Hi Mike,
Glad you like the bike and I hope you have a great time with it. They are the standard mirrors, some guys just fit longer stems. The guys in this club are great and very helpful and if you get the chance go to one of the meetings (usually Germany).
ATB
Philip
OK, I can hide my embarrassment no longer, especially seeing as Philip has now arrived. But last week I dropped my Bulldog, going rather slowly approaching traffic lights. There might have been something on the road but being honest I think I just grabbed too much front brake and lost the front. I almost got away unscathed but my knee bore the brunt of the falling bike which tried to turn it into a knee that went sideways. I'll heal, the bike wasn't so lucky, with the tank taking the brunt of the collision with the ground. Just wondering (with the cost of a new tank at 800+ euros on one site) can any of you in the uk recommend someone to repair/respray. There's so many out there with both good and bad reviews it's hard to make any sort of educated decision.
Cheers
Mike
Mike
Sorry to hear about your accident hope you mend quickly. The brakes on the Bulldog are R1 brakes so very very good at stopping you on a good surface but deadly on anything slippy like grit, snow or diesel.
Bulldog tanks are rarer than hen's teeth but there is one on eBay right now with a buy it now of £26 (item number 281665879444). I would takre this or your own to a car bodyshop and have them fill it, shape it and paint it and then fit a Bagster tank protector (item number 400823535858)
That would be a way cheaper option and look good too.
Good luck with it.
Ade
Cheers Ade,
my tank (now) looks very much like the black Ebay one you mention but my damage is on the opposite side. Did wonder about the Bagster covers too. Just need to find someone locally to do the filling and paint work,
Mike
Hi Mike.
Welcome to the club. I have not been able to reply to anything recently due to forum issues on my old Mac, which Jorg has kindly now sorted.
I bought the damaged black tank, which arrived this morning. It is now filled with the last layer setting overnight before I give it a final sand and paint it tomorrow. This is the second one I have done, and so long as the tank is not creased it is not a problem. Mind you, I have probably lost a litre or so of tank capacity judging by the amount of filler I have used.
Whenever a Bulldog goes down the tank is one of the first things to hit the ground, even at a standstill. Both my 'Dog and my wife's have tank protectors/crash bungs in the hole in frame under the tank. A local engineering firm knocked them up in 10 minutes or so out of Hard nylon bar, which they had lying about. They are worth their weight in gold, but then again, so is the tank. A bare new tank in liquid bronze/silver was over £1000 last time I looked!
Biggles
Hi Biggles,
Sorry for the late reply. I managed to pick up another tank that appeared on Ebay from a Bulldog that was being broken in Birmingham. It had a dent on the offside (opposite to mine) which needed filling but nothing like mine would have. Yesterday went and picked it up from the sprayers who've done a nice job on it. Whilst waiting for that I ordered some crash bungs. Not something I've ever considered really but certainly will in the future, certainly won't be riding this bike without them again.
Mike
Hi Jelvin,
crash bungs are a very good investment. They might save some hundred pounds
Have a safe ride, always!
Ralf
Hi Mike
Hang on to your 'old' tank for as long as you have your dog it will be valuable to you. Glad you found a solution and the bike is back together.
I have just put some crash bungs on mine and had a real problem. On eBay I could only find one UK seller of bungs specifically for the BT1100 and they were quoting 3 - 4 weeks delivery and expensive at that (£80). Found the exact same items from a German supplier much cheaper even after shipping but again too late for me receive and fit before we go off to Treffen 12.
I had bought some universal ones from China (eBay) for £9, but found that they are not universal. They need a 36mm diameter plug 43mm long and a captive nut on an expanding sleeve. Still with me? Tried a good few machine shops and tool makers but all said "We use CNC lathes and would have to programme, tool up and schedule" - expensive for just two pieces.
I am not a quitter so lateral thinking head on - fixing needs to be very strong and expanding, plug needs to be able to expand and I need a failsafe on the installation. Solution was a 36mm hard wood dowel with 15mm hole at centre glued into the frame with Gorilla Glue at the appropriate point. When the glue had set (2 hours) the bungs were screwed in using 15mm Rawlbolts, these expand and the bungs are in tighter than a nuns quim.
Enjoy your dog and ride safe.
Ade
PS Gorilla Glue is fantastic and very very fierce, it will not come off your skin, it wrecks clothes but it sticks like sh*t to a blanket.
Hi Ralf, it's funny but I've been riding for 30 years and never had crash bungs on one of my bikes but after what this has cost me I think ALL my bikes from now on will have some. They would have certainly paid for themselves this time.
Ade I like the lateral thinking. I don't think your bungs will be going anywhere in a hurry. Makes sense to use the wood as a 'rawlplug' (for want of a better word) into the frame. I wonder if you could do something similar with Nylon bar although I'm sure the hardwood will be just as resilient? When I get round to fitting the new tank I might get the old one filled and primed and keep as a reserve but hope I'll never need it. Sods law says if I do that and sell it, the day after, I'll need a new one.
Hope you all have safe rides to and from the Treffen and matching weather,
Mike
Hi Mike,
you enlightened me :lol: :lol: :lol:
I was always wondering if our expression " Murphy's law" is known outside of Germany.
A tool drops down always in a manner, that it creates the most massive damage (for example)
Now I know :-D
Sods law says if I do that and sell it, the day after, I'll need a new one.
Thank you...
Have a nice weekend
Ralf