Front guard .

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Have you ever looked at the front guard .I mean "really looked at it ".
The front looks fantastic ,swooping lines and fins. Definately designed buy a Batman fan . Unfortuneately he only did the front half ,and due to a big
night out, the accountant thought he could finish off the remainder ,and failed .
It looks two bits joined together .
The good

THe other boring bit .


The ideal way (i think ,open to suggestions ) is to cover it with c\fibre ,but the shape and cost (to me ) has stopped that . But it would be possible
to do the front half and fade it to the back with a black paint .
Ive sprayed the back half so far .
Anyone interested enough for me to take pics of the carbon bit ,.win or disaster .

Hammy wrote:

FUTURE aka Ross wrote:I am impressed. Well done mate.

The ol' Fella is just showin' off.

Can he pull a rabbit out of his hat too?

FUTURE aka Ross wrote:

Hammy wrote:

FUTURE aka Ross wrote:I am impressed. Well done mate.

The ol' Fella is just showin' off.

Can he pull a rabbit out of his hat too?

Anythings possible with Gus

Desert Bandito wrote:Gus,

Wait until you see the really nice looking front fender Dale at Holeshot is coming out with soon, along with his new fairing. I had planted the idea in his head quite awhile back, as I had told him that I along with a lot of other 1250 owners hated the Batman styled front fender.

The new fender is styled after a ZRX1200 front fender, and I plan on getting one of the first ones when it's available.

To much email ping pong with dale to worry about it

The carbon fender is work related so it doesnt count as clever . We all have a "skill ' mine isnt welding or maths or speling ect,ect.

Well, your pretty clever at what you do Gus

It's good enough Gus to be showing the world and other bike forums what can be achieved at home with a bit of patience and time.
DW's gear is always top notch but I like one off's too.

Thanks guys.
If i did another one i think i could get it 15% better from what i learnt from this one .You really need to have the guard secure on a stand or you are
forever chaseing it with the resin brush .I think the idea was good and cost was cheap $20 if you dont count your time ..You could make 4 in the
same time as 1 .
Overall i'm happy with it .Less "pink " and matches the front.Its a shame the guard is now HEAVYER.
How it used to look


And now .



Now if i get rid of the GT silver stripe it might just blend in .AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Actually that is better,

looks good Gus now all it needs is a carbon fiber hugger to match at the rear

Tuono end caps made today . I think i'm onto something here .Anyone want some carbon bit done .

gus wrote:Tuono end caps made today . I think i'm onto something here .Anyone want some carbon bit done .

How dare you? I'll see you in court mister. That was my idea

THE Suzuki ones look easier than the Aprilia ones .Mine (Suzuki ) are riveted to the rad guard so i think mine are out .Ive been using crap
general purpose resin (cloudy ) so I'm looking forward to using some decent stuff .There was no way i was buying it in small quality from the hardware .It hurts paying full retail when I'm used to paying trade .I'm back in the trade next week so I'll have access to some good brew .

How would you go using a clear urethane? We used to use the stuff, in either single pack or two pack, on carbon masts. It gave a very nice finish. Only problem(s) is getting small quantities of the stuff and the cost of it.

I could two pack them to save time and probably get a slightly better finish but its another product to buy and maybe susceptible to stone chips.
Mixing up such small amount also is going to be 50% waist ($).If you had 50 to do though probably the way to go .
Are you a boat builder ?

Epoxy would give a nice strong finish but I'm comfortable working with resin so i ll stick with it .

Suzuki end cap (alloy ones) in production now .
I was banned from resin work at home by my partner , she has been giving me the all day .

Used to own an A class catamaran Gus. They have a carbon mast,beams,boom, tiller and lots of other bits these days. Due to wear and tear you would have to recoat most of it every few years. !8 foot in length, 2.3 mtr wide, nine mtr mast. All up weight 75 kilo.
http://www.a-cat.org.au/

Don't anyone sit still for too long or Gus will carbon fibre you.

Doing some great stuff there mate. Don't think I be needing a radiator surround any time soon. Seeing as I have no water cooling.

Made some carbon fork guards .Failure (total )

Ripped it off . Think next attempt i'll have it sorted ,Learnt a lot from it though .I'll get a pay this week so i can get some decent material and
set up some proper jigs .

Bet you that has filled you with confidence Reddog . (its the plastic bits that are playing up ,a plastic primer should sort it )

Hahaha... You wait til you see my end caps. You are welcome to take before and after photo's they are how can I say... road weathered

Due to rain i had the morning off work so made a start on side covers ,


Will give it another buff tomorrow to bring the shine up a bit more.


If anyone wants theres done $45 each .Just p.M me

Shit Gus I should have put mine in the same bag

Only started it yesterday, test run .Can get it a little better but not bad .I;ll take some day shots after work .New type or carbon ,neat .
It aso comes in GOLD and other colours including pink pin lines .True .

Gus have you done this sort of work before? Its brilliant either way mate.

I would love to see all the plastic on my 1200 replaced with carbon.

The MARK 11

Very nice Gus. Mine are on their way. Posted yesterday.

Gus you seem to have a natural talent for this stuff I can see why you`re keen to get back into this type of work