PULSE AUTOCYCLE NETWORK

[DMD1]

I am about ready to order from Todds Canopy. He said med gray looks cool but harder to see at night. Question... who has the light gray and are there any pics somewhere? Jim Finch what color did You order? And where can I see some pics? Is the medium gray hard to see out of at night? Thanks,Dave

[Stevenp74]

I have one of Todd's canopies that is dark gray and it is not too bad
at night. The shape of mine is not as expected. The bubble is higher
than I care for. The tapper towards the rear is pretty sharp and
forms a small V instead of a smooth transition. I am not sure if this
is on my canopie alone as I have seen others with his canopies that
look much better. When I installed it I moved it forward and aft and
it never looked right. Even so its better than no canopy. Good luck
with yours and I drive mine at night with no problems.
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Florida Panhandle

[Steve Schmidt]

Below is a factory canopy



Below is a Todd's canopy on Pulse #274



Here is a Todd's canopy on Pulse #74




The following info is taken from the Autocycles CANOPY webpage:

"INSTALLING a Replacement Canopy


Jim Finch.......2008.....

I ordered a new canopy from Todd's canopy of Florida. He was very helpful and it was fine to do business with him. On his web site he uses a adhesive called Siuka u295. It sells for $20 a tube and it needs a primer that sells for $40.

I have installed the canopy from Todds and used the Siuka 295 which seems very strong. I also used the primer that is recommend for it. The primer sells for $60.00.


From Bob Hichborn......2008.....

I recently installed the canopy on Pulse #77 and used a polyurethane/silicone based sealant called Life-Seal from BoatLife.

The original canopy was just fastened using some silicon sealant. It was a tight bond, but easliy removed with a sharp blade. The canopy could be cleaned, meaning the sealant didn't affect the canopy itself, like some glues or other adhesives might. If Todd recommends a particular product it's probably a safe and well tested choice. I didn't want to use bolts at all, because I think it takes away from the sleak Pulse profile, so I only used them sparingly.

One thing about Todd's canopy's (which you may already have found out) is that they tend to have more curve to them and have to be cut to fit. Because of this the "fit" may vary. This "extra curve" keeps the canopy from laying consistently on the fiberglass canopy frame. As a precaution I added several bolts evenly spaced at each corner, making sure the bolt hole was bigger than the diameter of the bolt so there'd be no chance of the bolt chaffing the inside of the hole, potential initiating small cracks. I covered the bolts with HINGE SNAP-CAPS® - Hinged Screw Covers. You can find them at Lowes or Home Depot.

I'll also mention that where you decide to trim the canopy and windshield from Todd's will determine how much of that "bubble" or " bottlenose dolphin" look you get. After reviewing some pictures I took of Pulse #77, I realized I had more of that effect than I wanted, but it's too late to change now. When I cut the other 2 sets I have for the two proto-types I've got, I'll pay a bit more attention to this. "

[Jim Finch]

I have the gray canopy. Looks great also keep some of sun out.

Dave send me your email adress and I will send you a picture.