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@Matilda Well done on the rear brake reservoir shield. I bought an alumimum one on eBay or Amazon a month ago. $6 shipped.

I would however like a part (3D printed may be my only option at this point) that sets the brackets (that contains the two front seat tab slots and have beauty covers attached to them) REARWARD so I can put the rear side of the seat on the rubber grommets under the seat (low position) and the front seat tabs into the TOP slots of those brackets (high position). This is to fix the seat angle issue (tilted too far down in front). I sat on the seat (in my garage) with it positioned that way and if felt pretty awesome! This is a trick that Truimph Tiger Explorer owners do to correct the seat angle issue on that bike (put the front part of the seat in the upper slot, and the back part of the seat in the lower slot). It creates a gap between the seat and the gas tank, but I don't care. A small price to pay for all-day comfort.
 
Discussion starter · #4 ·
Matilda said:
Are there any 3D Prints from any member in the forum.

I started with a easy thing. The guard for the rear brake fluid reservoir.

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Other projects are on the construction to customize the PAS.
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tvond said:
Id love to see a 3d print of the heat deflector introduced in the '23 and newer models (by the radiator). I think the OEM is a little expensive and the aftermarket hasn't really caught up to my knowledge.
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Heat and plastic don't go good together. So that the 3D Prints are limited.
The other thing is, you have to know where the part will be exposed and what force comes to it. For example Some don't like Sun some are kind of rubber and so on. This selection is important.
With a STL file it is possible to print with different plastics and there are shops they print with the STL file you a part.
 
#5 ·
I’ve printed a few items for my Bronco but haven’t had the patience to master the design process for custom PA parts, Yet. What filament are you using? You can get some pretty exotic filaments now, but the process is heated extrusion no matter the filament you can only get so close to the hot bits.
Can I grab that .stl file from somewhere?
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
You are right, it's important to print it with the right plastic. This on the picture is made of pla.
PLA is easy to print but not resistant to sun and not very strong.
So I found a shop with the right equipment to print it in abs with carbon fiber in gray. Abs is stronger, resistant against UV light.
An other part is in construction. I want to replace this part and include the turn lights.
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The design is done, I wait for the offer to for the abs print.
I let you know what's going on.
I can send you the STL.
 
#7 ·
Matilda said:
You are right, it's important to print it with the right plastic. This on the picture is made of pla.
PLA is easy to print but not resistant to sun and not very strong.
So I found a shop with the right equipment to print it in abs with carbon fiber in gray. Abs is stronger, resistant against UV light.
An other part is in construction. I want to replace this part and include the turn lights. View attachment 4726

The design is done, I wait for the offer to for the abs print.
I let you know what's going on.
I can send you the STL.
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Definitely interested in both, 3D is pretty awesome and still in its infancy. I’m amazed at some of the things I’ve seen so far And it’s only getting better.
 
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2023DG said:
@Matilda Well done on the rear brake reservoir shield. I bought an alumimum one on eBay or Amazon a month ago. $6 shipped.

I would however like a part (3D printed may be my only option at this point) that sets the brackets (that contains the two front seat tab slots and have beauty covers attached to them) REARWARD so I can put the rear side of the seat on the rubber grommets under the seat (low position) and the front seat tabs into the TOP slots of those brackets (high position). This is to fix the seat angle issue (tilted too far down in front). I sat on the seat (in my garage) with it positioned that way and if felt pretty awesome! This is a trick that Truimph Tiger Explorer owners do to correct the seat angle issue on that bike (put the front part of the seat in the upper slot, and the back part of the seat in the lower slot). It creates a gap between the seat and the gas tank, but I don't care. A small price to pay for all-day comfort.
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That's a good idea. I'm going to look into seeing how to do this.
 
#11 ·
fabbergast said:
That's a good idea. I'm going to look into seeing how to do this.
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@fabbergast I made it work. The seat tabs don't go all the way into upper slots, and the tabs don't make contact with the inner surfaces of the tabs (and surfaces of the slots on the frame that face outward, but I used felt (with adhesive) from Home Depot to bridge tha gap (to prevent the seat from moving side-to-side. The seat really doesn't go anywhere (with the front tabs in the upper slots and the rear of the seat rubber grommets resting on the frame--lower position). Rode it a few times that way--no issues. And seat angle is MUCH better!
 
#13 ·
Matilda said:
You are right, it's important to print it with the right plastic. This on the picture is made of pla.
PLA is easy to print but not resistant to sun and not very strong.
So I found a shop with the right equipment to print it in abs with carbon fiber in gray. Abs is stronger, resistant against UV light.
An other part is in construction. I want to replace this part and include the turn lights. View attachment 4726

The design is done, I wait for the offer to for the abs print.
I let you know what's going on.
I can send you the STL.
Click to expand...
The Carbon Fiber/Nylon from Bambu Labs is pretty awesome stuff!
 
#18 ·
The tank spacers for lifting the front of the seat are on Thing worx.

www.thingiverse.com

Harley Davidson Pan America seat spacer by scotchpeat

Print two of these, one mirrored, to bring the front of the seat up 4mm or however much further you want to stretch the z axis length in your slicer program. I installed this and then shaved down the rear posts approximately 1/4" and it completely changed the seat angle for the better as...
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