My Solo Seat Cowl Project...

NYSpeed Automotive
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For those of you that don’t know me, I recently lost my solo seat cowl on my bike…long story short it came unlatched and flew off on the 198. Ugh.

I lost my favorite hat in the process but luckily for me I was able to recover it :slight_smile:

What pissed me off:

1- The passenger seat looks lame.
2- Solo seat cowls are $100 on ebay

Anyways, thanks to Paulo and Tim for finding this for me! I got it for a steal on Craiglist for $50 :slight_smile:

On to the project…

What I started with:

2003-2004 Kawi Green Solo Seat Cowl (Craigslist picture)
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803490446_692180446_9052170_7842614_n.jpg

First Step: Sand Down original paint with 220 and 320 grit sand paper

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Step Two: Spray down 2 coats of Filler Primer, sanding with 320 grit in between coats

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803495446_692180446_9052171_1974635_n.jpg

Step Three: Spay 1 final coat of Filler Primer, sanding with 600 grit after

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Step Four: Spray 4 coats of Galaxy Silver Metallic, sanded with a progression of 800, 1000 and 1500 grit sand paper in between coats. I then sprayed 4 coats of enamel clear on it, wet sanding with 2000 grit after letting dry for a night.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803460446_692180446_9052165_247017_n.jpg

Finished Product:

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8121_289832415446_692180446_9052740_4695922_n.jpg

BACK TO NORMAL! And cost me way less than I would’ve spent on buying a new one. Overall I’m happy with how it turned out, not too shabby for an overnight DIY project :slight_smile:

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Looks siqqq!! :tup:

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n0ice

i need a cowl myself =(

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looks good… make sure it stays on this time. also how much time did you invest? lol. if you say 5 hours… im going to lol.

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Haha naw I spent about 20 mins last night and about an hour today all together

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Nice. Looks pretty good.

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Sweet… it matches perfect?

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I hope i never hurt mine… they wont know what color to match… aww it’ll never work.

:lol:

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Really?

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It’s an exact match, I found a can if galaxy silver at hobbytown, it was for Kawasaki models

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lol… all to save like what… 100-(50 cowl)- (labor) - (sandpaper) - (paint) … so what… 30 bucks… assuming you work for 3 dollars an hour… <3…

just saying…

Love you.

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I actually only spent 10 bucks extra from the cowl itself, I had all the other material in my basement from when I painted my interior on the eclipse…lmao

EDIT: <3 willybeen

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sweet, even if it took me 5 hours id still be all about the DIY’r job just cuz!

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lol

Looks killer.

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Nice job. Your hat must have gotten in the way when you went to clamp the cowl down. I still miss this bike so much. Still looks great.