium behind it, the room is to the right and the coal hole was to the left, the bike was wearing a very old seat and shocks just so I could sit on it, it's not even been on the road at this point. Notice the RD400 rear light, just so I could have 2 bulbs as the rear bulb always seemed to blow a lot. I got sick of not being seen from behind until I could replace it. Around 1979-80 this picture, where the bike is standing is now my bike garage/workshop, the Atrium is gone and is now part of the kitchen you can see through the back door, the coal hole is also now a part of the kitchen
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
First thing I disliked about the 500 were the black fork gaiters & chain guard.
deltarider:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 20, 2023, 08:10:10 PM ---First thing I disliked about the 500 were the black fork gaiters & chain guard.
--- End quote ---
What?! I love the gaiters! Gives the bike that classic no nonsense look and I have not had to renew one seal yet!
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