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Saga de Sidecover 01 Aug 2013 00:04 #599357

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I know from the tail pieces you made me that the end result will be nice.




Keep us posted, I can't wait to see the results.

Leon
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78 KZ1000 build (I'm learnding) 01 Aug 2013 00:05 #599358

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excellent
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more vietnam flicks 01 Aug 2013 00:07 #599359

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Sweet! im glad you are using that tail piece!

heres a couple more pics of road tripin solo through Nam



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more vietnam flicks 01 Aug 2013 00:10 #599360

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I wish i had some photos of me riding that little honda with my massive backpack on the back. Im 6'6" and that thing was like a clown bike

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Saga de Sidecover 01 Aug 2013 02:15 #599366

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I'm with the other guys, a picture log of an adventure of that magnitude would be epic. You have to share!

On to the bike. The custom bodywork is Awesome :woohoo: Time intensive on stuff like that is an understatement!
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Saga de Sidecover 01 Aug 2013 03:05 #599370

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+1 on trip pics and stories (like, Where did you find a "DeathRace" helmet? :woohoo: ).

Glad to see you are back--yours is a great thread. DoctoRot and Porchev back=good times! Looking forward to seeing those bodywork pieces.

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Saga de Sidecover 04 Aug 2013 09:51 #599800

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Doc, I'm looking for some rear sets and in reviewing your previous posts it looks like my frame is about like yours. You said the guy you bought them from said they wouldn't work, why was that? Are they not for a KZ? Just wondering what you ordered, because it looks pretty much like a shoe in...............................Oh yeah, sweet build.
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Saga de Sidecover 31 Aug 2013 06:29 #604107

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nivlac wrote: Doc, I'm looking for some rear sets and in reviewing your previous posts it looks like my frame is about like yours. You said the guy you bought them from said they wouldn't work, why was that? Are they not for a KZ? Just wondering what you ordered, because it looks pretty much like a shoe in...............................Oh yeah, sweet build.


They are tarozi rear sets. i bought them from fast from the past. they are for the KZ1000 A2, they dont offer them for the kz1000LTD. the difference is the A2 uses a slightly different pushrod for the MC, i ended up getting that with the rear caliper from the A2 i swapped wheels with, so the problem solved itself. all you need is the rear MC pushrod from and A2 if you have and LTD and your good to go.

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When you seek perfection you will find insanity 31 Aug 2013 06:35 #604108

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I have been wet-sanding the sidecovers and tail for the last 3 weeks trying to get them close to perfect. sand, wash, spray, repeat. this is the aftermath. notice the dead spot in the grass forming from the amount of time i have spent in front of these tables.

seriously. there comes a point when you have to say "fuck it, these are good enough" which i did a couple days ago. i built up flanges around them with plastalina clay, and folders, everything is covered with packing tape. Paying very close attention to assure they is adequate draft, with no undercuts. follow up with 3 coats of mold wax, then a good coat of PVA.

and BOOM, first layer of tooling gel coat. more to follow.

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When you seek perfection you will find insanity 01 Sep 2013 18:08 #604335

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DoctoRot wrote: I have been wet-sanding the sidecovers and tail for the last 3 weeks trying to get them close to perfect. sand, wash, spray, repeat. this is the aftermath. notice the dead spot in the grass forming from the amount of time i have spent in front of these tables.



seriously. there comes a point when you have to say "fuck it, these are good enough" which i did a couple days ago. i built up flanges around them with plastalina clay, and folders, everything is covered with packing tape. Paying very close attention to assure they is adequate draft, with no undercuts. follow up with 3 coats of mold wax, then a good coat of PVA.

and BOOM, first layer of tooling gel coat. more to follow.


Crazy shit! Commendable but too much work for me. The fibreglass work and paint has sunk the most time in my build.. Something that is still bugging me.
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saga de sidecover part 3 04 Sep 2013 00:00 #604733

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molds are mostly finished. popped the plugs out today, they came out unscathed which is good because im gonna use them to build up the plugs for the sidecovers to run with the airbox. I need to refine the molds and get them ready to be laid up. I guess i didn't allow the PVA to dry fully causing a bit of gator skin to form in small parts of the molds. :pinch: So im gonna try and repair them rather than starting over which is what i should do according to the guys at Fiberlay, but im $125 into these molds and i don't have much to loose except time at this point. worse come to worse ill remake the molds. hopefully not.....

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saga de sidecover part 3 04 Sep 2013 04:42 #604747

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heres a close up of the "gator skin" in the mold.

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