March 10, 201016 yr Hi, Many thanks Steve for helping me out. I would still be interested to know if fork nuts/caps are available anywhere as a spare part, as the hexagons are a bit chewed up. Also why is possible for fibre glass replacement side panels for a Bultaco to be made, yet no one has done this for the Fantic's?
March 10, 201016 yr Someone has and he's called Lee and he'll probably turn up sooner or later,if not try Bill Pye.Or make your own out of aluminium sheet.Very easy and look loads better in my opinion.
March 10, 201016 yr Bultacos=restored to look at. Fantic= restored to compete! So no ones spending the dough for cosmetics on the Fannies,at least not in enough numbers to be profitable
March 10, 201016 yr Author I take your point, having just sold my Sherpa for the Fantic, it just seems to me if there's more Fantic's being used then the demand must be there. I've heard quote's of
March 10, 201016 yr Still working on the 200 side panels out of HIPS. Had success with the 240 and 300 side panels. See 240 below.
March 11, 201016 yr Someone has and he's called Lee and he'll probably turn up sooner or later,if not try Bill Pye.Or make your own out of aluminium sheet.Very easy and look loads better in my opinion. Yep had loads made...didnt sell em for 100 quid though. I have boxes of fork nuts also......
March 11, 201016 yr Author Still working on the 200 side panels out of HIPS. Had success with the 240 and 300 side panels. See 240 below. Yeah, these look great, I made 2 out of perspex, but the colour's not good, these look more the business without having loads of cable tie's everywhere. How would they hold up to heat with the left side being so close to the exhaust?
March 11, 201016 yr Someone else with a Vacuum former eh ! Only problem with HIPS is it's not very UV Tolerant. Becomes quite brittle. Wayne...
March 11, 201016 yr mine dont seem to become brittle Are they HIPS though? (High Impact Polystyrene) ABS does not suffer the same as HIPS with UV exposure. Or maybe they never got any sunshine Wayne....
March 11, 201016 yr I really dont know. The tool is made from silicon. The resin is the melted and sucked into the evacuated tool. very flexible even after 2 years. I would say better than original but they are pink1 AAARrrrHHH!!
March 11, 201016 yr I really dont know.The tool is made from silicon. The resin is the melted and sucked into the evacuated tool. very flexible even after 2 years. I would say better than original but they are pink1 AAARrrrHHH!! Lee yes totally different to what SSDT1980 above was discussing. His are vacformed from HIPS Sheet from the look of them. Pink was good enough for many trials bikes in the past hehe. Wayne....
March 11, 201016 yr Author Still working on the 200 side panels out of HIPS. Had success with the 240 and 300 side panels. See 240 below. Steve, When do you think something like this will be available for the 200 Cheers
March 11, 201016 yr They are made from HIPS, then vac formed over a GRP mold i took from an origonal. The lugs on the back are nylon, turned down on a laith to match the origonal lugs. The problem i have is bonding the lugs onto the panels. I have used araldite to bond the lugs on however i am not sure the bond is strong enough. I could tap a thread into the lug and have a flush bolt head on the front side. Any ideas??????? I have at the moment got panels made for 240 - 125 and 300. I have made some for my own 200 but have troubles making the clip that goes around the frame. Ta.
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