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Fiberglass fairing fabrication tutorial

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Deathmetaldan, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. Deathmetaldan

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    so, i have been pretty bored and i was thinking about making a tutorial on how to make a custom fairing for maybe some mold making. Would anybody be interested in this? If i would make a mold would anybody be interested in buying them or even buying the mold? The premise is a tight fitting fairing that would go over the top of the headlight and fit against the gauges snug, pretty much street fighter style
     
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    if somebody can give me some good shots of the front end i can whip something up in photoshop, need a good profile and a good angle shot
     
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    looking and yes I might would buy one.
     
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    I like this one
     

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    Or this one
     

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    How about a blend of styles, including the turbo fairing???

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    Grim, it's for sale, or use as a buck.
     
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    the one i plan on making is smaller than those
     
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    i like the little sport fairing...
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    heres a kawasaki zrx1200...
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    the fairing or the bike and how much??
     
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    that little red sport fairing is close but mine will still be a little smaller yet
     
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    FZ1 fairing is nice too. Although somewhat modern looking...
     
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    [​IMG]

    i did this in paint real quick.... im not sure that it really gets my idea across, the round headlight should be where the rounded tip is
     
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  14. XJ4Keeps

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    I have been thinking about lifting a fairing from an old S model Airhead to mount on my Seca 650 for touring purposes.

    http://www.bmwr90s.co.uk/imagesforweb/G ... S_R90S.jpg

    I did some crude measuring on an R90S that was at the shop a couple of weeks ago, and the fairing looked like a pretty good fit, except for the headlight aperture. Has anyone tried this?
     
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    your link doesnt work for me xj4keeps
     
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    How about this one?

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    If not, go to Google Images and type in BMW R90/S. That's the type of fairing I'm talking about.
     
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    I have that same fairing on my 81 XJ750RH SECA.
     
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