tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post2425627548277332067..comments2023-10-06T01:15:50.055-07:00Comments on Manual: how about a flyscreen?Angostura Bittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059116265834492301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-20723978025421361782009-07-01T19:36:55.779-07:002009-07-01T19:36:55.779-07:00dad I like plexi, a lot, too. Heat forming some p...dad I like plexi, a lot, too. Heat forming some plastic to the basic shape would be kind of cool; I'll have to poke around to see what kind of tinted stuff exists out there. I'm sure there is plenty.Angostura Bittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059116265834492301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-74858805437888392612009-07-01T09:09:31.724-07:002009-07-01T09:09:31.724-07:00I like the bug deflector notion as presented. Wond...I like the bug deflector notion as presented. Wonder if you considered just a flat clear plexi panel. Or somethiong which doesn't conform directly to the headlamp - with so much curve. Maybe just a slight arc. There's nothing streamlined on the entire outside of this machine. (The smoothness is all inside where the hot gases ebb and flow....) Tinted 1/8" (or thicker) plexi is available and it's kinda tough. There are also other more forgiving plastic sheet materials that can also be hot formed. I like the idea though but maybe not streach too far for sleekness. This bike can have some unsymetry. Hot, fast machinery always has some weird angles and shiney, pokey-outtey things. As the Brits say, "Something must aways be sacrifuiced for speed." But if you're gonna do, do it. When there's just a little bit of an angle it might come off as installation error as though it were put on crooked.popnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-13183768944482238692009-06-30T14:00:16.199-07:002009-06-30T14:00:16.199-07:00Ah I see...too big and it ends up looking like a p...Ah I see...too big and it ends up looking like a <a href="http://www.thumperscorner.com/discus/messages/23046/24914.jpg" rel="nofollow">pope hat</a> tho.Angostura Bittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059116265834492301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-2077710476240829352009-06-30T13:15:12.336-07:002009-06-30T13:15:12.336-07:00I feel it should be a little bigger at the top, so...I feel it should be a little bigger at the top, sort of proportional to the XL's original headlight shroud. Styling can be totally different, but I think the proportions should be the same. <br /><br />If you really spend some time drawing and thinkng about this panel, I think you could style it to distinctly match your side panels somehow.Groundhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085125688012990531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-47108622733002892742009-06-30T06:04:13.892-07:002009-06-30T06:04:13.892-07:00aha! that's the look you develop when you'...aha! that's the look you develop when you've huffed too much acetone and epoxy!<br /><br />bigger in which direction? up or side to side? This isn't so much for wind protection of the rider, mind you. I want to feel the wind swirling through the the MAN-FUR on my chest!Angostura Bittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059116265834492301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102624311203641219.post-91960408405341061382009-06-30T00:06:41.832-07:002009-06-30T00:06:41.832-07:00What is that crazy-ass expression on your face in ...What is that crazy-ass expression on your face in the rearview mirror in the first photo? <br /><br />I'm a symmetry freak, and I say it should also be bigger.Groundhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085125688012990531noreply@blogger.com