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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shillas on November 15, 2018, 08:38:11 PM
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A tale of craftmanship.
Back in July last year I managed to let Candy fall over as I was walking her back to her park after cleaning her and getting her ready for a ride to Melbourne for a family event.
The result was a smashed mirror and broken housing. I taped the housing up and rode with it for over a year until I bought the 1300 when I decided I could go a few weeks without riding Candy while getting the housing repaired.
This is where John g comes in, a rider of a :bl11, who has his own plastic welding operation and spray booth. John attends the RTE's and at the Meningie RTE in September I finally handed over the housing for repairs, together with the paint code.
The photos attached speak for themselves, a marvelous job that can't be distinguished from the original, and for the fraction of a price that a new or second hand housing would have cost, especially if having to match the paint.
John also does a pretty mean job at furniture making, his other trade, if you're looking for some pieces.
Very happy camper here :girl-blowing-kiss-smiley-emot
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Great to have that capability among us.
I note John is in S.A., but I'm sure Auspost can find him with smaller items.