mounting the FZR400 tail

the front corners are shaped for the FZR, and need to be filed down to fit snugly against the FZ tank. i started by drawing lines with a colored pencil that followed the lines of the seat then filed/sanded to shape:

the forward mounting tabs needed to be made, and luckily the subframe already has two holes for the grommets, a typical hardware store item:

i made the tabs from some extra Delrin i had laying around, and epoxied them to the inside of the tail:

i thought about making my own solo cowl, or even making the entire tail myself, but the cost of materials is just too high, especially considering i can get a cowl from Airtech for $50 and a complete solo tail for $160. at least the cowl will allow the occasional passenger...

next: solo cowl, paint, tail light/plate hanger