Using a bigger cable tie than the one they provide will fill the grove and stand proud of the material.
Now the left side is a different story. The guide is also used to locate the brake line so ti had to stay. Problem is the saver has no way to be located over the outer tube.
My attempt to fix this by cutting sections out of the saver hasn't seemed to work.
Sort of works but dirt could get in under the slits so what's the point of having it.
My long time friend the pransing horse
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For some reason Kawasaki decided to run the brake lines up the front. I seem to remember reading once that Kawasaki did not want to pay Honda the patent royalties. And that's why they call it CR style when the brake line runs straight up from the calliper and through on the inside. How long do patents last for 10 years?
If I take that off You have to do some thing about locating the brake line.
Seems the best way is to make a stay for the line at the top of the guarde.
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If I'm going to make a line clamp on the protector than its probably going to be glued.
A little experiment to see what stickers best tells me they are all the same.
A few lines no a cut of section of nylon rod as a guide
I don't trust my ability to cut straight lines so I follow the line round the rod.
A little experiment to see what stickers best tells me they are all the same.
A few lines no a cut of section of nylon rod as a guide
I don't trust my ability to cut straight lines so I follow the line round the rod.
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Clean it up with a bench grinder
Check that you are pressing evenly.
Stop when you are roughly there.
Now the next cuts.
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Round off the edges to make it look nice.
Problem is the back of the block is flat.
Out with the marking pen and file it down in the centre to the right curvature
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Cut a strip of Stainless steel out of a old hot plate cover.
The brake line is 11mm and this bolt is 10 so bend the strip round and clamp down.
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The line clamp on my Yamaha and the bottom one on the Kawasaki are 15mm centre to centres so I take it that's a standard if I ever wanted to get a aftermarket clamp.
Mark drill and bolt.
Mark it out for where it's going to sit.
I chose that spot because it's the same thickness as further down and if the screws I'm going to attach it with sit proud the guard only moves up from there.
mark the block where I'm going to drill some holes for screws. You can see through the plastic and mark the guard and drill holes and countersink it.
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Find some screws.
Drill some holes just smaller than the screws and hope it all lines up straight.
Screwed and glued. I'm not confident that superglue is the best choice?
Screw heads are sunk in enough.
Drill some holes just smaller than the screws and hope it all lines up straight.
Screwed and glued. I'm not confident that superglue is the best choice?
Screw heads are sunk in enough.
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Now I just have to wait for a new fork wipe.
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Looking good. I would agree that superglue wasn't the ideal glue, but those screws should take care of it.
Have you been riding a lot and had a chance to check to see if your piston mods have helped?
Have you been riding a lot and had a chance to check to see if your piston mods have helped?

