Fork Emblem/Distribution Joint Cover for XJ750 Maxim

Not sure if requests are allowed here, but figured I'd see if possibly this was something someone had drafted up before... Don't have a 3D printer myself and haven't designed anything before but after my searches have so far come up with nothing it might be time to learn.

I'm relocating my turn signals up to the headlight bracket on my bike, and the emblem that covers the brake distribution joint originally mounted onto the turn signals (though my emblem cracked and fell apart prior to my getting the bike). Hoping to find a solution for a new emblem that wraps around the forks to bolt onto the backside turn signal mounting and covers up the "missing" turn signal areas.

 

I would encourage you to give it a shot - like somebody once said, "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself".

Learning to build your ideas in a CAD program is the most difficult part, in my opinion. There are free CAD options, so you can start playing with it with no upfront monetary investment.

 

Absolutely agree yeah, think I'm gonna give it a shot. Any recommendations for a good free program? Trying to poke around in tinkerCAD at the moment.

 

I've been using FreeCAD

 

I don't have time to take a crack at this, but I'd be interested to see what you come up with and what material you might print in.

 

For sure! Will update when I'm able. Started mocking up the basic implementation and will start taking all the specific measurements a bit later.

 

Cool. Be careful - once you start, it's hard to stop.

 

The nice part of doing this stuff is that it gives you something to do in the winter in the northern climates......