fairing mounting tabs

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, jim witler wrote:

> > Hello list. > > What is the best kind of glue/adhesive to reattach the mounting tabs on a 2006 fairing? > > Thanks. > Jim > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

I am guessing you mean the ball-tab on the tank shroud? or is it the side panels? The glue that works best is Franklin-Glue. The second best glue is a 3/16" drill and a zip-tie. On this list: Mike Frey and Tengai Mark seem to be the one's with the experience...using the least amount of Franklins to make plastic repairs. There are several others also on the list that have had singular sucess in welding plastics; I think they also enlisted others with skills in the black-arts to obtain sucess. I am to polite to suggest they are big story tellers. wink. or own stock in the plastic welding processes. The Franklin-Glue; that is the picture of the 'bill' required to purchase a new tankk shroud and appropriate decal. I doubt that one Franklin will cover the entire cost. cough. Our friend Watt-man says the bike will actually run cooler without the tank shrouds. shrug. Ugly, ugly, ugly, but he says it actually runs cooler. He is a NASA-type engineer; I trust his work. He should know; he designed and sells the thermo-bob. Read more here. http://www.watt-man.com/ If the problem is the side panels, the bike will work 'fine' without them, and in some cases, IMO better without them. ONe less thing to remove when you have to remove a seat. After a couple of untimely dirt naps, the KLR starts to obtain a few ziptie fastners and you discover they work just fine; but only if you can get past the bike taking on the character of Mad-Max. shrug. revmaaatin.

[mark ward]

you say back off 1/8, then torque them. Doo you meen, torque to 55, back off the 1/8 then RE-torque? SO torqueing first time also? Would that applie to ALL torqueing, or ALL light inch pound stuff?? (drainplug, etc.) Thanks ahead of answer

--- On Mon, 3/12/12, Jeff Saline wrote: From: Jeff Saline Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] valve cover bolt question To: seekyrr@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, March 12, 2012, 12:11 PM On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:48:11 -0000 "snowcrash007" writes: > Little paranoid about striping the bolts. The manual says 71 in > pounds but I only did 50 in pounds. > > Is that enough to keep it snug? > > > Crash <><><><><><> <><><><><><> Crash, That might hold. Why not try 55 in lbs as suggested by the KLR big guns. Make sure to back them off a little bit (1/8 of a turn) and then torque them. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . __________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f5de82272e941e26f4ast03vuc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]