advice on panel work

[crazymofo]

gday folks,

im in the process off making a one peice bodywork, im coming up with the basic side profile of the bike, what do you guys think? id appreciate the input. one thing tho... i dont want the rediculously steep german style tail unit.


http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/i3010063.jpg
ive blanked the subframe out, because once ive finished the new one, you wont see it!

cheers.joe.

[BANDITROD]

looks good mate i dont like steep tails either what you have done there should be a good thing as long it all works out for ya
Cheers Rod:D

[sharky]

Looks good mate, Tail looks very Z650 inspired.

[fimpBIKES]

so your gonna use 'glass?

and then a fuel cell yeah?
there was a thread on the SV site about a dude making up carbon SV tanks

one piece fibreglass bodywork is so damn cool!!!

i guess u would wanna have re-usable molds since u shall be racing eh? (no offense [:P])

[fimpBIKES]

hey, i have been thinking about this kinda thing a bit lately
how hard would it be to put a mild steel mesh in the tank area within the 'glass?

that way u could use magnetic tank bags, probably stiffen the shit out of the tank too!!!

[waltari]

Hey Joe, looks good...what do you think about a TZR style tail?

http://www.castordesignstudio.com/KPIMAGES/bodywork%20for%20joe.jpg

Have you seen this link before?

http://www.designbikes.de/Hoecker_e.htm

That guy goes about a custom tail in a good way...would make life easier going that route.:D

[crazymofo]

not to sure about that tail matt, little too "droopy" at the end for my liking.
that building process in that link is exactly how i was going to go about it mate, with a slight difference, i'll be putting a foam layer over the ply skeleton, so i can form some scallops into the panel work, to tie into the headlight/front guard im running.

fimp: yep in fibreglass, then a alloy fuel cell under that. the thread on the sv site, is one im heavily involved in, its turning into a pretty good thread.

putting mesh into the tank wouldnt be hard, put it inbetween two layers of glass. no one would know. and yes, i fully intend on making the mould reusable too.

cheers.joe.

[fimpBIKES]

yeah, that GTS fella can be a real know-it-all
but i like his style, straight shooter :)

[Gix11]

Mate, those lines are perfect. Awesome clearance and still not german stylee. DO IT!

[scotty mac]

looking good champ i've seen a 1 piece body in a usa mag i'll c if i can find it n scan it for ya. how bad is the old tail unit?repairable or sellable:D

[crazymofo]

its repairable, but holding on to it for now, theres plenty of uses for it around my shed mate ;) if i change my mind, i'll let ya know.

cheers.joe.