Disc Lock Misery

decisivedave · Post by **decisivedave** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:41 pm

Any one else had the misery of finding out how flimsy the front 'carbon' mud guard is?? In the face of the mighty (& forgotten) Oxford disc lock it just crumpled

I'll be giving Bahnstormer a call to see what a new one costs, but any thoughts abouht whether fibreglassing it or some other bodge woud work till I save my pennies up?

Cheers

throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:42 am

Yeah, got some nice crumbly part too. You don't really see it unless you're close up, so I am in no hurry to replace yet. It's 199 euro for a full carbon replacement, and I think more for the original BMW part.

winger · Post by **winger** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:52 am

Perfect excuse to fit a C/F one,i've no doubt Mr Sandbar has one in stock.

Cobbster · Post by **Cobbster** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:19 am

Hi Dave,
Do as Winger suggests or do as I did when I was a bit skint and could'nt afford a nice new CF replacement. I repaired and resprayed my OE mudguard. It didnt have disc lock rash like yours just cracking in the top varnish coat that looked awful. Ran the bike for a while with it on before I got an Imberger one but to be honest it looked pretty good, as if the bike was made to have a painted mudguard.
I used BMW spray cans which are top draw stuff, being an ex-sprayer and panal beater I can highly recommend them.

Cheers, Cobbster

jivebiker · Post by **jivebiker** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:58 pm

Had the same happen to me when a cabbie moved my bike.
Glued it all back together with superglue.
Then the same thing happened again 6 months later. Reckon I'll sort it just before I sell it, which should be a long way off.
I think adding a strip of screen edging to the leading edge should help prevent this very easy breakage.

iandunn1100ss · Post by **iandunn1100ss** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:09 pm

this is going to sound bad but i have not and will never use one of those for the reason above.just not worth damaging any of my bikes for something that can be removed so easily.
ian

steve*mac · Post by **steve*mac** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:32 pm

iandunn1100ss wrote:this is going to sound bad but i have not and will never use one of those for the reason above.just not worth damaging any of my bikes for something that can be removed so easily.
ian

Quite agree, stopped using mine after I had to spend ages repairing mine..

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:32 pm

Been there, done that, just like the others!

My solution was a carefully placed sticker (yes, that old chestnut!) and a very thin strip of black tape. Covered the damage nicely & wasn't picked up when I part-exed the bike.

Mark

gus · Post by **gus** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:58 pm

Hi all
If you must use a disc lock.then use the flouresent bungee cord which hooks over the throttle and brake lever to remind you its on.
gus

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:54 am

Cobbster wrote:Hi Dave,
Do as Winger suggests or do as I did when I was a bit skint and could'nt afford a nice new CF replacement. I repaired and resprayed my OE mudguard. It didnt have disc lock rash like yours just cracking in the top varnish coat that looked awful. Ran the bike for a while with it on before I got an Imberger one but to be honest it looked pretty good, as if the bike was made to have a painted mudguard.
I used BMW spray cans which are top draw stuff, being an ex-sprayer and panal beater I can highly recommend them.

Cheers, Cobbster

I've done exactly the same - but seeing your mudguard i think i'll get mine colour coded like that - it looks REALLY good

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:11 am

Get an alarmed Disclock

You can't even move the bike off the sidestand without it going berzerk

Cost: £30 - £80 ish..........

Al

julian · Post by **julian** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:36 am

Gaffer tape is your friend. Colour coordinate with the black variant (vice silver or green) and it almost matches the carbon fibre.

Job's a good'n'.

Cobbster · Post by **Cobbster** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:02 pm

Hi Dave,
If you need any hints or tips on the paint job just drop me an email and I'll be happy to help.
I still have this one packed away in the loft. Nearly sold it last year on ebay, In the end I'm pleased it did'nt go cos now I have the best of both worlds. Trust me, it looked really good, like I said it was as if it should have been painted from the factory. It was probably cheaper for BMW to stick the tacky CF lookalike one on to save a few bob.

Cheers, Cobbster.