A bit more shiney for the fizzer

[johna6968]

Vulnerabilty of the Rad been getting to me so had this made up from Stainless.. Many thanks to Cousin Derek  :thumbup

[Yamazer-92]

Has that bike ever been outside?!  :eek  Nice rad cover too.

[jonesthesteam]

That is VERY nice, is it a fairly solid construction? (I.e. Not too bendy) I've got an eBay £24.99 jobby on mine and it's okay from a distance but close up its pretty crap, very thin SS which makes it a pain to clean and didn't even fit very well in the first place.


Looking to change to a Beowulf one or similar when the pennies allow but they are @£60 I think


Anyway, nice job and those pipes look great as well!


Jonesy

[His Dudeness]

That has to be the cleanest fazer I've seen

[johna6968]

Many thanks.. Done thousands of miles on various bikes all weathers.. Always looked after me kit.. It does get used but not so much come the proper crappy days 

[johna6968]

That is VERY nice, is it a fairly solid construction? (I.e. Not too bendy) I've got an eBay £24.99 jobby on mine and it's okay from a distance but close up its pretty crap, very thin SS which makes it a pain to clean and didn't even fit very well in the first place.


This is 2nd attempt.. 1st one made didnt have the smaller vertical bits to the construction..

[Chris]

Wow! Awesomely clean bike man!

Nice rad cover too, would he be interested in making some more?

Chris

[johna6968]

Thanks Chris.. I did mention light heartedly to derek about making a few of the rad covers up if there was a demand.. I will speak to him when i get chance and post up his reply..

[Par6]

I'll have one, that's well smart 

[mtread]

Me too. Looks much better than the tacky commercial ones

[fazersharp]

YEP deffo put me down for one too.
The only reason i have held off is they all seem crappy and dont fit well

[johna6968]

Thanks all for the positive comments.. Looked at lots of radiator covers on the market and wanted a far simpler 1 off design so I came up with this.. I will speak to Derek to see how viable making more would be, as other rad covers are so readily available on the market for reasonable enough prices.. John

[fazersharp]

Now hes got the pattern or cnc program or whatever I would think it would be prety easy.
Yep I want a nice and simple neat looking one like yours, there was a thread on here not long ago and it seemed as tho done were a very good fit for some reason. 

[pilgo]

put me done for one if he's up for a job lot off  here  :thumbup

[midden]

What paint are you using on your downpipes and how long before having to do again?

[wickedmonkey]

Me too for a rad cover if they're not too much.

[johna6968]

What paint are you using on your downpipes and how long before having to do again?

Pipes were sprayed with several layers good old B&Q Barbecue paint approx 6 months ago.. I have also fitted a small mudflap to the front mudguard to protect as much as possible as fenda extenders imo kind of make the lovely front mudguard look somehow wrong shape. The finish is WD40 and only lasts as long as a ride out, oh and I kind of like the smoke and smell of it burnin on start up  :lol ... Been weighin up prob spend more on wd than unleaded  :rollin

[Fazerider]

Damn, that is one clean machine!
BTW, I routed my speedo cable like that once… not a good idea, eventually it managed to get close enough to brush the disc bolts. The manual shows it should go through the gap between the two caliper mounting points.

[johna6968]

Damn, that is one clean machine!
BTW, I routed my speedo cable like that once… not a good idea, eventually it managed to get close enough to brush the disc bolts. The manual shows it should go through the gap between the two caliper mounting points.

Thanks Fazerider for the heads up on the speedo cable routing.. Did seem the logical route to keep things as far outboard from the discs as poss but will check it  :thumbup

[johna6968]

Had a check of the speedo cable routing and did run close to the discs the previous way.. Is this the correct route "between the caliper bolts?"