I finally had some time to Mod the front Pulley cover, I started to paint the pulley to match (kinda) the bike, still not done.I posted before and after pics.
I used 1/8" lexan(Polycarbonate sheet) you can drill it, torque it ,usually without destroying it,the only problem with it is that is is a soft material and scrathces a little easier than regular plexiglass,but I got some pcs. for free from a friends glass co. Thank you.
I used a 4 1/2'' hole saw,for the center and a dremel to cut the small threaded posts on the back,also used a makita baby sander to polish the large hole starting with a 120 grit and worked it up to a cork belt with oil ,the spikes I put in are larger than I wanted but thats what a local co. had in stock,I may change the inside color a little,this took me about 2 hrs. just to cut and cost me about $25.00.Hope this helps.
I don't think there's enough heat to worry about in this application but crack resistance makes sense, I've taken polycarbonate and bent it 90° in a pressbrake before though the argument for the scratch resistance of acrylic is good as well.
this video is a real eye opener in acrylic vs polycarbonate windshields, the shot gun is cool, if you have a shield on your bike now you may want to walk out and see what the product stamp on it says
this video is a real eye opener in acrylic vs polycarbonate windshields, the shot gun is cool, if you have a shield on your bike now you may want to walk out and see what the product stamp on it says
Great Video, I did a store front window 6'x'6' in Yonkers N.Y. with 1/2" Polycarb for a friends Bar ,three guys beat that window for 35 minutes before the police got there with crowbars, garbage cans, tire irons and didn`t break it, the Polycarb had the scratch resisant coating on it which held up great,all I had to do was buff a few small areas and it look good again,great product,I have the Rifle Polycarb shield on my bike also.
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