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broken plastic :(
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:47 pm
by Dan Keen
I was riding my 2008 KLR up some mountain logging roads today and
having a blast until I found myself on a rough decommissioned spur road
and I was getting deeper in over my head. Unfortunately I dropped my
bike in a sea of nuggets and cracked a side panel horizontally near the
bottom.
What type of plastic is used for the side panels and what type of glue
is recommended for repair? Would fiberglass resin and matting on the
inside adhere to the plastic?
I learned my lesson and will be ordering some nerf bars and skid plate
from Happy Trails ASAP!
broken plastic :(
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:27 am
by Luc Legrain
Dan,
In my experience with an A19 there is no glue that
will stick to the KLR plastics, fiber glass will just
fall off once dry.
--- Dan Keen wrote:
> I was riding my 2008 KLR up some mountain logging
> roads today and
> having a blast until I found myself on a rough
> decommissioned spur road
> and I was getting deeper in over my head.
> Unfortunately I dropped my
> bike in a sea of nuggets and cracked a side panel
> horizontally near the
> bottom.
>
> What type of plastic is used for the side panels and
> what type of glue
> is recommended for repair? Would fiberglass resin
> and matting on the
> inside adhere to the plastic?
>
> I learned my lesson and will be ordering some nerf
> bars and skid plate
> from Happy Trails ASAP!
>
>
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broken plastic :(
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:04 pm
by Ronald Criswell
Seems like my brother ran into this trying to repair an ABS plastic
canoe. He solved his problem using an epoxy of some sort. I know in
fibre glass you use a hardner with a resin but you might ask an
experienced epoxy dealer / person. He fixed the canoe after he found
out what would stick.
criswell
On Aug 22, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Luc Legrain wrote:
> Dan,
> In my experience with an A19 there is no glue that
> will stick to the KLR plastics, fiber glass will just
> fall off once dry.
> --- Dan Keen wrote:
>
> > I was riding my 2008 KLR up some mountain logging
> > roads today and
> > having a blast until I found myself on a rough
> > decommissioned spur road
> > and I was getting deeper in over my head.
> > Unfortunately I dropped my
> > bike in a sea of nuggets and cracked a side panel
> > horizontally near the
> > bottom.
> >
> > What type of plastic is used for the side panels and
> > what type of glue
> > is recommended for repair? Would fiberglass resin
> > and matting on the
> > inside adhere to the plastic?
> >
> > I learned my lesson and will be ordering some nerf
> > bars and skid plate
> > from Happy Trails ASAP!
> >
> >
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative
> vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.
>
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>
>
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broken plastic :(
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:38 pm
by Mike Frey
I sent the following reply to Fred by mistake last night, meant to
send it to the list:
It's Polypropylene, and no, conventional fiberglass repair won't
work. JB Weld won't work. There used to be nothing that would stick
to PP, but with many automakers going that route for front and rear
bumpers, there are fixes available.
Rather than recommend one (I don't have much experience at repairing
it, only making it), do a search of "repair cracked polypropylene" or
better still, ask a local body shop what they use. There are some
reasonably good kits out there.
A replacement side panel is not all that expensive - I see them on
ebay for reasonable prices.
Mike
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Keen" wrote:
>
> I was riding my 2008 KLR up some mountain logging roads today and
> having a blast until I found myself on a rough decommissioned spur
road
> and I was getting deeper in over my head. Unfortunately I dropped
my
> bike in a sea of nuggets and cracked a side panel horizontally near
the
> bottom.
>
> What type of plastic is used for the side panels and what type of
glue
> is recommended for repair? Would fiberglass resin and matting on
the
> inside adhere to the plastic?
>
> I learned my lesson and will be ordering some nerf bars and skid
plate
> from Happy Trails ASAP!
>
broken plastic :(
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:46 pm
by Ed Chait
I think folks might be forgetting that the plastic on 2008's is not the same
as on previous years.
It breaks easier, but is probably also much easier to repair.
ed
A17
broken plastic :(
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:30 pm
by Blake Sobiloff
On Aug 22, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Mike Frey wrote:
> It's Polypropylene, and no, conventional fiberglass repair won't
> work.
Mike, the OP was talking about a 2008 with the sportbike-style
plastic; are you sure that that's polypro? I haven't heard it called
that before, but what do I know?
Actually, I've repaired the same
kind of plastic that's on the 2008's with Plastex . The kits even include glass mat to
strengthen high-stress areas. Worked well on my Triumph Sprint ST
and my Yamaha Seca II, including the fairing mounting tabs.
--
Blake Sobiloff
http://www.sobiloff.com/>
San Jose, CA (USA)
broken plastic :(
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:29 pm
by Mike Frey
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Blake Sobiloff wrote:
> Mike, the OP was talking about a 2008 with the sportbike-style
> plastic; are you sure that that's polypro? > Blake Sobiloff
> http://www.sobiloff.com/>
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
Oops, I missed that part about it being a new one. I have a feeling
that it's not - it is more likely ABS. If I could get my hands on a
sliver of material - about the size of a small fingernail cutting - I
could identify it.
One easy test is to take a part and immerse it in water. If it sinks,
it's likely NOT polypropylene - unless it has a filler in it that
takes its density over 1.0
If it is indeed ABS, or one of the newer related plastic alloys, then
those become easier to "repair". That said, the materials that work
for polypropylene will also work for most other plastics.
Mike
hey fred, is this gonna get me banned???? if it is, then i w
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:58 pm
by Norm Keller
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 12:31:50PM -0700, Harry Seifert wrote:
> Take to the air little birdie, and roost elsewhere...........
Total agreement here.
Norm
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