I was making a new project with a tank.
I want my bike to be 100% carbonfibre , so the tank must be also.
Buying one is to expensive and making one is more fun.
I took a dark petrol tank and there we go!!!
The results are verry good!
Now i need to sand it for the last times and clear it.
The name must be put back on the tank but i am looking for the nicest one.
One of these names:
http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc (http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc) ... leLine.jpg
http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/images/l (http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/images/l) ... g_logo.jpg
http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/logo_ducati.jpg (http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/logo_ducati.jpg)
http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc (http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc) ... utline.jpg
http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc (http://www.duc.nu/pictures/stickers/Duc) ... tacked.jpg
Here is the tank so far:
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000012.jpg)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000013.jpg)
100% real carbonfibre! No sticker or other imitations.Just the real stuff!!
It appears you wrapped the stock steel tank?
Yes.
I wrapped it.
A tank with only carbon is not possble without prof stuff.
Carbon cant hold petrol.
You must mix it with something thats not for sale.
But you cant tell the difference with the one you can buy.
^ well....thats debatable. THere was someone who made it with home made stuff. Not hard, just a lot of work. He used a store bought chemical to seal it.
could you theoretically use caswell to seal the inside of a full cf tank?
Check this thread out:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank (http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank)
CF, epoxies, and supplies can be ordered from Aircraft Spruce. West Marine also carries WEST system epoxies. They can ship stuff to you. Now that you got an apetite for the stuff, you can plan for the next winter project....
Quote from: battlecry on April 25, 2011, 09:02:11 AM
Check this thread out:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank (http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank)
CF, epoxies, and supplies can be ordered from Aircraft Spruce. West Marine also carries WEST system epoxies. They can ship stuff to you. Now that you got an apetite for the stuff, you can plan for the next winter project....
Was JUST going to post this link! Good thing they told me someone else posted first. Definitely NOT a professional job, but guy took his time and it turned out great!
This was the first time i worked with this stuff and i am happy.
Steel or no steel.
Its fits for sure :)
Quote from: battlecry on April 25, 2011, 09:02:11 AM
Check this thread out:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank (http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145975&highlight=carbon%2Fkevlar+tank)
CF, epoxies, and supplies can be ordered from Aircraft Spruce. West Marine also carries WEST system epoxies. They can ship stuff to you. Now that you got an apetite for the stuff, you can plan for the next winter project....
that thread was awesome
Congratulations, peerke. I'm sure the bike is going to look great. [thumbsup]
Be mindful that resins are sun sensitive and can discolor after a while when left in the sun. There are some coatings you can apply once you finish wetsanding that will protect it. Some marine varnishes provide very good protection.
Great job. This deserves to be enshrined in the Homemade mods thread :)
How do i do that?
The sanding takes a long time.
I'm sanding it with waterpaper and soft strokes.
I hope to be finished this weekend to clearcoat it.
I like it, and I wonder if it will be stronger to avoid the normal tank ding if it happens to fall over, not that I want you to test it.
But it's an idea. for those people with plastic tanks, maybe find a way to coat it on the outside with something that can deform a bit UNDER the harder exterior of the CF.
how far are you going to be trying to take this 100% carbon fiber? cf frame? cf rims? cf engine casing?
I want to go for 100%.
Rims are to expensive , so must be a used set.Or a forged set alu wheels.
Frame i think its gonna be CF or white.
Today 6 hours of sanding.
This weekend the tank is going to the airbrusher for some detailwork.
i hope to have it back next week.
Then i will make some pics.
Also i am trying to make a construction for a new rear end.
I want to fit the rearend of a Ducati Diavel on my Monster.
I like the fat 240 tires.
Or there will be a custom one.
Something like this:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/2zodg9f.jpg)
tahts the MH900 swingarm isnt it?
That swingarm is custom.
Doesnt exist.
But it going to fit my 900
After hours and hours of sanding i was done.
The tank is at the airbrusher for the Ducato logo's and some customstuff.
Its finished nxt week.
Quote from: peerke on April 25, 2011, 09:32:23 AM
This was the first time i worked with this stuff and i am happy.
Steel or no steel.
Its fits for sure :)
it won't leak for sure.. :-)
Just got my tank back from the airbrusher and the results are GREAT!!
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000014.JPG)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000015.JPG)
And here it is one the bike
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000017.JPG)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/590272/00000016.JPG)
Nice job! [thumbsup] I like the look, do you have a source for the CF Mat? Every source I found was rediculiously expensive. What thickness worked best?
I got it by a local dealer here.
The thickness pffffff don't know anymore :)
Looks neat....just would have had the "DUCATI" logo horizontal instead of angled.
Quote from: TAftonomos on May 07, 2011, 02:13:12 PM
Looks neat....just would have had the "DUCATI" logo horizontal instead of angled.
All the tanks have the logo horizontal.
Now its in a angle but the same as the frame.
Thats why i did that and i like it! :)
Some new pics of today:
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/606759/00000001.jpg)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/606759/00000002.jpg)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/606759/00000004.jpg)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/606759/00000005.jpg)
(http://nl.fotoalbum.eu/images1/201007/145338/606759/00000003.jpg)
Nice bike and nice countryside [thumbsup]
Bike looks good. [thumbsup]