any body thought of reproduceing xs sidecovers?

[b.walker5]

The rivets would not be noticable, being on the bottom of the cover, or they could be countersunk and painted over. JAT CZ

Ya mean kinda like this...??







I was lucky enough to still have the post, I just had to devise a way of putting it back on.

[XSTrey11]

Is there actually a shortage of side panels? On XS1100's which I've broken for parts (all beyond redemption, I hasten to add), I found that side panels weren't easy to sell. I've seen loads on eBay UK and USA......

If this is true then for the love of god and all that is holy track some down for me! I'm dying to get my hands on some.

[cywelchjr]

If this is true then for the love of god and all that is holy track some down for me! I'm dying to get my hands on some.

The issue might be that there are TONS of the early style side covers like those used in Europe, but the special and 80 and 81 North American standard side covers can be very hard if not impossible to find in usable shape.

So, all those side covers he can't get rid of, you can't use them, they won't fit your bike. You can use 79 SF covers, 80G covers like your and 81H covers. But only the North American versions. The European G uses different side covers the the G on this side of the pond.

[CRXSi90]

I just wanted to introduce you to another method of molding/casting.

http://www.smooth-on.com/

Here's the basic idea:

(1) Make a silicone mold around a part and cut it in half. (or take a little more time and form the mold in two parts)

(2) Start making parts by pouring epoxy into the mold.

Because the silicone mold is flexible, it can be stripped away from the slots at the top of the cover.

Here's the best example I've found.

http://www.b9robotresource.com/molding1.htm

My concern with this is the resulting strength of a cast epoxy part. This could be addressed by using better epoxy materials, adding fiber or glass micro-ballons, or modifying the part by thickening it and/or adding ribs.

Another thought (and my initial motivation for applying this technique) is to use this for reproducing carb slide diaphragms.

[natemoen]

Another thought (and my initial motivation for applying this technique) is to use this for reproducing carb slide diaphragms.

You can buy new diaphragm.