Belly pan saga .

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Since i got a belly-pan (thanks Ironman )Ive spent a lot of time trying to get it right .It was imatation carbon so i thought that will save me carbonizing
it again .Took me ages to get the brackets in the right place ,that was the first problem .
Second ,was the fake carbon looked terrible against the real carbon so i had to carbonize it properly , more time .
End result was this .

Ok, but as someone said "looks bottom heavy ".I fully agread so took it off and put it away .It now looked like this .
Better.

But i had a perfectly good belly pan in the shed doing nothing .Figured i'd be better off a least trying to improve it (or stuff it )
To me it looked too solid and heavy .Also the front looked a bit high .
Re-adjust brackets ,again .
Out with the jig saw and some silver mesh .It now looks like this .[IMG]




Now i;m worried the mesh is too BRIGHT and should be like the motor .AAAARRRRRRRHHHHHH

Sorry \\ Computer had a hissy fit and ended up doing a double post

could you make a removeable panel underneath, so you can have a jacking pont if needed,maybe some quality twist clips for quick remove, put a rebate on the main and have the panel sit on some foam tape to avoid wear and vibration,and also so the panel sits flush with the unit?

looks alright..less is more theory

" Belly Flaps " ?

Hammy wrote:" Belly Flaps " ?

Yes, expect they would flap, quite a bit.

I'm calling it the Manta .

It's a personal thing of course. I love the bellypan on my semi-faired Bandit but I just can't warm to yours Gus. I can't quite put my finger on it but it might be the shape of the pan, color combo, something else?

Its a bit differant i will admitt .We'll see ,i rather like the naked look .

I agree with the others on matching to the colour of the tank. Worth a shot.
This is my Son' Firebolt that shares the shed with my bikes. The belly pan does add some balance I reckon.