09-03-2007
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Senior Member
Powerbike
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 334
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Thanks Catenaccio.
The weekend has been a relaxing break from the normal every-day grind; but it has been full of projects! I took the fuel tank to my friend’s auto body shop and repaired the damage. I finished the bodywork and primed it. It turned out really nice, and I'm looking forward to getting on with the rest of the fairings so I can shoot the final paint on it.
When I returned home I took out the two tail fairings I got with the bike that were salvageable. Because I won't have a package tray, I decided to fiberglass the holes up. Once the glass cures I'll level the top with "kitty-hair" fiberglass filler. The pictures were taken before the resin set up, so the fiberglass mat looks droopy; but once it set up I moved it around.
I am thinking about modifying the seat. If I cut the seat at the line where the solo-seat cover starts, I can then move the locking pin and lock to that area. I would then make a cast mold of a solo seat and build a fiberglass one. From there, it would be a matter of bolting that piece to the tail fairings. After weighing the stock seat and playing around with different setups, I think I can shave 2 pounds off by doing it the way described above. Not sure if I want to take the time to do it right now though, as "I'd rather be drag racing."
Last edited by BombFactory : 09-03-2007 at 10:41 PM.
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