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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 182821" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Don't sell yourself short. It's not difficult. Mount the engine guard to the engine, then see where the upper mounts want to be, on the frame. That'll get you close. Plus, the chp repop guard is made from thinner wall tubing than the original, which will allow you to tweak the tubing...not tools needed...if you need to do that. An assistant, or C-clamp, can hold the guard in place, while you centerpunch the frame, to locate the holes. The drill will self-center on those little depressions. From there, it's merely a matter of using the proper size drill. Nutserts are set with the their tool, a simple piece of hardware and the installation is virtually foolproof. You could use thick washers, on the unseen ends of the Nutserts (inside the frame) those serve dual purposes...a little extra material thickness, for a good, solid, compression fit and, reinforcements. I think that 1/8" (0.125") sheet steel, cut to an appropriate size oval (to cover both mounts) would be better and easier...and the templating would be straightforward.</p><p></p><p>All of that having been said, if you feel that this is beyond you skillset...and too far outside of your comfort zone...then you may be wise to not try. I don't like to think in those terms. IMHO, anyone who can assemble, modify and tune one of these bikes should be capable of tasks such as this. You, of course, are the best judge of how that plays-out in reality. I'm sitting here behind a desk, hundreds of miles away. A machine shop may be willing to do this, it'd be a really simple job for a journeyman.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 182821, member: 5"] Don't sell yourself short. It's not difficult. Mount the engine guard to the engine, then see where the upper mounts want to be, on the frame. That'll get you close. Plus, the chp repop guard is made from thinner wall tubing than the original, which will allow you to tweak the tubing...not tools needed...if you need to do that. An assistant, or C-clamp, can hold the guard in place, while you centerpunch the frame, to locate the holes. The drill will self-center on those little depressions. From there, it's merely a matter of using the proper size drill. Nutserts are set with the their tool, a simple piece of hardware and the installation is virtually foolproof. You could use thick washers, on the unseen ends of the Nutserts (inside the frame) those serve dual purposes...a little extra material thickness, for a good, solid, compression fit and, reinforcements. I think that 1/8" (0.125") sheet steel, cut to an appropriate size oval (to cover both mounts) would be better and easier...and the templating would be straightforward. All of that having been said, if you feel that this is beyond you skillset...and too far outside of your comfort zone...then you may be wise to not try. I don't like to think in those terms. IMHO, anyone who can assemble, modify and tune one of these bikes should be capable of tasks such as this. You, of course, are the best judge of how that plays-out in reality. I'm sitting here behind a desk, hundreds of miles away. A machine shop may be willing to do this, it'd be a really simple job for a journeyman. [/QUOTE]
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