How hard would this be to fab? rear cowl

[azcafe]

Hey All,

I am currenty building a cafe and I really like the look of this rear cowl. How hard do you think it would be to fab out of sheet metal. And if possible what do you think the best way to go about it is. Or if I can pick one up somewhere do you know where?

 

[jd750ace]

Gravy if you have an english wheel and a TIG welder.

 

[JMLUSA1]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-SR50...Parts_Accessories&hash=item337912553a&vxp=mtr
or..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cafe-Racer-...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f2305353a&vxp=mtr
or..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BATES-FIBER...Parts_Accessories&hash=item43b6cc9766&vxp=mtr
or...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-74-OSS...Parts_Accessories&hash=item43b5da811c&vxp=mtr
or...
Get it...Not hard to find.

 

[Maxx650]

Yeah you'll need and English wheel if you want to do any kind of compound curve like that by yourself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_wheel

 

[sbaugz]

Check with Ian at house on fire industries/ twinline customs
He just built me a seat for my xs
He goes under twinline Moto on eBay, I believe
Here is link
http://houseonfireindustries.com/production/

He has a template of the xs650 frame and could whip one up for you.

 

[tonyc]

Many are built from old fuel tanks.

 

[Paulrxs650]

Check out this link - http://hotrodmetal.blogspot.fr/
You can buy and theres a how to guide
If you search for "French Cafe" on this site there a guy with one on

Hope this helps

 

[azcafe]

Thanks for all the help guys

 

[the_nutt]

Bringing this back from the dead, but anyone have opinions about making something like this from fiberglass? I want to make a rear cowl for my '72, but want it to be "hollow" like these samples pictured in steel, not fiberglass bubbles that are more typical cafe cowls. Does that make sense?