Depends on what you mean by OEM quality. They are not going to be injection molded plastic. They would be layered and would be made within the limits of 3D printing technology. It would also be easy to recreate and print just the mounting tabs with a large "foot" to JB weld onto the original side covers.
Anything 3D printed would have some of the layers visible but for finished parts, those layers could be cleaned up easily with either sanding before painting or maybe even a thick layer of primer then final sanding before paint. I don't have my bike in front of me. Is the Y boot rubber or hard plastic? On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:06:32 PM UTC-5, Kyle Munz wrote: > > Good side covers would be a plus since all seem to be missing at least one > tab. The fairings are getting rarer on eBay as the remaining ones get > snatched up. The faux velocity stacks on the 700S are very difficult to > find. The rubber Y-boots between the airbox and carbs are also becoming > collectors items. > I would definitely pay for some of these items if they were OEM quality. > We've had others get excited about making the side covers and such before > but never followed through. > > On May 15, 2017 12:45, "ChrisV" <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > I'm working on an 84 700S. The side plastic, fairing, and a few other > plastic parts are showing their age, especially around the mounting areas. > I'm a mechanical engineer with tons of 3D modelling experience and some 3D > printing experience. Has anybody ever used 3D printing to recreate parts > as faithfully as possible or potentially created their own designs for some > of the bodywork? Anybody interested access to 3D printed parts? > > Aside from bodywork, I've had a few other ideas: > > The very unique petcock knob for the 84-86 700S petcock. This could be > very easily printed although I wouldn't be able to recreate the > plasti-chrome finish. > > The fuel strainer that goes inside the tank. Ebay wants $40 for this > thing. I could print a functional copy for a few bucks worth of material. > I just need to figure out the right material (probably nylon) and cover it > with any old fuel strainer sock material. > > Basically any other plastic part that would fit inside a 6" x 6" x 6" > space. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
