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Wingnut Scooter Rider


Number of posts : 3 Age : 69 Location : Ontario Canada Points : 4604 Registration date : 2011-03-02
 | Subject: Floor Board Skins Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:32 pm | |
| Hey Guys and Gals..... Does anyone make stainless or diamond plate floor board skins for the 600 SW? |
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bigbird Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2387 Location : Winnipeg Points : 7492 Registration date : 2010-05-02
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:56 pm | |
| Diamond plate would look great for a floor board, but I'm sure it would be more slippery than a dirty Tennessee toilet seat. |
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pancho Super Scooter Rider


Number of posts : 220 Age : 68 Location : Brownsville Texas Points : 4943 Registration date : 2010-11-03
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:24 pm | |
| I made some 3/4 length where I put my feet foward,placed it over the rubber F/B using them as a template. They are not slippery at all,dry or wet. |
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AAAA Silver Wing Rider

Number of posts : 442 Points : 5235 Registration date : 2010-11-14
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:13 pm | |
| Ive been thinking the same thing only using the shortest nap carpet i can find, like whats in my truck, or shorter if possible. Velcro the whole thing down so it can be cleaned. Ive only got 220 miles on mine so far, and it already is pulling and lifting up. Examining it, it doesnt seem to be attached but in 3 places with 2 way tape. I think anything might be better. |
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MikeO Site Admin

Number of posts : 3758 Age : 74 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9208 Registration date : 2009-06-29
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:08 am | |
| I'm not answering the question - I don't know where to buy metal floorboards from - but I do wonder whether it's advisable to have metal under the feet if one is able to ride when the weather is cold. |
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roadrunner Super Scooter Rider


Number of posts : 231 Age : 68 Location : Middleburg FL Points : 4935 Registration date : 2010-12-12
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:39 pm | |
| DennisB -- looks like another business opportunity for you. Diamond-plate floorboards! |
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DennisB Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2777 Age : 73 Location : NE Oklahoma Points : 8680 Registration date : 2008-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:25 pm | |
| Dang it! I just knew I should'nt have sold that darn water jet cutting machine. Ya just never know when a person might need this stuff.  |
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KurtPerthWA Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts : 1709 Age : 74 Location : Belmont, Perth WA Points : 7741 Registration date : 2009-01-19
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:57 am | |
| Some of the cheaper Chinese scoots have a vynil type checkerplate which would be easier to manipulate. With the bend in them, would it be better to make them in two sections? The material could be shorter, cheaper sections of checkerplate. The tupper ware has both fore and rear sections, so it may be easier to make four aluminium rear and front skins |
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lcseds Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 54 Points : 4674 Registration date : 2011-02-15
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:50 pm | |
| Maybe a diamond plate outline trim (about 1" all the way around) with the stock rubber pad. Some bling with some foot traction. |
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dikkiedo Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 35 Age : 57 Location : eastern North Carolina Points : 4322 Registration date : 2012-01-16
 | Subject: Re: Floor Board Skins Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:31 am | |
| - Wingnut wrote:
- Hey Guys and Gals..... Does anyone make stainless or diamond plate floor board skins for the 600 SW?
if you put something like that on the bike you could use step tape which looks like sandpaper that has a sticky backing to it. just a few strips would improve the slickness. id go to the local welding /fabrication shop and ask if they could fab you some for your bike. that way you get good fit and exactly what your looking for. |
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