Thread: bodywork idea! please check this out!!

hi,

I have my reservations about this but im sure you can put people straight, basically the last time i gave some of my Ducati parts to a guy (professional may i add) and he made moulds out of them the original parts didnt come back in fantastic condition as the moulds mark the paint/pull it off in places

can you assure people that wouldnt happen?

Originally Posted by damodici

hi,

I have my reservations about this but im sure you can put people straight, basically the last time i gave some of my Ducati parts to a guy (professional may i add) and he made moulds out of them the original parts didnt come back in fantastic condition as the moulds mark the paint/pull it off in places

can you assure people that wouldnt happen?

Hi there, yes i understand this can happen, But what i normally do is tape the whole pattern up (in this case a bodykit) and then lift from the tape. this stops the chemical heat damaging the paint etc. I understand how it can happen and there is always a slight possibility,but it hasnt happened to me yet. But if somebody has serious worries then i would recommend not to offer the kits.
Basically there is a very slight chance,but i take every precaution and normally i have no issues. I did all the Factory Yamaha bodywork before and never had any issues.

I hope this helps?

KTM "track" body kits are competatively priced. And look the same to me, (only seen the pics ). Would be better than taking an RC8 apart (well - mine anyway).

Originally Posted by kevp

KTM "track" body kits are competatively priced. And look the same to me, (only seen the pics ). Would be better than taking an RC8 apart (well - mine anyway).

Hi there,

I think you have mis understood what im planning doing? Im wanting to copy road kits and not race kits. There are alot of race kits on ebay and generally rubbish and ill fitting(believe me... i race british superstock etc and its a nightmare), but what i want to do is make really high quality (low volume) kits in either pigmented glass (orange etc) or autoclaved prepreg carbon fibre for road bikes. To do this i need to use a road kit. This is because race kits dont have the proper cut outs for lights and normally the mould used to produces them is a copy of a copy of a copy...i.e- the kits dont fit near as good. Also race kits have catch undertrays and the sides are moulded to the head units unlike originals.

I hope this helps?

regards

i have the complete road kit off the RC8R in a box well 2 boxes in the garage , you could use that if you want but its in Spain , im sure we could work something out

Hi there, yes if your interested in working together with going halfers on the mould and supplying the kit,then cool lets try and sort it out! please let me know your thoughts and what you want to do on this?

Euhm, so you want someone to pay for half the mould, and then you can sell fairings from a mould taken from his fairings and make a profit out of it?

I don´t know, but it doesn´t feel quit right...

Originally Posted by Ricken

Euhm, so you want someone to pay for half the mould, and then you can sell fairings from a mould taken from his fairings and make a profit out of it?

I don´t know, but it doesn´t feel quit right...

I think the intention is to go in to partnership with somebody... share the costs, share the profits. Well I'd hope so anyway, lol

Hi folks

Yeah what i aim to do is do a deal with someone where i will make everything and wont sell stuff outside the agreement so all kits would be split with whoever comes in with me. Its not in my interest to go out and sell loads of kits as im doing this more as a project so i thought if somebody wanted to join me with it,they could make money of it (dare i say,alot more than what im asking for) . basically whoever comes on board will be like a partner in the idea and any kits that get sold will go through them. im not personally looking at this as a line to my company as i focus now on commercial work than motorcycle bodywork but its still a cracking line for somebody wanting to make cash on the side and to be fair,with little risk.

i hope this helps

all the best

James