Thruxton R heel guard scratches

Following your comment I had a scramble around biketrader, eventually found an image showing the same bolts. Pain in the hole as the image quality on there aint great.

I can see where you are coming from though they do look a little odd

Didn’t know you had a mop/grinder. You could use these and get the finish on the guard and the bolt heads you want. Scotch bright mops come in varying grades

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If anyone is thinking of buying one of these kits to convert a bench grinder to a polisher make sure your grinder has enough guts to do the job.

I bought an excellent kit from, I think, the Polishing Shop, only to find that my bench grinder was totally gutless. Spinning a stone wheel gives plenty of momentum and you don’t put very much pressure on it. With even a 6” mop it’s a different ball game. You will be pressing the workpiece fairly hard against the mop, and, yes, it’s a messy job.

In the end I repurposed the 2hp motor from my defunct compressor, it’s a real beast. So much so that I will be buying 8” mops in future. :rofl:

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Having polished the stainless steel heel guards on my Ducati you will find that, whatever boots you wear, if the boots touch the guards you will mark them.

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I’m not sure whether it was the anodised layer slowing me down or as you say the machine itself not having guts. I must admit though, when u press hard on the mop it does slow down a tad. Initially I put it down to the amount of compound I was putting on the mop.
Agree re mess I will do it outside next time not nice at all.

The coating on the footpeg hanger was so tough I had to use a multitool on it with abrasive pads to get it down to bare metal before I showed it the polisher.

With regard to the mess I have used my welding helmet in the past but definitely a hat and one of those Covid clear face shields.

Ta I will try and locate some of those.