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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2015, 04:01:59 PM

Title: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
The lock/catch on my Rjay top box broke..... :think1

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2330.jpg)

Piece of metal... aluminium?...scrap of old guttering?  :think1

AHA!... Milo tin lid!

Cut a strip, bent it to shape, cut a groove for tip of spring to lock into...

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2331.jpg)

Wiggled broken part into budget tin piece..

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2332.jpg)

Located new part into handle of catch to guesstimate final length...

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2333.jpg)

Pushed hinge pins through to test integrity and operation of spring...

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2334.jpg)

Looks ok, so fitted mounting plate which affixes the unit to the top box...

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2335.jpg)

Off to  the workshop tomorrow morning to drill and fit 4 x pop rivets through the tin, and then a splash of black paint to finish the project.



(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/fixit/DSCF2338.jpg)


So much easier than trying to find a replacement, or outlay mega $$$ for a whole new topbox?  :thumbsup

Will post further pics tomorrow when completed.



Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: StinkyPete on April 07, 2015, 04:29:49 PM
You are a very resourceful man Mr Murphy.  Something to be admired in this "chuck out" world.   :thumbs
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: alans1100 on April 07, 2015, 04:59:44 PM
Wonder if it's the same as my old Rjays one gathering dust and cobwebs while it's sitting in the shed.
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: WendyL on April 07, 2015, 08:29:56 PM
Great job Kev :thumbsup
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: tj189 on April 07, 2015, 08:43:34 PM
nicely done  :clap
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: Shiney on April 07, 2015, 09:54:48 PM
Awesome work going all MacGyver on that top box mate :thumbsup


MacGyver meaning
v. 1. To use ingenuity to fix or remedy a problem using only the tools available at hand. 2. To jury-rig

n. Someone who can regularly cobble together solutions to problems using only the tools available at hand.
Your CD playa broke, huh? Gimme that string, a pencil, and a sock, and I'm a MacGyver it.
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: saaz on April 08, 2015, 02:23:17 PM
Well done Kev. A milo tin is after all just one sort of sheet metal.  Some of those plastic repair epoxies are great. JB weld is my favourite, use for metal and just about anything. Usually stronger than the original material, and can be used in combination with other materials to form it into shape.. Jaycar has it.
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2015, 03:47:07 PM
Nearest Jaycar is 100 km away... either Mt Gambier, Hamilton, or Warrnambool... milo tin was in the kitchen  :grin

All ready to refit...

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/DSCF2340.jpg)


.... and back on the bike... just needs a quick mist with a can of spraypaint

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/bike/DSCF2341.jpg)
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: JuST Peter on April 08, 2015, 08:59:34 PM
Looks good Kev - obviously you're more than just a pretty face  ;-*
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: Biggles on April 09, 2015, 12:03:36 PM
I've seen pictures of the face, and I'd say the handyman skills are very important in that comparison.
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 09, 2015, 01:11:06 PM
 :rofl
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: saaz on April 09, 2015, 07:50:03 PM
Very unfair Biggles. I have met Kev in person, and as they say personality makes up for many things  :rofl

Quote from: Biggles on April 09, 2015, 12:03:36 PM
I've seen pictures of the face, and I'd say the handyman skills are very important in that comparison.
Title: Re: Don't you just hate it, when something on your bike breaks?
Post by: zevk on April 09, 2015, 11:21:30 PM
with respect to your handy work, I had the exact same thing happen to the RJay topbox as well. Guess what....You can purchase JUST the latch (special order ) from your RJay dealer for $26.00 with new key or transfer old lock over.

comes with screws and latch assembly. A known problem for a cheap box. I sold the box long ago.