FZ1 Lennon's Mirror Eliminators

[jointbeaker]

Morning - I made my first few posts in the 'Introduction' forum, and wanted to share these too.


My name is Mark Lennon, and I'm a packaging designer by trade. I also happen to love our fazers. This past year, I picked up a '09 faired FZ1, and began designing my own mirror block off plates. Over the past 8 months or so....I've gotten them to a point where I'm happy, and have began selling them online thru a 3d print house called Shapeways.


I've got a thread made over on the US forum (FZ1OA) but thought it'd be in my interest to reach out over here too. I didn't see any vendor forums or anything, so if a moderator says this isn't the right spot to post, please let me know.


I'll post a few photos below. Some of the 3d design process, some printed parts, and some parts other users have ordered, and painted...


Cheers. Mark

[jointbeaker]

I've got two threads to look thru:


http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/forum/showthr...p?t=146853


http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/forum/showthr...p?t=146337


and some photos of the process: Design worked with a Romer 3d scanner, and designed in Solidworks 2019. Printed using Shapeways, in either New York, or Eindhoven Netherlands...


Cheers.


scanned a fairing in 3d



draw on top of the scan data to make the mirror delete plate



finish up the concept, and order half a dozen different prints over the next six months...



and end up with these:



I just released them for sale in the US a little over a month ago, and have gotten good feedback so far. One customer paint matched his set, and it turned out looking nice.








Let me know if anyone has any questions. 


Cheers
mark

[celticdog]

Nice work Mark, you've made a good job of blending the three adjoining surfaces together and created a part that's a printable watertight model. Good luck with the product.  :thumbup
I'm not sure if it's an improvement on the original or not, for me I like either a fully naked or a complete fairing as an aesthetic, but as I don't own a FZ1, my view really doesn't count for anything! 


However, I think your on to something- mass customisation is the way forward, we've seen it in the automotive market, the customer buys the basic model then adds the extras they want to complete the final package.


I think it's definitely the way forward and more than likely the way the big manufacturers are heading.