Introducing FrankenBusa!

[dadofthree]

Looking good brother Keep us up to date

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

I cut a piece of thin cardboard (Yes, it is a cereal box!) to get the shape I wanted. Since this is a track -only bike, I do not want anything like the factory gauge surround. Keeping it simple!

When I got everything the way I wanted it, I covered the back of the templates with blue masking tape, and gave it two good coats of mold release. Then I positioned them on the fairings

This was after I mounted them (notice the screws that hold it tight on the edges) and put two layers of fiberglass on them

Here is a shot from the bottom

After I got done, and everything cured, I pulled off my templates and cut the edges. Then I re-installed the fairing on the bike, and started doing some smoothing out.. No pics of that yet, maybe tomorrow!

 

[Sum Beach]

Looks like a fun on-going project!!

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Yes, but what a mess! Super fine dust EVERYWHERE

 

[Jacobs]

Yes, but what a mess! Super fine dust EVERYWHERE

I can imagine with all the body work you're doing. We had a mini-mountain of it just from drilling and fitting my airtech tail

 

[Stevo80]

Looking great Rene!

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Looking great Rene!

Thanks! I am hoping to have it ready for paint in about a month. But the siding just came in for the rec room, so I will be doing that first....

What is the status on yours?

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Getting closer on the upper fairing:

 

[Stevo80]

I'm just waiting on the painter to get the tail done. It's up and running. Can't wait to to get some miles on it, tuned, and spray it!lease:

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Mine has been at a standstill for a month or so. COuld not go any further without the pipe I was saving money for, since the bodywork needed to be cut for it. Between siding, family, and Thanksgiving, it has not been touched.

Except for this:

I cut and lowered a factory tank. All the welding is done, now I need to grind it, sealt inside, and do the bodywork to see how it turned out. Lots of hours on that!

I also scored a set of Vortex rearsets for a great price (used of course)

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Pic taken today, waiting on my sidewinder to get here so I can finish up the lower panels .

 

[dadofthree]

 

[Gavilan]

Great work¡¡

 

[tmpowdercoating]

pretty sure i have a couple 1000 front fenders laying around. just an idea

 

[Postal]

Looks great! Can't go wrong with a Busa. Can you add about three more inches to the stretch?

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

The arm that is on there can only go about another 1/2 inch before it is all the way back. Future plans are to get an arm that will go slightly shorter than it is to 70 inches long. I bought the tail with that in mind.

The costs are starting to add up now. New bodywork and a pipe added about 2k to the total cost But there are some things that I wanted to buy new, or couldn't find used in decent shape

 

[Postal]

Where are you from in So. IL? I am originally from Wood River.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

West Frankfort, IL

 

[Jacobs]

The arm that is on there can only go about another 1/2 inch before it is all the way back. Future plans are to get an arm that will go slightly shorter than it is to 70 inches long. I bought the tail with that in mind.

The costs are starting to add up now. New bodywork and a pipe added about 2k to the total cost But there are some things that I wanted to buy new, or couldn't find used in decent shape

It's funny how the tails can make the bike look so short. I was going to say it already looks about 69-70in, but the tail makes it deceiving. Since my Airtech tail still runs the passenger seat and factory hump, people think my bike is only 6in over until they back away from it.

 

[Stevo80]

Looking good Rene! I'll be ready to run that beast in the spring!