3D Printed Parts

[Phadreus_imp]

Nice. Not for motorcycles, but guys on the Fiesta ST forum are printing their own heavy duty gears to overcome a weak factory blend door motor for the HVAC sytsem. When I tested sensors for a data recording company, we'd print sensor mounts to fit whatever the application was, like roll bars, suspension components, etc. Very handy.

i've been wanting to take up 3D printing at home, particularly for things like GoPro mounts, but I've been getting by with JB Weld and sandpaper.

Its amazing how affordable the technology has become. I know many people who have home 3D Printers, mainly nerds like myself, that do all kinds of cool things with them.

One of the Designers I work with is building a cafe project out of an old Honda CL450. He has 3D Printed stuff all over it. He sands them down smooth, then paints them and they look like aluminum pieces when finished. Very cool stuff.

3D printing is pretty awesome for "custom anything". Just need to invest the time to learn the choice of layout and rendering tools and whether or not to print locally, or farm it out online.

I would be all over that! I've looked all over the web for 3D models of CB1100, no joy so far. I did find a really nice model of a Buell XB1200, so there are some guys starting to model some bike stuff out there.

I thought about modeling up my factory Clutch & Break levers, then altering the lever ends to my liking. Use some of my factory pieces, like the Cam and Bushings with it. I want a shorter set of levers, suitable for just two finger operation. No reason I can't use two fingers on my current Levers, just thought it would be cool to make my own custom Levers. Still may do that at some point.

3D printing is pretty awesome for "custom anything". Just need to invest the time to learn the choice of layout and rendering tools and whether or not to print locally, or farm it out online.

If strength is a factor, one does have to be conscious of both the design and its printing orientation. I can perform FEA within SolidWorks, but not on 3D Printed stuff...yet anyway.

That is another economical option, upload your part file over the Internet, receive an immediate quote, input your Credit Card and viola, a couple of days late you have a part showing up in the mail.

I wish, we could print some bikes

Looks like somebody is getting close...