Kz1000 Carbon Fiber Fuel Tank

porchev914 wrote:

OK, gotcha. A coat of resin goes down first, then the cloth which is then wetted out with mroe resin. If you put the cloth down on a dry mold, you will get bubbles. Granted, I got some pretty big bubbles in mine, but like I said, that was my poor technique. But if you do it right, brushing on a coat of resin first will yield a smoother, more void free finish than laying dry cloth in a dry mold. The kicker is I was more concerned about the bottom edge of the tank, and it turned out fairly decent :blink: I have done many experiments leading up to this, what bit me here was poor technique and a change to resin I was not used to. I have only myself to blame here though.

Take your time and have fun, you have come to far, to hurry now. It is looking good!

i've got to say , this is the reason i joined this site , i was having a look around and saw what you were doing and thought id better join to have a closer look , your work is fantastic , even if this didn't come out the mould in perfect shape , im sure the next one will .
just a thought , instesd of scrapping this attempt you could finish it up , complete the job and get a nice flame paint job done on it , the flames could lick over the bad bits of carbon and the tank would look stunning and im sure someone would buy it and you would regain the cost of the carbon , im totally impressed with your work and im glad i decieded to join the site , just a pity im across the pond or i would be knockin on your door with a few bits . kev

soo close....next one on deck yet?...decent looking and not one ever made before that i have heard of or seen.....nail it .....

p.s doing any good reading lately...TDC

Just a thought, depending upon how you fix it I suppose...

Could you fill the bubbles in with resin, and then as many might do, paint it in a way so that the good carbon bits show through? Or is it now a structural issue as far as safety is concerned?

porchev914 wrote:

ready2ryde1985 wrote:

So If it does turn out would you make an ELR set??? :ohmy:

Im shure I am not the only one interested

Is the ELR tank exclusive to that model, or is it a standard Z1R/MK2 tank? Please excuse my ignorance :laugh:

i can send yo a tank,
gpz1100 b1 and b2 is the same,and euro z1000j
let me now.

oh wow!
this is sooo freakin cool!

z1r tanks are exclusive to z1r's.

leon

531blackbanshee wrote:

oh wow!
this is sooo freakin cool!

z1r tanks are exclusive to z1r's.

leon

Of course they are, like every other part on those bike, right? Thanks Leon

Not as much TDC time as I would like, I've been spending to much time in the garage or on this damn forum :blink:

The tank is not structurally compromised that I am aware of, the defects are all cosmetic. Unfortunately, there is more than one issue besides the blisters. There is the right rear corner I came up short on, and on the right side I got 2 stray strands of cloth caught on the face

kenty wrote:

i've got to say , this is the reason i joined this site , i was having a look around and saw what you were doing and thought id better join to have a closer look , your work is fantastic , even if this didn't come out the mould in perfect shape , im sure the next one will .
just a thought , instesd of scrapping this attempt you could finish it up , complete the job and get a nice flame paint job done on it , the flames could lick over the bad bits of carbon and the tank would look stunning and im sure someone would buy it and you would regain the cost of the carbon , im totally impressed with your work and im glad i decieded to join the site , just a pity im across the pond or i would be knockin on your door with a few bits . kev

I'm flattered that one of my humble experiments could be the reason you joined this site. Thank You.

Adam

The tank is not structurally compromised that I am aware of, the defects are all cosmetic. Unfortunately, there is more than one issue besides the blisters. There is the right rear corner I came up short on, and on the right side I got 2 stray strands of cloth caught on the face

two strands what :ohmy: .damn perfectionist anyways!

leon

Yeah that tank looks good from my house! I think you should finish it up (just for the experiance) and sell it with a not perfect set of your side covers. Even a blemished set of carbon body work will get you $200+ I would think. Plus alot of your flaws will clean up with a few coats of clear and some wet sanding!

just my .02

BTW, I have a 1 piece tracy fiberglass body for a kz650... any chance you could whip me up a mold?

I'm not sure the the terms "whip up" and "mold" belong in the same sentence. I have roughly 50+ hours in the prep and lamination of the tank mold, and I have a feeling I will be redoing it at some point :S
I bet you could do it though..... research, ask questions and give it a shot!