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Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:49 am
by hondaror
Eventually all stock bodywork for the F2 will be available as individual pieces.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:29 pm
by TCRZ88
hondaror wrote:Eventually all stock bodywork for the F2 will be available as individual pieces.
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Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:46 am
by hondaror
There will also be tail sections that work in conjunction with the stock seat, that look stock. 3 pieces in 1.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:32 pm
by ZedSledder
Great stuff, thats good to know.
thanks again.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:13 am
by hondaror
My work season is winding down now. I'm prepping to go to school Nov/Dec, but am hoping to get started on the first AirTECH F2, shortly. This will be sold off to fund my son with his ongoing recovery and his education.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:44 am
by Smoker
Have you tried EPN (Epoxy Phenol Novolac) coating with the FRP tanks?

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:50 pm
by hondaror
No, what can you tell me about it?

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:28 am
by Smoker
I think fiberglass tanks with EPN coating can be used with Ethanol.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:01 pm
by hondaror
Wow! That would be very cool. Especially for you guys in the states.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:30 pm
by evan_calgary
I could be wrong but I thought all epoxy was ethanol safe just not used in tank layup since it is an expensive resin to use....

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:03 pm
by TCRZ88
evan_calgary wrote:I could be wrong but I thought all epoxy was ethanol safe just not used in tank layup since it is an expensive resin to use....
So my question is, when you have spent so much $$ on either full restoration or modification, what is expensive resin? [emoji12][emoji3]

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Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:15 am
by hondaror
Ethanol eats the AirTECH tanks, even with the epoxy they use. Up here in Canada, my tank has held up really well this past year. Of course, I've been using ethanol-less fuel.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:16 am
by TCRZ88
hondaror wrote:Ethanol eats the AirTECH tanks, even with the epoxy they use. Up here in Canada, my tank has held up really well this past year. Of course, I've been using ethanol-less fuel.
Which is also better for everything? Carbs, jets, pistons, rings?

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Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:08 am
by hondaror
Yes, ethanol is really hard on aluminum. I have a set of TZR carbs that are totalled by the '90s fuel with ethanol. Sunoco, used to be really bad. In the '90s a friend in Toronto, Bent Bikes owner could not keep carbs in stock. They were selling like hot cakes due to the aluminum destruction.
Old jets should be replaced, not cleaned. The metered holes change over time with the wear associated with the fuels and contaminants that flow through them. High mileage jets should be replaced due to the relatively cheap replacement costs.

Re: AirTECH glass. Canada.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:15 pm
by evan_calgary
hondaror wrote:Ethanol eats the AirTECH tanks, even with the epoxy they use. Up here in Canada, my tank has held up really well this past year. Of course, I've been using ethanol-less fuel.
I extremely doubt airtech is using epoxy resin especially having had quite a few of their pieces.

They use cheap old Polyester resin and chop strand on basically all of their parts.

Ethanol is not likely to eat epoxy resin tanks.

It will eat poly resin no problem.

Epoxy is about 4x as much as Polyester and is more difficult to work with but a much better product.

Chop strand is about as poor a weight/strength ratio as you can get with composites but it sure is cheap!


Can you get me pricing on a 1991 ZX7R style tail?