A bit of bling for the bike
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:30 am
Over the Christmas break I got down to the work shed and made me a radiator guard


Not a bad job if I say so myself


Not a bad job if I say so myself
Its 2mm aluminum, reinforced from the back so it don't warp. The grill is removable in-case of stone damage or if I want to chance colors.Freestyle72 wrote:That looks effing great. What did you user to cut out the FZR in the middle?
Also what guage of sheet metal did you use for that? Stainless or aluminum?
Curious people want to know!!!!
still awesome amount of work you have more patients than i for such hand workbuzzawak wrote:Its 2mm aluminum, reinforced from the back so it don't warp. The grill is removable in-case of stone damage or if I want to chance colors.Freestyle72 wrote:That looks effing great. What did you user to cut out the FZR in the middle?
Also what guage of sheet metal did you use for that? Stainless or aluminum?
Curious people want to know!!!!
The lettering was made with a hand drill and then filed. I screwed up the two part clear coating. The weather was too humid, so will
have to remove the coating, re-polish and re-coat.
Wow, that must have taken some patience. It looks good, nice work.buzzawak wrote:The lettering was made with a hand drill and then filed.