SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum



SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking Discussion and chat on all topics and technical stuff related to the SV650 and SV1000
Need Help: Try Searching before posting

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-04-17, 01:24 PM   #51
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Thank you sir. There are some things I wish I could have done different or better. But you know.
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-17, 01:42 AM   #52
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Doing a little chilling in the shop. The rear tire came in and I got it on. Made a template for the rear subframe.

Frame by Jacob Martin, on Flickr
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 11:53 AM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-04-17, 02:18 AM   #53
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Never done fiberglass before. Never worked with cushions before, never done apolstry either. Ordered my first sewing machine today


Spray adhesive and floral foam. Took Blocks of floral foam and glued them together to get overall size right.

Frame by Jacob Martin, on Flickr

Fiberglass and resin ontop after cutting the blocks to shape. I also covered it with green masking tape, has a wax feel to it so the fiberglass will release it when dried.
Frame by Jacob Martin, on Flickr



Welded my subframe, Then The fiberglass isn't quite smooth so I put bondo on the cowl. For the Seat I used Closed microcell foam for a firm base and then apolstry foam on top for softer feel.
Frame by Jacob Martin, on Flickr

Make a template for apolstry, cover with painters tape and draw a line where youll need stitching. then cut those lines with a knife, and peel off... then you have a template for your leather.
Frame by Jacob Martin, on Flickr
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 04:55 PM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-04-17, 04:23 PM   #54
Jayneflakes
Member
Mega Poster
 
Jayneflakes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: an etherial plain, far far away
Posts: 2,120
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

That looks cool, keep us posted with your progress.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Von Teese View Post
Jayne, I really must say that you do love that pussy!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Littlepeahead View Post
Jayne you're a Pussy Magnet
My bar swap and custom suspension

Buy my latest novel and help fund my addiction to strippers and Lego.
Jayneflakes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-17, 05:47 PM   #55
markc123
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Very nice project, just read the lot.

The ZX636 shock should be good - I have had one in my curvy for 10k miles, been very happy with it.
  Reply With Quote
Old 29-05-17, 11:32 AM   #56
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Thanks for the feedback markc123

Got my first set of leathers. I Wrapped both the cowel and seat in oakleaf leather from Tandy leather, dyed them USMC Black, and then sealed them. See pic in post below.
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 04:56 PM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-06-17, 08:47 PM   #57
Nicky S
Member
Mega Poster
 
Nicky S's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: crowborough, East Sussex
Posts: 1,061
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Love build threads can't wait to start mine only been a year so far. All I've removed is the tank keep the updates coming


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Curvy With Lots Of Bits ...
But Still More To Come

Nicky S is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-06-17, 03:00 AM   #58
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Thanks Nicky, lots of cutting grinding and welding nothing ready for posting yet. Making some rearsets for the passanger.
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 04:55 PM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-07-17, 08:28 PM   #59
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

Finished the seat. I officially made 3 total and going with this one, I tried different foams and the more complex I got the worse it felt. This one barely has any cushion in it at all and feels the best. I think the worst was the gel pad. Just wasn't for me,

SV650 Seat by Jacob Martin, on Flickr
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 04:58 PM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-07-17, 11:49 PM   #60
Jacobus
Member
 
Jacobus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 99
Default Re: Building From the Ground Up

something is up with photobucket but... Yes pictures are starting again
__________________
~Jacob


SICK50 Build Thread
BULLDOG Build Thread

Last edited by Jacobus; 23-09-17 at 04:59 PM.
Jacobus is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Building a rockery.. tactcom7 Idle Banter 22 18-07-12 03:07 PM
Building a dog pen/run hongman Idle Banter 12 04-04-12 07:12 AM
building a pc aarond Idle Banter 14 13-11-09 08:53 PM
What ever happened to ‘building up’? Blue_SV650S Bikes - Talk & Issues 97 01-06-07 07:47 PM
Any Engineers In The Building? Jp Idle Banter 11 21-10-06 12:39 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.