[Redeye1620]

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I'm having problems with my right, side panel staying on the bike at California freeway (65-85mph) speeds. More than once I've had to do a U-turn & retrieve the panel. The front lower peg missing from the panel. I was thinking of drilling a hole where the peg is & using one of these fasteners. If these are used on aircraft & race cars, why not my 1997 GL1500?.....-Rich

 

[Keith Davidson]

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have read that a number of wingers have lost side panels offtheir wings a couple of times.

I thought what an inconvenience and a lot of cost if that happend to me so into action i went.

First i took all of the fourside panels off .

Next i fitted a plastic cabletie with a keyring clip on it to the frame behind where the panels are fitted on each side of the bike.

Now to the back of each of the four panels just where the tabs are but near their base drill a small hole big enough to take a plastic cabletie loop.

You now have four panels with a 10"plastic cable tie loop attatched to each one.

As you replace each panel clip the loop to the keyring clip.

You will never loose an expensive panel ever.:waving:

 

[exavid]

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For starters replace your grommets that the pins plug into. They lose their grip as they age just like we do. You can rebuild the missing pin by building up a new one using various materials such as epoxy, ABS, JB weld or something like that. Use the stuff to glue some thing like a tooth pick or thin piece of wire sticking up in place of the pin andbuild up coats of the stuff until it's a bit thicker than the original pin. Once that's done and hardened up you can carve it to shape with files, sandpaper or a Dremel tool. I've repaired a couple on older 'Wings doing that using ABS cement, the black gooey stuff you buy at hardware stores that's made to cement black plastic drain pipe. I like it because it forms a chemical weld to the bike's plastic which is also ABS. If you do a search here on the forum you'll find other's who have made these repairs. I prefer to do it this way because it doesn't change the bike's appearance which will reduce resale value anddoesn't look like amicky mouse patch either.

 

[klwatts]

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Those dzus fasteners look like they would work nicely. I did something similar to what Keith did, but I used 10" mini bungee cords to tether the side covers to the bike. The bungee cords are connected to small cable ties that are secured to the frame and panels. The best thing is that they are completely hidden from view, and you wont have to always buy new bungee cords when you have to completely remove the panel for maintenance.

 

[oharaLTD]

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Here's what I did

 

[FitzAl]

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Many people here and elsewhere have dreamt up great ways of keeping the side panels from flying away. No need to spend money on it either.

 

[cyclewizard]

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FitzAl wrote:

Many people here and elsewhere have dreamt up great ways of keeping the side panels from flying away. No need to spend money on it either.

Or a way to reproduce the cover for the people that have lost them..:cheeky1:

 

[Wingnumberone]

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