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1Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Cracks in speedo glass Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:54 pm

ReneZ

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Team, something weird happened. During a wonderful trip here in the highlands suddenly all kinds of little cracks appreared in my speedo glass. What's all that about?? Anybody has experienced the same?


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2Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:38 pm

japuentes

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Seen it in plastics exposed to solvents or acid fumes , also in transparent plastics exposed to sun light for long times.
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3Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:20 pm

ReneZ

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JAP, I live in Scotland - exposed to sunshine for a long time; we wish! The speedo hasn't been open for months, so I would wonder about the chemicals, however something unusual went on!


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Greetings from Florida Australia! Having a 'new' K     Surprised-o: 

Rene


BMW K100 - 1985 (0030029) Scotland Cracks in speedo glass Rain
BMW K1200GT - 2003 (ZK01223) Florida
BMW K1200GT - 2004 (ZK27240) Australia
    

4Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:17 am

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My instrument glass has a craze of spider web 'cracks' in it as well. For about $40 I bought a clean, secondhand one from Motorworks UK a coupla months back and have not had time to swap it. I need to repair my odo as well and haven't found the time (or bothered to obtain the plastic gears). There's too much ridin' to be done to be repairin'!

    

5Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:48 pm

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Do the cracks go all the way through or are they what one could call crazing where the cracking is on the surface and is more visible from certain directions. If they don't go all the way through then it should not matter too much as long as they are not obsuring the reading or leaking rain water in. Good secondhand or even new could be the go if you want to replace though.
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6Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Tue May 03, 2011 3:27 pm

IPJ100

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Hi all,

Yes mine have just done the same - and the perpex fairing screen!!
It looks like a shattered windscreen with toughened glass now. I washed the bike on a warm day, dried it etc and the following day it had all gone crazed. Funny thing tho' is - it appears to be on the inside of the clocks!?!?? It has not penetrated to the surface nor has any moisture in side. perhaps they are stress related??


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7Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Wed May 04, 2011 5:43 pm

ReneZ

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Same here, washed the bike the day before and indeed it looks like cracked from the inside. I can feel the cracks on the screen though Mad


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Greetings from Florida Australia! Having a 'new' K     Surprised-o: 

Rene


BMW K100 - 1985 (0030029) Scotland Cracks in speedo glass Rain
BMW K1200GT - 2003 (ZK01223) Florida
BMW K1200GT - 2004 (ZK27240) Australia
    

8Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Wed May 04, 2011 5:48 pm

japuentes

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Washing cracking, looks like a pattern, waht did you use for the washing?

    

9Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Thu May 05, 2011 10:14 am

IPJ100

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Next time i am going to buy an immaculate bike,wrap in clingfilm and just look at the photos - save getting damaged by soapy water!!,

I saw another post here that kind of says it all - mostly these bike's are twenty plus years old, so the plastic and rubber items are getting brittle or cracking etc just due to age, like most of us owners i expect..

It was just warm soapy water the sorted my clock and screen into a crazed state. so the moral of the story must be... keep em dirty like the wives... maybe not though.


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10Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:11 pm

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This place...Here

Saran wrap is extra tho sunny

    

11Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:33 pm

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CommanderKewl wrote:This place...Here

Saran wrap is extra tho sunny

Good link. Thanks for that.
It's too bad that they don't put any price on the parts.



Last edited by Crazy Frog on Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:19 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Bloody keyboard was switched to French :-))


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12Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:43 pm

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Yeah that guy helped me lots when I had some problems a while ago. He didn't make even a brass razoo out of me but was only too happy to help.


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13Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:41 pm

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I did get a price on the lens face, which is one of two bolt numbers. Both the same price, i think it was 76 bucks.
They were quick to respond too

    

14Back to top Go down   Cracks in speedo glass Empty Re: Cracks in speedo glass Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:45 pm

ReneZ

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Thanks, Great advise!


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Greetings from Florida Australia! Having a 'new' K     Surprised-o: 

Rene


BMW K100 - 1985 (0030029) Scotland Cracks in speedo glass Rain
BMW K1200GT - 2003 (ZK01223) Florida
BMW K1200GT - 2004 (ZK27240) Australia
    

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