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Farkles, Gear & Accessories => Farkles and Gear General Section => Topic started by: StinkyPete on April 07, 2016, 04:47:04 PM

Title: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: StinkyPete on April 07, 2016, 04:47:04 PM
After my trip to Perth I decided to tidy up the office a bit, by remounting my Spot Messenger and my handheld CB radio.

The CB mount is now via a MCL clutch reservoir mount, which replaces my original cover.  This is a neater option than the previous RAM ball mount that screws onto the top of the original reservoir cover.
My second improvement was to fabricate a mounting plate for the RAM Spot Messenger holder, from some sheet stainless steel.   It's a much more elegant solution than the complex RAM ball gadget that I was using before.
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: ST2UP on April 07, 2016, 07:00:57 PM
Nice one Pete  :like
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: Shiney on April 07, 2016, 07:02:50 PM
Awesome work Pete, it looks great, very sleek and unobtrusive :thumbs

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Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: Abe on April 07, 2016, 07:18:59 PM
That looks the goods  :thumbs
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: Sicman on April 07, 2016, 07:28:21 PM
Looks good Pinky  :thumb :grin
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: richo on April 07, 2016, 08:20:54 PM
Very neat looking job Pete.  Well done
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: Biggles on April 08, 2016, 01:51:10 PM
MCL make top gear.  I have the reservoir RAM ball cover in silver to match the other one.
The ST is well set up for these embellishments, and yours looks quite tidy.
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: ST2UP on April 08, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Don't you just love sheet stainless steel for these little on jobs.....a 4"grinder with a cut off wheel, flap disk, a dremel and drill and finish the job with a knife stone and you can make magic from S/S  :like
Title: Re: MCL Reservoir RAM Ball Cover and Spot Messenger Mount
Post by: West Aussie Glen on April 08, 2016, 06:28:38 PM
Don't you just love sheet stainless steel for these little on jobs.....a 4"grinder with a cut off wheel, flap disk, a dremel and drill and finish the job with a knife stone and you can make magic from S/S  :like

You just need to allow for SS having limited fatigue life.
Back about 1969/70 I made some lovely SS brackets to mount the rear blinkers either my A100 Suzuki or my T250 Suzuki Hustler and it didn't take long for them to fatigue and fall off  :'(