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I am surprised that no one is producing metal "plastics" replacements for the KLR.  No one with sheet metal experience has tried to forge light metal covers to replace the garanteed-to-fade, and break, plastics?  Sure, there would be an investment in making the plates, but stamping out copies would be cost effective. And, I bet that we Farkle addict's would buy them. Anyone? Eddie03' KLR - "la Poderosa" Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Honestly, I'd rather have the plastic ones. Sure they fade, but plastic bends and returns to it's original shape, whereas metal will bend and stay bent. Once metal bends it's extremely hard to get it back to it's original condition. RyanPhoenix -------- Original message --------From: "eddie mauri eddiebmauri@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: 10/15/17 2:01 PM (GMT-07:00) To: DSN KLR650 dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The Ultimate Farkle......   I am surprised that no one is producing metal "plastics" replacements for the KLR.  No one with sheet metal experience has tried to forge light metal covers to replace the garanteed-to-fade, and break, plastics?  Sure, there would be an investment in making the plates, but stamping out copies would be cost effective. And, I bet that we Farkle addict's would buy them. Anyone? Eddie03' KLR - "la Poderosa" Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

You have a point, I forgot that metal bends and stays that way..... Guess I didn't think it all the way through. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

There are internet photo's of the KLR GS650 that has some very handsome side panels that are polished aluminum. It may be in a thread called WheatWackerMod or something like that.The thread is about cutting the gen1 cowl and pushing it forward, supported by added side-plates to achieve a Dakar looking cowling m1.

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 8:34 PM, eddie mauri eddiebmauri@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: You have a point, I forgot that metal bends and stays that way..... Guess I didn't think it all the way through. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Seems to me that 3D printing the plastic mesh inserts would be a well received farkle. t. On 10/15/2017 5:51 PM, Datsun datsun@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

  Honestly, I'd rather have the plastic ones. Sure they fade, but plastic bends and returns to it's original shape, whereas metal will bend and stay bent. Once metal bends it's extremely hard to get it back to it's original condition. Ryan Phoenix -------- Original message -------- From: "eddie mauri eddiebmauri@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: 10/15/17 2:01 PM (GMT-07:00) To: DSN KLR650 dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The Ultimate Farkle......   I am surprised that no one is producing metal "plastics" replacements for the KLR.  No one with sheet metal experience has tried to forge light metal covers to replace the garanteed-to-fade, and break, plastics?  Sure, there would be an investment in making the plates, but stamping out copies would be cost effective. And, I bet that we Farkle addict's would buy them. Anyone? Eddie 03' KLR - "la Poderosa" Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Bet I could break it first ride/crash! Sent from Outlook [b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, October 15, 2017 9:09:43 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN KLR650; eddiebmauri@... [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: The Ultimate Farkle......   There are internet photo's of the KLR GS650 that has some very handsome side panels that are polished aluminum.  It may be in a thread called WheatWackerMod or something like that. The thread is about cutting the gen1 cowl and pushing it forward, supported by added side-plates to achieve a  Dakar looking cowling m1. On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 8:34 PM, eddie mauri eddiebmauri@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

You have a point, I forgot that metal bends and stays that way..... Guess I didn't think it all the way through. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android