Forming clear acrylic?

[TUG]

Hey guys,

I'm planning on a cafe racer project this year and I have some rough ideas which I need to put down on paper (in pencil) towards going to my final outcome. The basis of the project will be a CG125 more than likely due to me being a student and money being tight, I've been looking at tails etc and know how to make one myself but my idea is to have an integrated brake light without the need for indicators.

The way I want to fit the tail light is something like this:-
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rurslssmt4A/T6t231vbgpI/AAAAAAAAANc/ACaMUm9ziyM/s1600/IMAG0322.jpg

I want to avoid the big gaping gap if I can by making a nice clear lens to suit the curve of the unit, I'm just wondering how I would do that or if it is indeed possible to do at all?

Thanks,
Ben
____________________
Haz ER-5, innit!

[Nexus Icon]

You might fall foul of the E-mark law (or whatever the current equivalent may be today).
____________________
Greetings from Shitsville!

[ScaredyCat]

If you can find something that's the right size/shape then you could make a mould and use liquid plastic.


Andy
____________________
Honda CBF125 ➝ NC700X
Honda CBF125 ↳ Speed Triple

[TUG]

[G]

No indicators as in they are incorporated in the brake light, or just not having indicators and using hand signals?

Could get yourself into trouble otherwise:

[Nexus Icon]

[G]

I've only done bends in acrylic. At school we had a strip heater; at home I use a blow torch and a couple of bits of metal for the 'strips'.

However, I'd have thought if you made a mould and heated the whole area, it'd turn out ok if it was quite thin.

[ScaredyCat]

[TUG]

The CG I've found is a V reg I think, so its 99' or there abouts, deffo need indicators?

As for the brake light itself, I just want it to be a brake light, nothing fancy, I want to build it around a minimal look, but it also needs to be fairly legal too as I cba getting pulled over constantly. It seems I'm asking the right questions just need to work out how to get around the negatives.
____________________
Haz ER-5, innit!

[G]

I rode a 2000 zx9r around for ages with no indicators. They didn't even bring it up when I got stopped for 119 and they tried to do me for a couple of other C&U things.

Doesn't mean it was legal, though.

It would seem it does from the document I linked to, but there may be other exemptions etc.

[TUG]

I mean if I can get away with just hand signals then its all good but if I REALLY have to then I don't mind designing around the limitations. I just thought I'd ask because of issues like this, for example is that brake light legal? will covering it with a red or clear cover make it any more or less legal and so on?

I still need to design out the rearsets as I don't want the stock pegs, they might make riding a bit cramped with drop bars.
____________________
Haz ER-5, innit!

[Skudd]

I would use a male and female mould heat the sheet up, put on the male mould and press on the female. You would only have a few seconds to do it in though.
____________________
Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".

[cimbian]

Make a male plug from MDF and a DIY vacuum former.
____________________
22PlusY
Current: Moto Guzzi 1100 Breva. Previous: Honda XL650V TransAlp
Bearded, Balding, Born again Buddhist Biker

[daemonoid]