As everyone knows, the weakest point of the HP2 and in fact the entire 1200 GS range is the bashplate, mounting it directly to the sump was a bit of a brain fart, what usually happens is that the bolts break off and in more extreme cases they break a part of the sump out ( I think One of Metaljockeys RRâ??s has such a case in it)
This mod is extremely cheap and EXTREMELY effective, I know exactly how it works on the HP but havenâ??t done it to a normal GS, I believe the HP2 has a different mounting bracket in the front.
Right, to start.
You will need.
Rubber approx the size of an A4 sheet of paper 10mm thick
A spring with hooks on both ends appox. 100mm long.
Remove the bashplate completely, I found it easiest to let the bike lie on itâ??s side.
Then get your hands on some rubber, preferably not too hard or too soft and approximately 10mm thick. I couldnâ??t find something like that but rummaging though my old mans garage I did get my hands on 3mm thick rubber so I used 3 pieces.
Use a piece of A4 paper and mark the size you need, it should fill the area till where the bashplate bends up.
The green circle marks where you have to punch a hole for the ONE bolt you are going to use to re-attach the bashplate( this just bolts into a bracket that and not directly into the bashplate, the red circle shows where you have to drill a hole for the spring.
(I went a bit big you can use a thinner drill bit)
Put the rubber in between the bashplate and the sump, and use only the â??left frontâ?(when sitting on top of the bike) bolt (marked in green) to bolt on. Make sure you screw it on nice and tight. Put the other 3 bolts in a safe place.
Attach the one end of the spring to the bolt where that little wire thatâ??s supposed to keep sticks out of your brake lever is supposed to be(my bike has never had one)
Using a pair of pliers pull the spring down and hook the other end onto your bashplate.
Wiggle the bashplate around a bit until it sits staright.
The end result should look something like this
I generally donâ??t hit the bashplate when I ride but this just gives me a bit more confidence when riding big rocks. The idea is that now if you do hit a big rock the shock will be transferred equally over the entire sump and not only through one or two bolts. Iâ??m not saying this makes your bashplate indestructible, for instance it would probably still break under Peachesâ??s crash conditions.
Use it, donâ??t use it.
H
This mod is extremely cheap and EXTREMELY effective, I know exactly how it works on the HP but havenâ??t done it to a normal GS, I believe the HP2 has a different mounting bracket in the front.
Right, to start.
You will need.
Rubber approx the size of an A4 sheet of paper 10mm thick
A spring with hooks on both ends appox. 100mm long.
Remove the bashplate completely, I found it easiest to let the bike lie on itâ??s side.
Then get your hands on some rubber, preferably not too hard or too soft and approximately 10mm thick. I couldnâ??t find something like that but rummaging though my old mans garage I did get my hands on 3mm thick rubber so I used 3 pieces.
Use a piece of A4 paper and mark the size you need, it should fill the area till where the bashplate bends up.
The green circle marks where you have to punch a hole for the ONE bolt you are going to use to re-attach the bashplate( this just bolts into a bracket that and not directly into the bashplate, the red circle shows where you have to drill a hole for the spring.
(I went a bit big you can use a thinner drill bit)
Put the rubber in between the bashplate and the sump, and use only the â??left frontâ?(when sitting on top of the bike) bolt (marked in green) to bolt on. Make sure you screw it on nice and tight. Put the other 3 bolts in a safe place.
Attach the one end of the spring to the bolt where that little wire thatâ??s supposed to keep sticks out of your brake lever is supposed to be(my bike has never had one)
Using a pair of pliers pull the spring down and hook the other end onto your bashplate.
Wiggle the bashplate around a bit until it sits staright.
The end result should look something like this
I generally donâ??t hit the bashplate when I ride but this just gives me a bit more confidence when riding big rocks. The idea is that now if you do hit a big rock the shock will be transferred equally over the entire sump and not only through one or two bolts. Iâ??m not saying this makes your bashplate indestructible, for instance it would probably still break under Peachesâ??s crash conditions.
Use it, donâ??t use it.
H
