Finally, just before Christmas 2018 the Polar White/Lime Green KR-1 bodywork has been complete. This has been much more of a challenge than first expected and it would have been far easier and cheaper to find a fiberglass replica fairing and slap on the gold, black, green and white graphics with an airbrush.

The bodywork has finally been collected for paint. Hopefully we'll get the decals printed this week and start the paintwork early next week. Remanufacturing the missing fairing parts has been the most fun. You'll notice images that show the reproduced areas welded back on.

Just about every bike that rolls in for restoration has damaged plastics. You’ll almost be guaranteed to find at least one of your side covers having broken plastic studs. There are heaps of techniques you can use but today we had access to a dental composite material (Protemp 4) that’s used for making crowns and bridges.
These products are not easily accessible, the job is probably well over engineered and not a cheap option but the concept will be applicable if you can source materials that have similar properties.

This is a first attempt at testing different materials to make a mold for missing fairing parts. There is still some work to be done but a fairly good replica can be made out of plaster.