If your fix holds up over time I'll try it. I'm missing one tab on my bike, I had considered epoxying a hard drive magnet onto the inside of the cover and just lettings it attach to the frame that way.
-Kyle -Sent from Houston, TX, United States On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > Kyle, > > The repair looks like it turned out really well. See the photo. The > bike's still down so I haven't used the cover on the bike yet, but I think > it is going to be fine. J-B Weld from NAPA is what I used and it seems > like a good way to go. > > Dennis G. > - Seattle > - '86 & '86 CB700SC > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kyle Munz > *Sent:* 06 June, 2009 08:04 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Side cover tab repair - part 1 > > I never heard how this one turned out. Is it still holding? > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've decided to try to repair the broken tab on my CB700SC side cover. >> This is the right side cover and the rearmost tab. Eveidence is that it >> was previously broken and repaired with glue of some sort. See the photos. >> >> First, I'm going to re- glue the piece on with a light application of J-B >> Weld. I'm doing this just to get things setup so that the piece is held in >> place where I want it. The break is clean and matches up 100% so I think >> the weld will bond it and hold it in the right position. >> >> Once the initial weld is done and the piece is fixed in place, I'm going >> to begin to 'build up' around it with more J-B Weld. I plan to do this is >> several steps adding a bit more 'build up' with each go-around. >> >> When I'm done, I hope to have the piece well anchored to the side plate >> with a good, solid, shaped wad of glue all around it. >> >> I've taken my pocket knife and lightly scraped the areas where the J-B >> Weld will attach itself. I did this to get any oils or whatever off the >> surfaces and to rough up the places where I want the bonding to take hold. >> >> At this point, the part is attached with the initial light bond of J-B >> Weld and I'm going to let it sit until morning. >> >> See the photos. >> >> Dennis Gallagher >> - Seattle >> - '85 & '86 CB700SC >> >> <<...>> <<...>> <<...>> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
