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Home made polyester Frontfairing |
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Sunday, 23 February 2003 |
At a day I thought , why not make a unique front fairing for my Vmax. I was inspired by the Münch Mammut , so why not make it look a little like this monster. I like these shapes and look, don't blame me ;-) So I started photosouping on Nitromax and my bike. A model of the look I wanted to make....
| After making the base model the correct size, I smeared a little more caulk to correct the form of the outer surface.
| This is the mold which is used in the polyester process. Sprayed vaseline on it to make the polyester release easy from the mold.
| This is the real model made from polyester. Lot of mess made in the garage with the polyester.
| Lots of grinding and sawing was needed to make the shape form. I used the Dremel to make the correct shape. It was not symmetrical so I had to saw off a lot to make it correct and sharpened the edges more using the Dremel.
|  Spray painted it with a plastic primer and then sprayed a thick layer Filler on the polyester to get rid of the bubbles and scratches.
| After that I sanded off a little Filler and used Putty to make the bumps and holes flatten out. After that I sanded the top layer and sprayed a new Filler coat.
| This is the result of many hours of sanding and lots of patience I made the front light window and top shield of Perspex. ( Parts by www.uijenglas.nl ) Spray painted in the color of the bike, '97 Titanium.
| When Nitromax visited me and he said, it looks like an alien !!! I thought, what do you mean alien ? Now just compare his tattoo with my fairing... Then I got it ;-)
| 60 mm legal projector beam headlights.
| Built a frame for the lights with a dial set inside to set the right angle.
| And this is the result of more then 190 hours of work. And I am very proud of it !!!! |
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