{"id":1072,"date":"2011-10-24T03:01:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T03:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1072-3d-printing-replacement-parts-for-motorbike.html"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:18:10","slug":"3d-printing-replacement-parts-for-motorbike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printing-replacement-parts-for-motorbike","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing Replacement Parts for Motorbike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shapeways community member <a href=\"\/hisdesign?user_id=83609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTerra<\/a> has created a replacement <a href=\"\/model\/270666\/yamaha_bt1100___mirror_bolt_cap.html?gid=sg83609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirror Bolt Cap<\/a> for a Yamaha BT1100 using Shapeways 3D printing. Like the <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/940-How-To-Repair-a-Bugaboo-Pram-with-3D-Printing-for-Under-25.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part created to repair the Bugaboo Stroller<\/a>, this is a perfect use of 3D printing when &#8216;official&#8217; replacement parts are&nbsp;astronomically high or simply no longer available. As you can see in this brief <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.svrider.com\/showthread.php?t=147199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forum thread on SVrider.com<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stromtrooper.com\/wanted\/51362-wtb-03-mirror-bolt-cap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stormtrooper.com<\/a>, when a part like this goes missing you are often forced to purchase an entire assembly rather than just the part you need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:11286 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/photo_53835_shapeways.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you have a&nbsp;replacement&nbsp;part you would like to share either for sale in your own <a href=\"\/betashops\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapeways Shop<\/a> or for&nbsp;<a href=\"\/gallery?mg%5Bsearch%5D%5Bcategories%5D=99&amp;mg%5Bsearch%5D%5Btext%5D=#mg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free download<\/a>, it is important to make sure you specify it is not an &#8220;official replacement part&#8221; but a &#8220;part that fits xxx&#8221;. 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