Scoop done, any effects? we will see

[TheyCallMe]

So i fianally got this right side scoop finished and done... now i guess i will see if it has any effect on the temperature of the bike and me!

Here are some pictures of the progress.

im just happy to be done at this point! haha

 

[onelogue]

Legit!! Nice work man. [up]
Whats the wiring you put behind the scoop?

 

[BuddhaBuell]

thinking outside the box! [up]
taking the initiative [up]
+1

 

[TheyCallMe]

thanks guys!
as for the wiring.. i figured while i was making a scoop i might as well incorporate red leds!
So i wired 4, 5mm in there to come on with my flash to pass button!

 

[Atomicpunk]

Red LEDs in your RSS??? When I see a red light coming up behind me, I assume it's the police.
Nice work on the scoop.
What's that stuff under your seat behind the battery?

 

[TheyCallMe]

haha, good, maybe they will pull over for me then! Actually, i was kinda disappointed with how bright they are. well... i guess the angle is just small on them... got 50 shipped from Hong Kong for 15 bucks so it was more or less just to see how it worked.

haha, the stuff in the back is nothing. Wish i could tell you it was some passenger ejecting device for when riding solo simply sounds more appealing and you dont want to spend the time to pull over and tell your rider to get off.. but no, its just a rag from when i had it all apart.

 

[rndrkeagle]

got 50 shipped from Hong Kong for 15 bucks

LEDShoppe.com?

 

[TheyCallMe]

actually, got them off ebay. But it may very well be the same company, im not sure

 

[hula Buell]

Great job!!! I bought one for my Firebolt and yes they are great.No fan most of the time

 

[AV8guy]

really great job man. I like the way it looks and the idea of the leds inside of it. I might just have to "borrow" that idea [up]

 

[browland]

how long did it take to make your scoop?

 

[AV8guy]

can you post a pic or two with the leds turned on?

 

[TheyCallMe]

welll.. i think it took me about two weeks. But i only worked on it a few hours at a time in the evenings when i could spare.
As far as a pic with leds on, i will get one and post it in the next few days. Im looking into getting some wide angle leds (i think that would help a lot, mine have a very small viewing angle. i didnt think about it at the time but that doesnt work well went you want ALL of something to glow)


im not an LED expert at all.

 

[freak2180]

i would like to see a front shot just mto comair it to the left side scoop.

 

[TheyCallMe]

alright, here we are, front shot to compair left and right.. as well as one with the LEDS on, sorry it took sooo long.

shes comin along, im a bit nervous though, im letting my dad right her as a birthday gift tonight (50 years) haha! hope he enjoys it and all goes well.

 

[TooFst]

Those lights look sick!!!!

 

[TheyCallMe]

thanks!

 

[DrogeN Omen]

that looks cool, what did you use to make the scoop?

resin, fiberglass...?

i wouldn't mind making a right side scoop.

do you have a process of how you did this?

 

[Pockets]

+1 on how to make one!

 

[TheyCallMe]

yeah, basically i used what i found laying around the house. haha, im cheap but once i get into a project i have to finish it. I basicaly just used aluminum trim flashing i found to make a patern (first pic), cut it, bent it, and riveted it. I used the left side scoop as kind of a pattern and kept going back to the bike and putting it in place to try to make it fit as well as i could. After the general shape was completed, yeah i used fiberglass resin and some mesh to coat it and make her solid. From there i used body filler (bondo) to smooth her out... even used some spot putty for the finishing touches.. primed and painted her.. and there you have it. Basically i just dove head first into it having no clue what i was doing or if it was even going to work.. but it works alright. Only thing is i didnt cut enough out for the exhaust pipe, now its melting my paint cuz its too close.. im trying to work that out and hold the scoop a bit higher. It is by no means a refined process, im sure there is a much better way, but for me, i enjoy working things out and the satisfaction of a completed job.