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Charlies 1000 GTR with old screen44 viewshere is one of the first successful pictures I have actually taken of the bike.
Airhawk cushions are medium cruiser on the front and small pillion on the back.
The back one is being replaced with large pillion.
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no windscreen38 viewshe is the GTR with the windscreen removed.
Note dodgy nut rubber second from left. I didn't at the time
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36 viewsI've created the template from the old screen now tracing it onto the acrylic
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39 viewsthe brand of acrylic I used for this project.
AUD 44 for a 600 x 1200 sheet
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39 viewsfirst screen cut out with fine tooth metal cutting jigsaw
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39 viewsheating the acrylic with 500 W heat lamp in Bain Marie
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38 viewsnew screen being moulded over the old one using antique dolly pegs to hold it down
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48 viewsthey didn't make wood strong in the old days
note coffee keeping warm
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46 viewslooking good. Getting all excited about this now.
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48 viewsOh shit. got a bit keen with the bending
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47 viewsThe second attempt. Lucky I've bought the large sheet.
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68 viewsThis is the first trial fit. A little trimming was needed.
It's a bit difficult creating a paper template from a bent object.
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