vonzipper
n00b Ruckster
slow is the new black
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Post by vonzipper on Mar 19, 2005 21:15:34 GMT -5
O.K, we were sliding the ruckus around on the grass an my friend broke the shield half off with his foot, So while he was offering to buy a new plastic bit I started looking around the garage and found this piece of 4" aluminum tubing. We cut a shield out and bolted it up, kind of cool silver but I think I’ll shoot it flat black. The red screws are from a car stereo installation kit. It’s just another funny idea, plus I didn’t have to go to the Honda shop. Cheers, Von  |
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Post by zoomerman on Mar 19, 2005 22:18:01 GMT -5
That is the :)coolest  home-made mod I've ever seen! That looks very cool. I wouldn't paint it. I am definetly going to borrow your idea. Thanks ;D  ;D |
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vonzipper
n00b Ruckster
slow is the new black
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Post by vonzipper on Mar 19, 2005 23:33:28 GMT -5
keep it silver, polish an tag it with a yoshimura sticker. faux big can,
thank you and post an image of your shinny new shield.
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Post by fox on Mar 20, 2005 2:57:37 GMT -5
I was seriously thinking of doing this the other day...
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Post by fox on Mar 21, 2005 19:43:12 GMT -5
will you make me one for $$$?
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vonzipper
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slow is the new black
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Post by vonzipper on Mar 21, 2005 21:30:26 GMT -5
sorry fox but the piece of tubing I had was just long enough for two, the extra shield went on my friends ruckus. you could also make one out of copper, brass, steel and maybe even plexiglas.
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Post by chanito on Mar 21, 2005 21:42:11 GMT -5
 ;D nice job vonzipper, that and the rear fender mod seem to compliment each other
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Post by abe on Mar 25, 2005 8:05:11 GMT -5
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vonzipper
n00b Ruckster
slow is the new black
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Post by vonzipper on Mar 26, 2005 11:50:52 GMT -5
Dear Abe flattery will get you everything, unless something else breaks I believe my Ruckus R&D is done. Although a shock would be cool, then there’s the bars & forks…..o.k. that’s it, I’m done. Abe you are more than welcome to post any images I have and I am going to bob my friend’s fender so if you want I’ll shoot the processes and email it to you. Cheers Von
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Post by B on Mar 30, 2005 2:47:56 GMT -5
I did a heat shield very similar to this. It's odd, it almost looks like a picture of my scoot when i saw this. Made me do a little double-take. I even have the bobbed fender like you. I made mine out of some sheet stainless steel i had. Mine comes down a little further then yours, curving almost to the bottom of the muffler. I brushed the stainless and it looks real nice. The hardest part was just trying to bend the sheetmetal into a nice curve. Wouldn't have been a problem if i had some metal rollers, but i don't. I had to just keep working it by hand. After all that work, i'm probably not going to keep it. I got bigger and better plans for a heat shield now. ^^   |
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vonzipper
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slow is the new black
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Post by vonzipper on Apr 1, 2005 10:11:31 GMT -5
B that looks great. thanks for posting the images. must have taken some time with stainless, especially to belly the end.when you get your new shield finished drop a photo in. I would love to check it out, an with your old one, hell maybe you could sell it to fox, he's got big cash. von
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Post by B on Apr 1, 2005 14:47:38 GMT -5
Yeah, it did take a while, but working on stuff like that is kinda relaxing, so it's all cool. As for selling it, most likely it will go on one of my friend's ruckie. Sorry for the poor photo quality. I went out and bought a $10 digicam just so i could post a few pics, and that's the best you can hope for for $10 ^^ My plans for the new shield are this... I have some small, very cute flame decals on the battery cover. i plan to cut out the stainless into flame shapes and lightly paint it to fade from red to yellow to the natural stainless from the tips inward. I'm hoping to still get the brushed stainless texture to show through the paint. It should look pretty cool. i'm also going to make a small, matching pod filter splash gaurd on the otherside to match. I got all the stuff to do it yesterday and work starts on it tomarrow. =P
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Post by tims612 on Jul 13, 2006 0:10:27 GMT -5
Here is mine with a grill from a1969 BSA B25 250  |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 13, 2006 8:33:02 GMT -5
Wow! That's a super cool heat shield ;D Nice job.
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Post by tedsmini on Jul 13, 2006 12:47:25 GMT -5
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Post by rodshowx on Aug 5, 2013 5:10:46 GMT -5
That is the :)coolest home-made mod I've ever seen! That looks very cool. I wouldn't paint it. I am definetly going to borrow your idea. Thanks ;D ;D Hi, how long and wide is that heat shield ? It's cool looking ! I would love a plastic one, but it would probably melt or warp ! |
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Post by skuuter on Aug 6, 2013 1:19:42 GMT -5
That is the :)coolest home-made mod I've ever seen! That looks very cool. I wouldn't paint it. I am definetly going to borrow your idea. Thanks ;D ;D Hi, how long and wide is that heat shield ? It's cool looking ! I would love a plastic one, but it would probably melt or warp ! Go to a Hardware Store such as Home Depot and buy a large diameter section of Plastic PVC Drain Pipe, and split it....You can usually get it in White, Black, or sometimes Gray..... |
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Post by Ken on Jul 29, 2014 14:27:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know the size of the two bolts that hold the shield on? Lost them and wanna replace them if anyone has an idea would be great
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