Kurt, your in south florida right??? If your serious about setting all this up my roommate might be intrested in giving you a hand...
-----Original Message----- Date: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:35:49 am To: [email protected] From: "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] right side plastic Sounds like the beginning of a home business. On 8/29/10, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a little hands-on composites experience, and might look to setting up > the vacuum bagging setup needed to reproduce some of these body panels out > of CF and honeycomb if there's interest... I'm planning to do this next > summer for my own '93, at least. I need to find a good set to copy, first. > > CF and honeycomb panels wouldn't be cheap, but I have a couple improvements > for the stems and tabs to incorporate. Throw in the ability to dye the outer > layers of CF in one of the basic colours and the improved durability over > 20-30 year old plastics and I feel they'd be worth the ~$150-200 a pair it > would probably cost (CF, honeycomb core, dye, surface hardened/polished). If > one just wanted to paint them like stock, I suppose standard fiberglass mesh > could be used instead, and would give you a very nice, smooth, paintable > surface for a little reduction of cost. > > -Kurt. > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 8:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'v been looking for over a year. The last one on ebay went for over >> 150.00. >> >> todhall >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sean Snell <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sun, Aug 29, 2010 7:49 am >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: right side plastic >> >> Get ready to pay out the rear for it. I've been looking for the side >> covers >> for my 550 for some time now and I've yet to see (what I feel is) a >> reasonable price from eBay. I think the bike junk yards will probably end >> up >> being your best bet as I'd think they'd at least work with you on the >> price. >> >> Sean >> >> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Yeah back when I had my 550 I saw several side covers come up for sale >>> on eBay.* >>> * >>> * >>> *Paul* >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:36 AM, sfox618 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Try eBat - I found a couple left side covers for your year. Contact >>>> the sellers, they often have more parts and just list some. That's >>>> how I found a right cover for my bike. My search was "cb550 side >>>> cover" and there were 3 or 4 red left covers on the list. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 27, 12:19 pm, CJ <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi all, I just noticed that I am missing my right side plastic that >>>> covers >>>> > the battery on my '83 550 nighthawk (in the candy presto red). I live >>>> in >>>> > Vancouver, BC. Does anyone have one to sell or suggestions for places >>>> close >>>> > by for me to look? I am about to make a list of wreckers, but thought >>>> > asking may get better results. Thanks, >>>> > Charles >>>> > PS. I'm (the shop is actually) just replacing the alternator and was >>>> > wondering if the 650 has the same one - and if the 550 alternators >>>> usually >>>> > last a long time or should I start looking -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
