V11S Carbon tank "pad"

[Guest Dru]

Hey there:

 

I'm looking for the carbon fiber tank "pad" that the Scura came with. I'm looking to get rid of my tatty looking rubber one... anyone know where I can get one? Agostini hasn't got any left...

 

Thanks,

Dru

[mdude]

apparently its veeery difficult to find.

one possible solution is to have it clad in sexy kevlar or another hitech fabric by a upholstry specialist. think someone in here have done that (jedione?)

[DeBenGuzzi]

good luck, took me over a year to find one, MG 2 years ago wanted $400 for one anyway(not worth it) you could get the stock one recovered with something nice.

[Guest Dru]

Certainly, for $400 I can attempt to cover it myself! Even if I mess up, a new rubber one is dirt cheap in comparison!

[Skeeve]

Certainly, for $400 I can attempt to cover it myself! Even if I mess up, a new rubber one is dirt cheap in comparison!

 

If you're going to go the DIY route, use your stock rubber pad to make the layup mold for your CF version.

 

Best o' luck...

[gh67]

apparently its veeery difficult to find.

one possible solution is to have it clad in sexy kevlar or another hitech fabric by a upholstry specialist. think someone in here have done that (jedione?)

jedione and I both had our tank and rear cowl butt pads recovered by the same local guy. jedi used the same red as his seat and I had Rich Maund give me some extra carbon fiber material from my seat re-work. I posted some pics in the following link (post #14).

 

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8541

 

cheers

[Guest Dru]

Very cool! I'll give it a go over the winter... the rubber pad seems to be in good enough condition to use it as a mold, mabe I'll just cover it in carbon and wet it out, and vacuum-bag it as outlined here:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/carbon-fibe...torcycle-parts/

[pShenk]

jedione and I both had our tank and rear cowl butt pads recovered by the same local guy. jedi used the same red as his seat and I had Rich Maund give me some extra carbon fiber material from my seat re-work. I posted some pics in the following link (post #14).

 

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8541

 

cheers

 

Hey gh67, I'm getting my seat done by Rich next week, and I had him reserve some "cf" fabric like you suggested. I'm wondering how your upholstery guy approached this. He stretched it over your stock parts right? Do you know how he fastened it to the rubber?

 

And how do you take the tank pad off? He's down by you right? Can you pm me with an address or email for him? Maybe I can ship it down there, if I can't find anyone up here to do it.

[DeBenGuzzi]

how do you take the tank pad off?

Just pull man

seriously its held on with two ball snaps

The CF one I have is held on with screws but they don't line up so I'm going to just drill out two strips of metal and mount the two ball snaps on it in the middle and screw the pad into it, I'm sure I'll get a bodge for the whole works but I'm only in it for the awards.

[pShenk]

Just pull man

 

Nice!

 

Y'know, I've broken more parts on my bike with that philosophy. I've learned to be cautious. No, I mean I'm *learning*... I just snapped something today.

[Guest Nogbad]

Just pull man

seriously its held on with two ball snaps

The CF one I have is held on with screws but they don't line up so I'm going to just drill out two strips of metal and mount the two ball snaps on it in the middle and screw the pad into it, [/b]I'm sure I'll get a bodge for the whole works but I'm only in it for the awards.

 

Only if it looks suitably horrible. Here are some pointers:

 

1. Make sure the covering or moulding process distorts the shape so the finished article is visibly bent

2. A general unevenness in gloss levels and texture is essential

3. If you don't achieve (1) you can recover the situation by fastening it on at an angle, offset or both.

4. Try to leave some frayed mat or cloth sticking out. The raggier the edges the better.

5. If it's a DIY moulding you go for, make sure the CF cloth is well mangled so that the fibre pattern is random.

6. In addition to (5), uneven resin application can give interesting variations in appearance.

 

If you manage to achieve at least 3 out of 6, the bodge point is yours.