Is there anyone out there who can.........

[Paul Young]

.......make stuff out of carbon fibre? I've PM'd Dutchman, but he's not been on the board for a few days.

I had an idea, the other day, for tank protectors for the Adv tank. They seem prone to getting damaged around the front lower corner if they go over & I've got some very tough MX fork protectors made from C/F so the idea came to me, of moulding the front area of the tank. We could then create C/F covers & put them on in the same way as tank pads. This would provide a tough skin for this vulnerable area of the tank, add very little weight or width to the tank & even act as a cover for an already damaged tank (like the Adv beak extention can).

Anyone out there fancy giving it a go.......or has someone already done it?

 

[longdog]

How about some made-to-measure fork leg protectors too? Anyone up for it?

 

[Fanum]

This would provide a tough skin for this vulnerable area of the tank,

Exactly how many feet thick are you thinking of to protect your particular bike Paul?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

There's a guy in a small unit on the industrial Estate @ Stokesley, North Yorks, who fabricates small parts in Carbon Fibre...........I'm sure he'd do it.

Just fitted a front Fork Brace in Carbon Fibre (made by him) to the Dakar 650 tonight to support the TT fender and it's a work of art.

Much tricker and lighter than the Showa one.

Don't have his contact details..............but can try to find......let me know

 

[Paul Young]

Exactly how many feet thick are you thinking of to protect your particular bike Paul?

Funnily enough, that's the reason I now have several tanks in my garage...... One with a big dent in it, a standard one to replace it & an Adv one i managed to pick up for £170 in really good condition. Suffice to say that I don't take it off-road anymore (got a 250cc Honda for that.......)

Johnny, a name would be useful.......I should be able to track him down from that.

Cheers,

 

[Paul Young]

I'm going to see a guy on Saturday, who makes bespoke parts from carbon fibre. The idea is, to give him a chance to look at the tank & see the sort of thing I'm after , then see if he can make up something suitable.

If he makes up a suitable template/mould, he will be able to make others as well as mine so would anyone else be interested in these?

Ignoring cost for a moment, please post here if you're interested. I'll let him know the sort of numbers he may be able to sell & let him give me a price to come back with.

 

[Big Lee]

Ask him if he`d be able to do a heel plate/ frame protector for the lh side of a 12GS frame as the paint wears off when my boots rub

 

[James Bryan]

Interested

Paul -- I'd be interested in just such a cover for my Adv. tank .
The leading edge of the standard tank is prone to stone chips , even more so the Adv. tank . -- Jim .

ps. - Off to the T.T. soon ?

 

[Paul Young]

Well, I've been to see the C/F guy - he's a retired aerospace composite materials expert - & he can make a mold, produce a template from fibreglass then create as many as necessary from carbonfibre for the princely sum of around £40-45 each set.

I've to contact him after I get back from the TT to organise time for him to get a cast of the tank to make them from. Once I've sortedit, I'll post details for contacting him for any orders.

At that price, I think it's cheap protection

 

[plasmatron]

Ask him if he`d be able to do a heel plate/ frame protector for the lh side of a 12GS frame as the paint wears off when my boots rub

me too... i resorted to sticking silver fabric tape on the bits where my feet touch... not the trickest solution but the colour match is quite good...

 

[Paul Young]

Sorry guys, I haven't got a 1200 for him to take a mold from. He would certainly be able to make one for you though. I'll have a word next time I see him & then I can put his details onto the board for y'all to contact him.

 

[CoolCarbon]

A cheaper option that I've used on both CC I & CC II is to get an A4 size sheet of 'Motrax' CarbonFibre sticky back....usually £9.99

I cut out a cardboard Template shaped like the frontal area of the Tank, that was then used to cut out the Carbon sheet...sorted...

Loads left over for other things, maybe even do the frame protection mentioned by Big Lee...

CC

 

[Paul Young]

A cheaper option that I've used on both CC I & CC II is to get an A4 size sheet of 'Motrax' CarbonFibre sticky back....usually £9.99

I cut out a cardboard Template shaped like the frontal area of the Tank, that was then used to cut out the Carbon sheet...sorted...

Loads left over for other things, maybe even do the frame protection mentioned by Big Lee...

CC

No impact protection there though, is there.....