Txt Pro Bash Plate Advice Needed

[bron yr aur]

Hello all

Yesterday in an effort to cross a ditch, either because of lack of traction, lack of experience, or a combination of both, I came up short. And I landed squarely on the bash plate.

Now it is touching the motor, and the rear mounting screws are leaning backwards a bit. I don't see any damage with the mounting bracket's as far as cracks.

Any advice on what I should do? Does the bash plate HAVE to be replaced, or can it be bent back? I do have a little concern regarding the rear screws, and the brackets that they attach to being bent. Also, what can I do to help prevent this from happening again?

I will post a couple pictures at lunch.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Edited June 9, 2016 by bron yr aur

[crazybond700]

Is the rubber in between?

 

Use locking pliers on the bottom to prevent damage to the threads. Undo the bolds (dont forget the rubber chain guide bold, undo the front ones, and the plate will come out savely.

 

Use a press to put it back in correct shape. Put it on some blocks to get the correct shape. Will cost a lot of tries. First it does not bent, if you go too far it bends too far. I always count the amount of pulls on the press.

 

Eventually you can get it in good shape and put the rubbers back on and it should fit fine without any problem to get the bolds in.

[sectionone]

I use a 16lb sledgehammer to beat it back into shape and use rubber from a loading dock bumper since the original rubber got soft and cracked. Neglecting the bashplate can lead to costly cracked cases. Also your shifter position is set much lower than normal.

[bron yr aur]

Thanks so much guys. I was worried about the integrity of it if I bend it back. I'm sure some will be sacrificed, but I'm hoping not to land so hard on it again. My right ankle is paying the price for my mistake. I'm thinking I mildly sprained it.

I've seen posts about cracked cases before, which is why I immediately posted this. I was a bit in a panic until I realized that all I did was basically straightened out the bend to a degree.

I have access to a lot of equipment at work, but I'll want to take the entire bike with me to make sure of the amount of bend to put back in it. As far as the rubber goes, I'm not quite sure even what to look for. I've only had the bike since April, and have never had a trials bike before. So I've never seen under the plate yet.

It's so odd on this thing. I have some experience with enduro, so some things are so easy on this bike. I can hit a nearly vertical 5-6 foot bank and just pop it up on top. So much easier than my dirt bike. In fact, I wouldn't try some things like that on my dirt bike. But then, some of the most basic things feel so foreign. Like bunny hopping a ditch. Or double blipping a log. Or a full lock turn. I feel so clumsy. My biggest problem is timing. I tend to rush the moves instead of letting my suspension work for me. Being 130 lbs doesn't help things either, since I don't affect the suspension nearly as much as a larger guy.

Well, thanks again guys. Good to know that it's fixable.

[crazybond700]

There is one like this on the front

 

And one smaller underneath the rear mounting point.

 

Here you can see them both

[crazybond700]

Also you miss the bold (and rubber?) which should be in the third whole on the left side of the bike.

 

Looking like

Edited June 9, 2016 by crazybond700

[bron yr aur]

Thanks crazybond for the pictures. I called Stuart at Jacks Cycles. He says at the moment the rear rubbers aren't available from GG, so I'll be fabbing my own it seems. He did suggest the round rubber biscuits used in auto frames. I'll check an auto parts store for some.

Sectionone, would you happen to have any pics of what I'm up against, as far as what you made and the placement? Since there's nothing on mine, I don't even know what I'm looking for. I can fab up just about anything, since I have a machine shop at my disposal, under the shop I work in. So rubber, steel, aluminum are no problem.

Tomorrow I'll be pulling the plate. Maybe it'll make more sense to me, with the previously posted pictures and all.

Thanks again to all for the great help.

Edited June 11, 2016 by bron yr aur

[zippy]

Thanks crazybond for the pictures. I called Stuart at Jacks Cycles. He says at the moment the rear rubbers aren't available from GG, so I'll be fabbing my own it seems. 

 

I needed to replace the rear rubber on mine and of course it was not available from anywhere.

 

so I replaced the front rubber with a new one and cut the front section of the old one off to use as a replacement rear rubber.  Don't know if you currently have a front rubber piece that you could do that with.

 

but it's an option.

[crazybond700]

I dont know where you are but 2bbikes.com has the rubbers on stock

 

Front

http://www.2bbikes.com/Webwinkel-Product-136112541/rubber-bodemplaat-voor.html

 

rear

http://www.2bbikes.com/Webwinkel-Product-136112561/rubber-bodemplaat-achter.html

 

Chain

http://www.2bbikes.com/Webwinkel-Product-136110391/ketting-geleider-beschermer-bodemplaat-frame.html

 

imo the rubbers are really important to save your frame and engine mounts

Edited June 13, 2016 by crazybond700