Made New Lowers

dolanz · 08-10-2009, 10:15 AM

I started last weekend by installing a Cobra light bar which has the turnsignals straight out from the spotlight on each side. When it came time to put the lowers back on, my lowers were too tall to fit and were hitting on the bottom of the new light bar.

I posted the question here about this and learned that my lowers had been upgraded to the larger ones before I had purchased the bike. I looked around some and thought that my bike needed custom lowers, a bit larger than stock, but not as big as the old ones.

A found a plastic company here in Tucson called Creative Plastics that sold Lexan and went out and got a sheet 11x14 for $14. Earl the owner says that he also can make replacement windshields out of Lexan if there is only one curve. Didnt price it, but keeping that in mind for down the road.

Anyway, he told me to treat it like wood, cut, sand as usual. Pretty simple and turned out good.

billz410 · 08-10-2009, 10:52 AM

That looks good. Always interesting to see a guy that does his own cuttin', drillin', etc.

vidornomad · 08-10-2009, 10:56 AM

They look good.

Yellow Jacket · 08-10-2009, 11:25 AM

Nice job. I like the lights too!

**ringadingh** · 08-10-2009, 03:23 PM

Its one of the nicer ones that Ive seen, good job.

dogdoc · 08-10-2009, 06:53 PM

Good looking light bar, I also own it too.

dkdixie · 08-10-2009, 09:37 PM

Well done.

And clears the crash bar?

dolanz · 08-11-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by "dk dixie"

Well done.

And clears the crash bar?

It was close but the cutouts are not only stylish, they help in clearing the bars.

superduty · 08-12-2009, 08:27 AM

Yeah, the lexan is easy to work with. When I made mine, I made a plywood template first. Cut close to the line with a bandsaw and then stuck the template to the lexan with double-sided tape and trimmed it on a router table with a top-bearing bit.

**Jared** · 08-13-2009, 04:41 PM

Looks good. I think you've inspired me to build a set of my own.

dolanz · 08-13-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah Motorcyclist

Looks good. I think you've inspired me to build a set of my own.

If you do make some, do a dry run on a piece of cardboard as a template, I made quite a few different variations from the original. When I did the finishing sanding on the edges, I used 60 grit then worked my way up to 160. I found that the 160 made it too clear and you could see minor variations in the edge, so I went back down to 120 to kind of "frost" the edges.

ridemslow · 08-14-2009, 08:39 PM

They look "factory" made. Good job.

rickyboy · 08-14-2009, 10:30 PM

Very nice work. They look great.

08-10-2009, 10:15 AM	#1
dolanz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 91	Made New Lowers I started last weekend by installing a Cobra light bar which has the turnsignals straight out from the spotlight on each side. When it came time to put the lowers back on, my lowers were too tall to fit and were hitting on the bottom of the new light bar. I posted the question here about this and learned that my lowers had been upgraded to the larger ones before I had purchased the bike. I looked around some and thought that my bike needed custom lowers, a bit larger than stock, but not as big as the old ones. A found a plastic company here in Tucson called Creative Plastics that sold Lexan and went out and got a sheet 11x14 for $14. Earl the owner says that he also can make replacement windshields out of Lexan if there is only one curve. Didnt price it, but keeping that in mind for down the road. Anyway, he told me to treat it like wood, cut, sand as usual. Pretty simple and turned out good. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-10-2009, 10:52 AM	#2
billz410 Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dodgeville, WI COLD!!! Posts: 550	Made New Lowers That looks good. Always interesting to see a guy that does his own cuttin', drillin', etc.
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08-10-2009, 10:56 AM	#3
vidornomad Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vidor, Texas Posts: 346	Made New Lowers They look good.
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08-10-2009, 11:25 AM	#4
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Made New Lowers Nice job. I like the lights too! __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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08-10-2009, 03:23 PM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Made New Lowers Its one of the nicer ones that Ive seen, good job. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-10-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Made New Lowers Good looking light bar, I also own it too.
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08-10-2009, 09:37 PM	#7
dkdixie Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Blairsville in N. GA mountains Posts: 1,623	Made New Lowers Well done. And clears the crash bar? __________________ Dick Campbell Blairsville, GA 2008 Red & Black Nomad 1600 (retired) 2009 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner (retired) 2013 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner 2018 CanAm RT Limited Spyder (Sold) 2014 Goldwing Roadsmith Red Trike (Sold) 2019 Goldwing DCT Roadsmith Copper & Black Trike VBA #243 Darkside #115 Patriot Guard Rider American Legion Rider
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08-12-2009, 08:27 AM	#9
superduty Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 259	Made New Lowers Yeah, the lexan is easy to work with. When I made mine, I made a plywood template first. Cut close to the line with a bandsaw and then stuck the template to the lexan with double-sided tape and trimmed it on a router table with a top-bearing bit.
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08-13-2009, 04:41 PM	#10
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Made New Lowers Looks good. I think you've inspired me to build a set of my own. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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08-14-2009, 08:39 PM	#12
ridemslow Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chesapeake, Ohio Posts: 1,537	Made New Lowers They look "factory" made. Good job. __________________
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08-14-2009, 10:30 PM	#13
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Made New Lowers Very nice work. They look great. __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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