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colink98
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PostPosted: 11:27 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Deformed Muffs Reply with quote

Oh er missis....

i have a set of the tuncano bar muffs.
they have served me well but the right hand muff has lost all of its shape, when travelling at speed it caves in and gets in the way.

the left had muff seems fine.

is this a repair job or just get a new set ?

are there any hard shell type muffs ?
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PostPosted: 11:31 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about cutting some plastic to fit inside the muff to keep its shape? Something like milk bottle plastic?
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cadbury wrote:
How about cutting some plastic to fit inside the muff to keep its shape? Something like milk bottle plastic?


something like that i suppose.
i have some of that fiberglass matting.
i was thinking of stuff the muff with paper to get the shape and the fiber glass over the outside.
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PostPosted: 13:42 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moto cross brush guards inside them is one way.

I presume these are the "soft" type muffs and not the neoprene "boxing glove" type. The latter are pretty rigid anyway and come with a built-in plastic guard to prevent deformation like you're experiencing.

So, I'd recommend the tucano urbano neoprene ones. They aren't "rigid" but they don't pull the levers on.
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PostPosted: 14:20 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've just recalled the bodge I had to do last year. Cut a piece of wood/plastic/metal long enough to go from the bar centre to just a bit past the front of your lever, drill a hole in one end then bolt it into the bars facing forwards.

It doesn't need to wrap around, just be long enough that the muff can't be pushed backwards on the lever.
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PostPosted: 15:55 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

will see what bodge i can put together.
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PostPosted: 18:05 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nearly forgot. Rogers ghetto version reminded me.

Motorcycle bar-end lever guards. Available for much cheapness from the chinese online auction retailer of your choice. May interfere with the fitting of the muffs though.

https://www.rg-racing.com/images/products/large/img4342.jpg

If you're really cheap, move the grips and controls in about 1/2" and fit a pair of MTB bar-ends in a similar way. First saw this done for crash protection on riding school CG125s.
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PostPosted: 18:30 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Re-bodged for $CURRENT_YEAR.

https://i.imgur.com/B69Px5W.png

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PostPosted: 23:39 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
Nearly forgot. Rogers ghetto version reminded me.

Motorcycle bar-end lever guards. Available for much cheapness from the chinese online auction retailer of your choice. May interfere with the fitting of the muffs though.

https://www.rg-racing.com/images/products/large/img4342.jpg


I paid about £8 last year for a pair of lever guards similar to those to use with my dirt cheap, but warm floppy muffs.
Fitting of the muffs wasn't a problem at all.
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PostPosted: 02:17 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

ColinK98 wrote:
Cadbury wrote:
How about cutting some plastic to fit inside the muff to keep its shape? Something like milk bottle plastic?


something like that i suppose.
i have some of that fiberglass matting.
i was thinking of stuff the muff with paper to get the shape and the fiber glass over the outside.



I have done this using epoxy fiberglass. It looked shit so seat vinyl offcut was sewn to the outside, and is also how it attaches. Hole in vinyl, grove on bar end, holds it secure.
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PostPosted: 08:58 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
Re-bodged for $CURRENT_YEAR.

https://i.imgur.com/B69Px5W.png

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on the enfield it would look ok but on that I'm not sure Confused
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PostPosted: 09:57 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

andyscooter wrote:
on the enfield it would look ok but on that I'm not sure Confused

https://i.imgur.com/IJf47Qq.png
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PostPosted: 11:32 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

andyscooter wrote:

on the enfield it would look ok but on that I'm not sure Confused


They are inside the muffs though.
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PostPosted: 12:55 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
Re-bodged for $CURRENT_YEAR.

https://i.imgur.com/B69Px5W.png

Teak oil is a vital component. Smells like victory.


it would be ultra cool if you could pull back on the wooden leaver to rev the engine like a hand throttle.

i get that having it attached to the throttle would defeat the point and fuck up the fitting of muffs.

but still would be ultra cool in a kinda red neck way no ?
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PostPosted: 02:16 - 18 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

My tucarno urbanos have plastic inserts in them that give them loads of shape. Not the neoprene ones, these https://www.tucanourbano.com/gb/polyamide-hand-grip-covers-9268.html

have you lost or never fitted the side inserts? I can trace the shape of mine if you need to replace them.
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PostPosted: 15:46 - 20 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

talkToTheHat wrote:
My tucarno urbanos have plastic inserts in them that give them loads of shape. Not the neoprene ones, these https://www.tucanourbano.com/gb/polyamide-hand-grip-covers-9268.html

have you lost or never fitted the side inserts? I can trace the shape of mine if you need to replace them.


i have the neoprene ones so they dont have any inserts.
but one of them got a bit crushed and hence wont hold its shape.

the ones you have look interesting.
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 20 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

My neoprene ones have plastic inserts.
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PostPosted: 12:16 - 21 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
My neoprene ones have plastic inserts.


Hmmmmmm......

Maybe in my know it all and not needing to pay attention.
i binned the plastic inserts thinking they was packaging.

at the moment i have a right proper mad max style fix.....
its not pretty.
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PostPosted: 12:34 - 21 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

ColinK98 wrote:


Maybe in my know it all and not needing to pay attention.
i binned the plastic inserts thinking they was packaging.


They do look a bit that way. Kind of like the bit of plastic you get in a shirt collar.

RTFM!
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PostPosted: 15:20 - 21 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

<------ not feeling at all stupid..

no not at all.
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