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Speedo Glass Removal. 1981 KZ1000

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Speedo Glass Removal. 1981 KZ1000

#1 PostAuthor: Foxfix » Sun Oct 05, 2025 11:04 am

Can anyone advise the best way to remove this glass from the metal casing ?
The rubber seal is quite hard after 44 years.
Glass is very thin so easily cracked.

Thank you

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Re: Speedo Glass Removal. 1981 KZ1000

#2 PostAuthor: gray » Sun Oct 05, 2025 6:41 pm

put it in a pan of warm water, and bit by bit add boiling water ( not directly on the glass so you don't crack the glass) after a whole kettleful give it 5 mins then take it out ( use pliers) and the metal should have expanded a little
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Re: Speedo Glass Removal. 1981 KZ1000

#3 PostAuthor: Foxfix » Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:04 pm

Thank you !!


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