Finished!
Bruken, I thought that the plane in the background was for your kid...
Here are the finished shots.
From the front:

Not as big a job as it looks at the end of the day, and I am really happy with the resistance it provides. You cant see it from here, but its quite a rough job.
I used a butane/propane heater gun to heat things up to a state that I could bend the sheet by hand. I used Tin foil to direct the heat and protect my book shelf... did you know that tin foil burns?
I used a soldering iron to cut/melt the general shape, and then rounded off the edges to a point I was happy with.
Next time around I will use a jig saw to cut the general shape, then place the whole sheet into the oven to warm it to a plaible state, with some wood shaped underneath it, so that it forms around the wood. by doing half and half at a time you should get a better bend.
With more control over the heat you wont get the bubbles, but it is sort of easy, once you get the knack.
From the rear

As you can see it is actually quite thin, so will not provide anywhere near the level of protection that my BMW does. But its purpose was to cut the wind blast to my chest for longer journeys, and it does just that.
In truth it is probably a little too thin and could have been wider, but this is not a necessity. One quick blast onto the dual carriage way proved that it keeps the GPS dry and blast off my body.
Total cost £10!
Cheers G
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