Impecable execution my friend... Top notch farkle!!!
Keep'em comming
I'll give that a serious Woop! Woop! :clap:
Just did the farkle myself and the directions were top notch, first rate, and well worthy of adding to
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Here's my picture of installation:
The things I learned:
The aluminum tape is a great idea for very straight edge for the Dremel process. I taped a razor blade with just a tiny bit of the blade showing on the two long sides, but couldn't figure out how to stack razor blades on the short sides. No problem though--the aluminum tape worked just fine as a straight edge. I was a bit worried about pulling it back up, but the silvering process Yamaha uses is fairly robust.
Dremeling the millimeter in the corners took some attention and if you look super-close you can see a slightly beveled corner, but you really don't notice it at normal riding position.
I had bought the Datel a year ago and had it in my D panel, but it finally stress fractured and had to buy a new one. I had the Bezel and agree it's a great addition to this farkle. The Bezel is permenant, but I can unscrew the Datel if I need to. I made my retainer from Lexan.
The other thing I learned is that Gorilla Glue sticks well, but the foaming action as it cures gets crud all over the place inside the viewing window. I had to spend an hour with a dental pick teasing away excess hardened glue. I'd stick with a non-foaming type of epoxy.
Finally, I think I learned another way to date our motorcycles. My paper backing came off the mirror as I tore it apart....so I didn't bother trying to leave it on. Mine was stamped with "15 MAY 2004". I'd say this is when the mirror was manufactured....so probably just a bit before the bike was assembled. I took ownership September 1 of the year so that narrows it's birthdate to about a 3 month window. A tidbit of provenance and maybe a way to cross-reference with VIN's or something in the future. At least I know it wasn't built before that date.
Thanks Rich! I think this is the coolest farkle of the year! :beach: