Bashplates goin D.I.Y style

[cam-1]

Im thinking of making a Bashplate in my spare period at School. What type of material is best, and how thick?
Can everyone pot up some pics to guide me in a direction?
Thanks

[HILLIER]

my mate used checkerplate aluminium.... on his yz250f..... so pm bert250F

[ad_man53]

look something about 3-4 mm thick, do u want a bash plate or skid plate, skid plates are easy

[eichkay]

if it alloy use 2.5mm if metal 1.5mm will be fine

[GREEDO50]

Originally posted by ad_man53
look something about 3-4 mm thick, do u want a bash plate or skid plate, skid plates are easy

WHATS THE DIF BETWEEN A BASH AND A SKID?

[cam-1]

Yeah thats what I was thinking, dont they do the same job?

[redbull_fmx]

Bash Plate comes up and around your cases. A skid plate just stays underneath

[BeRt_250f]

i made a skid plat for my yz250f as hillier said...


i used 10mm alloy checka whick was to thick but it was all i had...

prolly use 5 mm or something if you can get it but make sure its alloy

[sik_50]

checkerplate would be the go

[troop of doom]

how do u get the roll on it?

[sik_50]

heat it up and bend it

[eichkay]

2.5 or 3mm alloy is easy to bend just use a vice and some flat bar if you need to extend the flat edge for the bending of the plate... i bent some alloy the other night making an alloy bracket for a LED tail light

[cam-1]

This is for a 50, so no curves just a few bends on the vice. Thanks guys

[BeRt_250f]

there hard to make for 50s coz of the clamps
but yea my mate made 1