Rainsheild...

[schu777]

While looking online, I came across this and got me thinking that a winter commute would be a better with something like this, although I'd rather not pay their price for it...

http://www.lightfootcycles.com/rainshadow.htm

I'm sure with a bit of thinking/planing, one could come up with something like this...

Michael

[GregLWB]

While looking online, I came across this and got me thinking that a winter commute would be a better with something like this, although I'd rather not pay their price for it...

http://www.lightfootcycles.com/rainshadow.htm

I'm sure with a bit of thinking/planing, one could come up with something like this...

Michael

I have seen this a few different places and this was the reason I bought the LodeRunner plans. I already have the steel in my garage and plan to build a LR later this summer and enclose it similar to this. My plan is for it to be my winter commute rig so that I can commute year round.

I plan to use 1/2 conduit for the framework and then Coroplast for the body as they have.

Greg

[Zwolf]

You might wanna give Lexan a look too for the shell material. Used quite a bit in my high school/trade school when the welding shop and the carpentry shop had to work together and rebuild/design/fix after a fire the culinary arts dinning room. We were using a heat gun and some framing to curve the Lexan into shape for the podium by the front door, the wall sconces, sneeze guard, and other things. You'd need a second or even third set of hands depending on how big of a sheet you work at once if your curving it. But a frame, a wide roller of some sort, like a wall paper smoothing roller, and an evenly distributed heat source and you could have a bit of fun. You need to keep even heat on the area your working, it will want to warp if your not careful. And don't expect great circles, it's more of a sweeping arc... though if your good and practice you might be able to get something curvier. While learning how we screwed up a fair number of pieces, but we got to use them as sleds after school... :)

[thumper]

gday guys i was just thinking you could make up a basic frame and take it to a canvass maker and they could easy make a covered body up for you unless you know how to use a sowing machine it would be even cheaper , canvas or vinyl would do the trick

[TheKid]

There's a fairing somewhere on the net that was made withvinyl coated tablecloths over a frame. I think the frame was PVC. A sheet of foam was cut for the floor. I think that was 2 inches thick, but I'm not sure. It was a while back.

[PeterT]

Why not get hold of large sheets of laminating plastic, place flexible fibreglass tent support rods where needed for support, and then apply the heat, and necessary pressure to seal the supports into place, then when you want an unfaired ride, it would just lie flat against a wall till you need it next.:taz: