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Old 06-08-2009, 05:10 AM
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The tab on my tail section broke, its one of the tabs that hold the undertail. Theres a push pin on each side. Half of its cracked off and gone Any ideas on how to fix? Plastic welding?


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Old 06-08-2009, 10:51 AM
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Very similar to what happened to my Speed Triple.
Use a suitable piece of plastic with a hole that fits the push pin and a ready made plastic repair kit (fiberglass plus resin) to rebuild the connection with the tail unit. It's not easy (at least for occasional fiberglass tinkerers like myself) but it's dirt cheap. Once painted you won't notice the difference.
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Old 06-08-2009, 06:06 PM
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Very similar to what happened to my Speed Triple.
Use a suitable piece of plastic with a hole that fits the push pin and a ready made plastic repair kit (fiberglass plus resin) to rebuild the connection with the tail unit. It's not easy (at least for occasional fiberglass tinkerers like myself) but it's dirt cheap. Once painted you won't notice the difference.

Are you saying just glue a piece of plastic onto the broken tab?
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Lego in acetone , let it melt, and use the paste as glue.
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Super glue and baking soda. Very easy and very stong.
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I just had the same thing happen. I just ran up to Napa and bought a tube of ABS repair glue. I think I spent Five bucks. Worked great.
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:20 PM
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I just had the same thing happen. I just ran up to Napa and bought a tube of ABS repair glue. I think I spent Five bucks. Worked great.
Only problem is the other half is some place in the North Georgia Mtns
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:32 AM
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I don't remember where I took the plastic from (it was about ten years ago) but I do remember I used one of those ready made plastic repair kits you can get from hardware shops, nothing fancy. Worked perfectly.
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:46 AM
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i haven't had those plastic clips on my bike in probably 3 years... don't really see how necessary they are.
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