sprocket cover

drewpy · Jan 16, 2011

messing with Photoshop and thought I'd open up the sprocket cover and then mesh it.

what do you guys think?

be honest as I don't want to mess it up

what would be the best way to fix the mesh in place?

hardtailed77 · Jan 16, 2011

I think it would look great! Plus, it's different than speed holes that are normally there.

JB Weld to hold the mesh from inside the cover maybe?

Requiem · Jan 16, 2011

to be honoust mate, not digging the mesh

mesh is mostly (in my eyes) for the guys tuning their VW Golf etc

would be cool though if you could make something other than mesh there

plexiglas? dunno bout cleaning and melting though haha

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drewpy · Jan 16, 2011

yep thought of plexi but all that muck off the chain etc, have you seen inside the covers? ... exactly!

Requiem · Jan 16, 2011

well then i guess it depends on whether you actually wanna ride the bike haha

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drewpy · Jan 16, 2011

yep its for riding, not hiding

skillzman1 · Jan 16, 2011

dont really care for the mesh....and I invision it getting clogged with gew and being a bear to clean.
maybe some sorta engraved design...etching?

hardtailed77 · Jan 16, 2011

skillzman1 said:
dont really care for the mesh....and I invision it getting clogged with gew and being a bear to clean.
maybe some sorta engraved design...etching?

Good point on the mesh getting clogged with grime from the chain....didn't even think that far ahead! haha I like it because it's different, but maybe it's different for a reason....lol

skillzman1 · Jan 17, 2011

I was thinking of the brass tags post on chopcult...not sure how it does on aluminum
http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7840

drewpy · Jan 17, 2011

skillzman1 said:
I was thinking of the brass tags post on chopcult...not sure how it does on aluminum
http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7840

that's interesting, i could etch mesh on instead :laugh:

DCopp · Jan 17, 2011

drill pressed

Sokrates · Jan 17, 2011

Here's an picture from Eugen:

drewpy · Jan 17, 2011

that was my first idea, looks ok too

Sokrates · Jan 17, 2011

to be nice to look at, but the chain-fat...

drewpy · Jan 17, 2011

yep, run it dry :laugh:

happy61 · Sep 6, 2011

I've got the same pic of the cafe racer as Drewpy posted. A cool looking bike for sure. I wouldn't mind drilling mine in a similar fashion. How do you remove the cable that feeds in from the top so you can remove the cover?

HoughMade · Sep 6, 2011

drewpy said:
yep, run it dry

Use something like this and you will have no problem:

It's a dry wax lubricant, dries clear- works great on chains, does not fling and does not attract dirt.

Daddio · Sep 6, 2011

Drewpy, I like the mesh and it makes sense for you to like it as Astons and Jags have used that for years on their cars. I think it looks industrial.
To affix it to the guard I agree with Houghmade, there isn't enough meat for screws and I doubt there will be any force (only vibration) on it to make it want to come off. Unless of course your chain snaps...but that would be the least of your worries.

drewpy · Sep 6, 2011

I've changed my mind on that Daddio. go something else there now....

@happy61 take the screws out of the cover diagnally and you unhook the cable from inside the cover.

Daddio · Sep 6, 2011

Way to go Daddio...make a comment on a seven month old thread.

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