[sendler]

I had initially planned to just make a simple boat tail solo trunk to take the place of the rack on the passenger seat that I am now using to carry a 30 liter duffel bag but have decided that this wouldn't be big enough. I was hesitant to make the commitment of relocating any of the stock locations of my lights but after buying my camping gear I can see that the most roomy and aero way to carry it all will be a Vetter style tail so I am going to build one for my CBR250R. The front half at least, back to include some storage behind the rear wheel like Allen has. Craig has the whole thing dialed in quite well with his latest build but I had a slightly different idea for the construction where the floor of the storage area will be the full width and length and dictate the shape of the plan view of the tail and provide the strength and mounting points. I would make this part out of 3/8 marine ply and attach the front and rear bulkheads to it. A cut out in the back like a pumpkin lid will allow access to the lower storage behind the wheel for light items like my sleeping bag and pad. I am going to stay with the head forward riding position for now as I am very comfortable and enjoy the handling performance riding this way. And I can keep a smaller frontal area. I should need only 18-19 inches of width for the tail to cover my hips and shoulders and a height of only slightly higher than the stock windscreen. Eventually I could see building with some other donor for a low seat/ feet forward design with the real Vetter nose and turret.