M1100 Rear brake reservoir bracket failure - Fixed, slickly

[Skybarney]

So there I am getting ready for a ride this morning and as I am doing my pre-flight I notice my rear brake reservoir seems to be leaning a bit.  Going for a closer look I think I see a crack in the super thin super cheesy mounting bracket.  So I reach out to touch it and the reservoir falls off.

Seems that little thin metal bracket cracked right in half.     I am sure it is all of about 5 bucks form the dealer but I am thinking it is perhaps a POS.  Maybe I will make something slick in aluminum.....

[oldndumb]

You mean like this? 

[Skybarney]

Yes, exactly like that!  Make it yourself?  Same problem?

[oldndumb]

Yes, made it myself. No, did not have a problem other than I don't like cheesy looking bits on a bike when it is so easy to replace them. In the same area, the brake hose coat hanger bugged me so I did a billet one.



Al Material is from a metal scrap yard. I buy it by the pound. About a third of the price from a metal goods supplier. Machines are HF bench top lathe and mill.....supplemented by several grand of cutters and accessories.

[Skybarney]

Nice touch!  

I have a fantastic scrap dealer down the road from me so I am going to swing by today and grab a little piece of billet.  Can't wait to fiddle around a bit with it.  Should be fun to see what I can create using my highly specialized milling equipment.

[oldndumb]

This is my Dremel. 



Actually, you can fab quite a bit with hand tools so long as you have the patience and pay attention to detail.

[Skybarney]

My bike is officially no longer a catalog queen.  

Started off with simple bar stock, a dremel, drill and bench grinder.  It could be slightly better but it looks even better in person than in the pics.  Not sure if I will anodize/paint it black or not.

Decided to try another version.  One slimmer than the one I made.  New pics tomorrow.  

[Curmudgeon]

Just curious. The stock reservoir on my 796 bolts directly to the subframe tab you are using. Was it an aftermarket bracket for an aftermarket reservoir which failed on yours? 

[Skybarney]

The 2013 has a separate bracket for the reservoir clamp.  I think your bike the reservoir clamp bolts directly to the frame.

The reservoir clamp did  not want to fit my stock mounting position.  They changed a couple of things for 2013.  Silly as it is now a one year model and I can not even get a cool gas cap for it.