3D Printed a Tail

3D Printed a Tail 10 Aug 2021 14:37 #853526

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Thought some of you might find this interesting. I'm playing with an 82 1100 Shaft and of course painting it up like an ELR. I can paint the bodywork green and add stripes, but this model doesn't have a tail fairing, and it just doesn't look ELRish without one. So I fired up the 3D printer and made one. Pretty neat, we'll see if it holds up.

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3D Printed a Tail 10 Aug 2021 15:13 #853531

martin_csr Offline User Posts: 7983 Thank you received: 1621	Howdy. What material did you go with? Just curious. 1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road
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3D Printed a Tail 11 Aug 2021 02:17 #853549

BigTex Topic Author Offline User Posts: 15 Thank you received: 16	This is ABS (Hatchbox). Took a lot of learning to get it printing successfully, but I knew the standard PLA would not hold up. I just picked up some TPU and plan to try some parts in that - more rubber like. The following user(s) said Thank You: martin_csr
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3D Printed a Tail 11 Aug 2021 03:20 #853551

daveo Offline Premium Member Posts: 2765 Thank you received: 630	I imagined that a tail would look good on a KZ1100A, and this adaptation confirms it. If possible, please post a couple pics of the entire bike... 1982 KZ1100-A2
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3D Printed a Tail 11 Aug 2021 05:47 #853560

slmjim+Z1BEBE Offline User Enjoy Life! IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE! Posts: 1115 Thank you received: 595	What printer? Good Ridin' slmjim & Z1BEBE A biker looks at your engine and chrome. A Rider looks at your odometer and tags. 1972 Z1 x2 1974 Z1-A x2 1975 Z1-B x2 1993 CB 750 Nighthawk x2 2009 ST1300A www.kawasaki-z-classik.com An enthusiast's forum focused exclusively on all things Z1, Z2 and KZ900.
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3D Printed a Tail 12 Aug 2021 14:19 #853653

BigTex Topic Author Offline User Posts: 15 Thank you received: 16	Ender 6 printer As it sits today, still a lot of work (which is the whole purpose, this is just for fun) Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: rstnick, slmjim+Z1BEBE, martin_csr, BCScott, howardhb
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3D Printed a Tail 16 Feb 2022 06:09 #862452

Ian_B Offline User Posts: 86 Thank you received: 12	A tail definitely suits the bike! All of the 3d printing that I've seen so far has had a fairly ropey surface finish; the end result of yours looks great. Did you use a filler on the final printed item, and if so, what did you use? Plastics are gnerally hard to get stuff to stick to them. Ian
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3D Printed a Tail 16 Feb 2022 07:12 #862456

howardhb Offline Sustaining Member God, I trust Posts: 428 Thank you received: 431	Nice work indeed! '81 GPz 550 D1 Click this link: www.kzrider.com/gallery/kz-550/1981-gpz550d1-9094#joomimg '81 GPz 1100 B1 ELR "Tribute" www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/617040-1981-gpz1100-b1-rst '82 Yamaha YB100 Fizzie '79 Suzuki GT200 X5 TWO STROKE TWIN - SMOKER!
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3D Printed a Tail 25 Feb 2022 10:10 #862910

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A tail definitely suits the bike!
All of the 3d printing that I've seen so far has had a fairly ropey surface finish; the end result of yours looks great. Did you use a filler on the final printed item, and if so, what did you use? Plastics are gnerally hard to get stuff to stick to them.

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Printing is in ABS, pretty slow with a small layer setting. Then a whole bunch of sanding before painting. No filler, but I would bet an experienced body worker could do it better and faster with some filler.