Radiator inserts group buy ?

customizedcreationz · Jun 16, 2013

Ok so I pulled mine off and powdercoated them black, then rode for 20 minutes and they flew off..... lol:bang head:

So I am going to machine up some new inserts and since I know no one has anything out there for these, I ll do a "group buy" on them if your interested.

These will be stock replacement inserts machined from aluminum and I think I am going to put screws in the back of them to make sure they don't fall off.

I am thinking of having it say Vmax down the sides, or possibly Vboost.

Obviously I can probably do a few different things.

I am going to try and price point these around $40-50 shipped if possible. I haven't sat down and crunched numbers yet. But if I can get 10 people interested that wan to prepay for them I ll make sure I atleast keep the first 10 under $50 for sure. This would be for a set.

Notice in my picture on my stock radiator shrounds I am missing the silver insert, that is the part I ll be making.

Traumahawk · Jun 16, 2013

Count me in...My own personal thoughts on the inserts, just plain, or maybe a color, thats about it. To me the Vmax is such a great looking bike sometimes less is more.

customizedcreationz · Jun 16, 2013

Your absolutely right!

Maybe something subtle like ball flute cuts , like two running hte length ?

I ll offer a few different ideas up and let you guys pick and we'll go from there.

Todd

Traumahawk · Jun 16, 2013

customizedcreationz said:
Your absolutely right!

Maybe something subtle like ball flute cuts , like two running hte length ?

I ll offer a few different ideas up and let you guys pick and we'll go from there.

Todd

Sounds good!!!

one2dmax · Jun 16, 2013

We make lazer cut stainless inserts for that location. Even can chrome them. I've also seen all the stuff removed and filled in with body filler (plastic filler) then smoothed and painted. Looks good that way too.

Sean

Redbone · Jun 16, 2013

I have a set of SS slotted covers from Exactrep. You can check them out for an idea while at Thunder. You may want to bring a few designs/ drawings and see what everybody thinks. Free input and probably some preorders too!

customizedcreationz · Jun 16, 2013

First set made..... I ll post pictures later.

m-cman · Jun 16, 2013

On both my Maxes, I removed those inserts, painted them semi-gloss black to match the plastic shrouds and reattached. The 95 was done in 98 or 99 and my 97 in 2007. They have stayed on both bikes and still look good. Used 3M double sided foam tape to attach.

customizedcreationz · Jun 16, 2013

First rough prototype out of scrap. Material needs to be thinner. But here is a general idea.

Todd

CrackerRican · Jun 16, 2013

customizedcreationz said:
First rough prototype out of scrap. Material needs to be thinner. But here is a general idea.

Todd

Im liking that, gonna have get on the pre order list

customizedcreationz · Jun 16, 2013

Just shoot me an email [email protected].

I am going to powder coat these chrome silver or black, which ever you guys choose. And I ll have two more different styles with Vmax and possibly V Boost on them.

Todd

Traumahawk · Jun 16, 2013

customizedcreationz said:
Just shoot me an email [email protected].

I am going to powder coat these chrome silver or black, which ever you guys choose. And I ll have two more different styles with Vmax and possibly V Boost on them.

Todd

Black OR silver works for me....

CrackerRican · Jun 16, 2013

customizedcreationz said:
Just shoot me an email [email protected].

I am going to powder coat these chrome silver or black, which ever you guys choose. And I ll have two more different styles with Vmax and possibly V Boost on them.

Todd

Sent email

one2dmax · Jun 16, 2013

Looks good. Not much room for material and any engraved designs for sure if you want it to lay flat. Add the 3M tape and it's already enough to make it stick out.

m-cman · Jun 16, 2013

m-cman said:
On both my Maxes, I removed those inserts, painted them semi-gloss black to match the plastic shrouds and reattached. The 95 was done in 98 or 99 and my 97 in 2007. They have stayed on both bikes and still look good. Used 3M double sided foam tape to attach.

Added pics.

customizedcreationz · Jun 17, 2013

Thats what I did too. But apparently I didnt get good enough stick to mine....

Redbone · Jun 17, 2013

Lol, we'll now don't I look foolish! I thought you were talking scoop covers.:doh:
I'll go ride Redbone and learn to read the posts better next time!

Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk w/ vboost!

mabdcmb@yahoo.com · Jun 17, 2013

m-cman said:
Added pics.

I did the same but also blacked out the reflector. Ya, I know, bad idea as far as safety is concerned.

invalidsession · Jun 19, 2013

Black with "V-Boost" cut into them would be nice for my bike. I could paint the insert engraving red to match the rest of the paint scheme. Let me know if you make these, I'll pony up for a pair to replace the ***** that's on the bike now.

Chris.

Fire-medic · Jun 28, 2013

It seems that is a natural place to wire-in some LED's. Depending on how gaudy you wanted to get, you could have some programmable ones that illuminated to a pattern, flashed at different rates, whatever the H-D & Gold Wing dresser Illuminatists do.

I would like to see someone photoshop a design where there were mini-NACA ducts stacked one above of the other, that way, it wouldn't matter if they stuck-out. Actually, on the trailing edge, they could be slotted open, like an 'extractor' in the true sense of the function for which they were originally designed (the NACA ducts).

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