Updating the ZXR

**skidMark** · 2nd January 2008, 02:30

i cant post attachments due to infractions.....but view my other attachments by clicking my name above and choose attachments....

theres pic of my bike there...

i put a honda nsr tail on my zxr 250.

**imdying** · 2nd January 2008, 11:17

Your tyre is going to hit that

**Mattzxr750** · 2nd January 2008, 12:03

Originally Posted by imdying

Your tyre is going to hit that

It would have but Ive just cut out a hold so that when the tyre goes up and down it will have somewhere to go and not just hit the plastic.

**imdying** · 2nd January 2008, 13:52

Excellent. I have a friend with a 93 model (exactly the same from what I can see of your pictures), and he has one like what you're making... and the factory hugger hits it, which is cracking the fairing.

He's asked if I'll make a new 'boot space' come undertray all in one out of carbon for him. Just in the middle of making a similar thing for my underseat exhaust on my SV, but I said I'd teach him how it was done.

If I end up making one for him, or helping him with one, I'll post up pics

Here's the buck:

**Mattzxr750** · 2nd January 2008, 14:02

If the Plastic one turns out okay, Ill look at making it into fiber glass

**98tls** · 2nd January 2008, 14:14

Looking good,i admire you doing it yourself,i took the lazy way out.

**imdying** · 2nd January 2008, 14:16

Fully recommend it mate, fibreglass is a doddle to work with... easy to sand, easy to lay down, and easy to get the finish right on. Something simple like that, might be a nice mold to use for you first carbon piece... coz you can use the same mold

Hopefully Eurodave will pop his head in, he's a pro at this sorta stuff inlike a hack like me

In fact, hopefully I can tempt him a few beers to come round and give me few pointers before I make that heatshield from carbon...

**Mattzxr750** · 2nd January 2008, 22:35

Originally Posted by 98tls

Looking good,i admire you doing it yourself,i took the lazy way out.

I just hope that its all not just a wasit of time and that it turns out ok

**skidMark** · 2nd January 2008, 22:43

Originally Posted by 98tls

Looking good,i admire you doing it yourself,i took the lazy way out.

yeah i scored a race nsr tail (full fibreglass instead of stock 3 piece)

slapped it on..pretty lol

**Mattzxr750** · 3rd January 2008, 13:25

Originally Posted by skidMark

yeah i scored a race nsr tail (full fibreglass instead of stock 3 piece)

slapped it on..pretty lol

I thought of doing something like that but I want to keep it looking some what stock

**imdying** · 5th January 2008, 15:45

How are you getting on brother? Me, I'm ready to lay the gelcoat for my mould

**Mattzxr750** · 7th January 2008, 11:45

Slowly but getting there, have got the wheel arch done and now working on the number plate light (yellow tape holding well the glue drys)

**imdying** · 7th January 2008, 12:33

Good good! Body filler up all those square edges, take a splash mold (basic mold for getting a shaped part), make yourself a basic fibreglass part, shape that sucker up, spray putty it smooth as a babies bum, then make a final mold

Then you can pop out fibreglass/carbon fibre parts all day long

**vifferman** · 7th January 2008, 12:42

Originally Posted by Mattzxr750

But well doing this I notist that the back wheel is off set to the left buy about 10mm, which puzzled me at first. Now looking at it, it must be like that for a reason.

Yeah, because it's borkt.
The reason may be the spacers are around the wrong way, or something is out of whack.