GL decals/emblems - chinese fingers
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GL decals/emblems - chinese fingers
Hi All - the above are attached with round chinese finger gizmos on the posts. Any easy way to remove these?..thxs kenai
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Re: GL decals/emblems - chinese fingers
Very small flat bladed screwdriver to carefully bend up one or two of the metal tangs away from the plastic posts. You can break off the post if your not careful with the prying job. The metal tangs are still available new from Honda, or by bending the tangs back down when they are off the post they can be reused again.
Official term for those chinese fingers is a “ speednut”!
Official term for those chinese fingers is a “ speednut”!
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1966 CL77 - Honda 305cc - Dual purpose - "Gentleman's Scrambler" was a period moniker.
1967 CL175K0 - Low production number with #802 engine serial- winter 2019/2020 full restoration.
1972 CB350F - Baby Four with low mileage - Cosmetic refresh to the next level 2021/2022.
1978 CB550K - Very original bike with only 7499 Km. from new - light cleanup and refresh done.
1983 CB1100F - Canadian model - DOHC Supersport in pristine low kilometre condition from new.
1984 GL1200 - Standard model in showroom condition - two owner bike from new.
1984 CX650E - Restored summer 2017 - a rare Eurosport model - excellent one owner bike.
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Re: GL decals/emblems - chinese fingers
Chances are extremely good that the post will break if you put any stress on it. The plastic gets soft as it ages.
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Re: GL decals/emblems - chinese fingers
And IIRC, they were an American invention, not to mention that the bike is Japanese, not Chinese.flyin900 wrote:Official term for those chinese fingers is a “ speednut”!
In the past I have broken the pins off to remove the logos and then drilled the logos to accept small oval head bolts. If you aren't constrained by using the original holes you can drill the holes in the middle of the O and A and use black bolts and they will look like they are supposed to be like that.
You could also use a quality 2 sided tape (I believe 3m produces one specifically intended for emblems).
Or you could do what I did and have a sign guy make up some peel & stick logos to replace the 3 dimensional ones.
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