My bike is a 98 RRW and didn't have the standard RR8-RR11 fixing. So this week I bought a Rivnut fitting tool and some Rivnuts. Fitted this morning. First I offered up the guard and marked where I need to drill for the Rivnut Next I centre popped it for drilling and then drilled a 3mm hole to make sure it was centred. Then a 5mm hole, tapped it out to M6 thread and used the spare shouldered bolt that Colin gave me to make sure everything was in the right place. Next I had to drill the hole out to 9mm to take the M6 Rivnut. Fitted the Rivnut into the hole and expanded into place using the setting tool.
Sweet. I wouldn't have the cojones to cut into my bike like that. Mr. Cock up lives quite close by me and the bugger is always hanging around my garage.
No, he really does, Megs. He keeps offering me sweets to go to the park with him? Looking into the hole in the shot before you place the Rivnut, there looks like there's a second skin just below the surface. Is that the camera lens foreshortening the distance or does that need to be drilled too?
Looks great !!!!!!!!!! Never used a rivnut, but looks a good bit of kit where did you get that from if you don't mind me asking ?
I would like to know that to please Alan That would have come in handy bloody loads of times in the past
Just search on eBay for Rivnut tool or kit. This is a cheapy one from Silverline, only £12:95. Rivnuts come in M3,4,5,6,8,10. Just buy the type you want. I bought M6 and M8, alloy and coated steel. They do stainless , but they are a bit hard to compress into place. If I have any probs with this one I'll buy a £50 one. If anybody needs a couple fitting to a removable part, just pop it in the post? Ken, that inner skin is just the dirt inside the swingarm brace. It's triangular in section and open in places.
That looks very nice Al,very nice indeed! Hope to catch up somewhere next year maybe and talk rubbish over beer!!
Joined us,how do you think I posted this ya daft bugg*r,been a member for months ,just watching and reading,not contributing. As for good Christmas,its just started been on call for last ten days,no drinkys for Bill-until today! Keep saying it,it will happen,see you soon all the best from oop north ,Bill. (on a biking note just fitted PCV and K+N only been to top of road and back but what a difference,money well spent,if that saying can possibly be true)
