Fibreglass replica plastics?

[Slorider]

This would be an excellent business idea providing exact shapes were retained for the various models,ie=fluted xt 550&600 front guards and 1980 xr 500 rear guards side covers,air boxes etc or is someone somewhere already doing this?

[FJRider]

This would be an excellent business idea providing exact shapes were retained for the various models,ie=fluted xt 550&600 front guards and 1980 xr 500 rear guards side covers,air boxes etc or is someone somewhere already doing this?

The sheer volume and variety (even between similar models) is mind boggling to say the least. Some manufacturers are brand specific for this reason alone.
To make a mould for any replica ... you need an original first.

[nzspokes]

This would be an excellent business idea providing exact shapes were retained for the various models,ie=fluted xt 550&600 front guards and 1980 xr 500 rear guards side covers,air boxes etc or is someone somewhere already doing this?

Sounds like a great way to go broke.

[jellywrestler]

This would be an excellent business idea providing exact shapes were retained for the various models,ie=fluted xt 550&600 front guards and 1980 xr 500 rear guards side covers,air boxes etc or is someone somewhere already doing this?

best you get up to speed before getting on the motorway next time eh?

[F5 Dave]

This would be an excellent business idea providing exact shapes were retained for the various models,ie=fluted xt 550&600 front guards and 1980 xr 500 rear guards side covers,air boxes etc or is someone somewhere already doing this?

Why would you want to make those out of fibreglass? They would fracture.


Hmm, now lets see. There must be at least 3 XT550s in regular use in the country. Probably take a full days work to make a mould for something simple like a guard, then a few hours to make a replica in that mould. Say you charge yourself out at $40ph hr that would make the first guard well over $400 assuming that all the other materials were free, which they're not. . .

[Tazz]

3D printing would be a better route, but you've still got to make the pattern.

They're building houses with em now and that little one on kick starter rolls out soon. Excited to see where it all heads.

[Kickaha]

Why would you want to make those out of fibreglass? They would fracture.

There's a guy in Oz doing quite a few rear guards and sidecovers for the Yamaha IT range and they seem durable enough but maybe they don't throw their bikes off the sides of hills as frequently as I do

[AllanB]

e-bay
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[pete376403]

Pick a bike model where there is a demand and you could be onto something - eg Gen II KLR650s. factory plastics are vulnerable, fragile, expensive and there's no aftermarket supplier. You'd have to export to the US, though.

[Coldrider]

All doom and gloom.......and they haven't done any research.

Replica guards as cheap as chips try www.dcvmx.com and www.maier-mfg.com for starters :headbang:

[Big Dog]

There used to be a service in Hamilton that you sent as many pieces of the original as you have and they sent you a fibreglass replica. Pricey. I sent them a fucked front half of a sports bike fairing ( no panel unbroken right hand side I only had 40-50%) they sent me a fibreglass copy unprimed for $2k.

But the pricey is subjective: About 20% of buying original in the 90's.


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