Did a lot of work on it this weekend. Repainted the frame and got started on the box sanding. Thanks
@FOG I wet sanded the existing paint, used filler primer then shot it with be black again. Some spots are rough which is probably cause of the filler primer going on kind of heavy. Shoulda sanded it. I think I’m going to wet sand it once lightly, and just shoot black again. It is already super smooth and shiny just like I want it in several areas. The end is in sight.
The box, the work is going faster than I expected with the orbital sander. I bought a 50 pack of 150g discs for $22. It seems fiberglass in 150g powder form does not irritate the skin like the microscopic shards from cutting cloth for a layup. I got it real smooth and painted it with the cheap primer to find the empty spots, and filled them all in last night. Some work ahead. Both box halves are extremely smooth already. Need to block everything too, but I feel it will go fast, as I have enough fiberglass thickness all around to dig in and not necessarily have to add bondo wherever there is a low spot. On the larger box piece it varies between 1/8” to 3/16”.
Also I am not finishing the top surface and some upper corner areas of the box, as it will be covered by the fake tank.
I have new resin coming on Thursday and will most likely make a new fake tank. I am thinking of making the shape from slices of thin cardboard paper, joined with tape. I have it drawn in 3d and will print and transfer to the thick paper. Curving the paper accurately and joining it will be tough. I have just enough time to figure it out and set it up. I’ll glass in the mounts as well, along with all the small hardware needed on the inside of the box to bolt in the side cover.
Another thing before I take the final step of fabricating the kickstand, is i would like to use the original seatstays rotated forward from their stock position 90 degrees, as the new seat struts. The current struts just give too much of a sportbike look.
After doing some calculations for gear ratio and weight reduction I estimate the bike to be 18% faster off the line. I will be taking it to a drag strip in a few months. Easy to setup, just move the shock back 3 holes on the swing arm for a stiffer and lower geometry, and possibly add in another 1s3p for 22s and disconnect the ebrake.
