Work so far, had to share

so this is what I have gotten done so far
front fender chrome sanded off and painted



painted semi gloss black


sanded forks and painted semi gloss black



and then the tank
spent 8 hours sanding and removing paint
painted hunter green
the color has dulled a bit and looks fantastic
will be clear coating soon



will be doing more work this weekend
cannot wait to post more pics

 

Holy smokes, lookin good! Rattle can, or an air gun setup?

 

Rattle Can
it is true what they say
it is all in the preparation
this weekend I am sanding rear fender and painting it
semi gloss black
also going to sand and paint exhaust
and wrap front pipes
after that it is changing handlebars
and new master cylinder and brake line
then it is reshaping and upholstering seat
more pics to come

 

Nice work!

 

Test your clear coat for gas and oil resistance. I didn't, and it only takes one drop.

 

I was told this was the way to go
so I purchased this
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BMALVWS/ref ... MMTR9ZMTGV

I just sanded the light bucket and rear fender
I would upload the pics but Photobucket is down

 

That green looks very nice can not wait to see the end product.

 

Now go back and rebuild those forks so when you start riding the bike they don't dribble fork oil all over your nice new paint job.

Original fork seals generally don't work very well or for very long once you put them back in service.

 

gee Fitz, if I did that then I would have to actually do work
can't we just go back to when I lied and told you
I did a valve clearance check, or when I made up
numbers for my compression test?

you only live once right?
and for me that will be all over the highway in a 100 foot smear!

 

tonight put forks back on
new handlebars
new master cylinder
and new brake line..
scuffed fender and forks.. gonna have to touch that up

 

started putting stuff back together today
although it is far from done
here is more progress




also pulled the back wheel off to check the brakes
drums are new
and was going to change the rear bearings
those are new as well
I keep getting surprised by maintenance that has been performed
in the past

 

as I am waiting to get paid and so I can order parts and
finish this build
after I got done shaving down the seat and reupholstering it
I decided to do a mock build
keep in mind I am adding another coat of clear
and then polishing the shine into it
as well as adding signals and mirrors
even then I am far from done working on this bike
however I had to share this

 

I love the color of the saddle. If it was mine, I'd throw some old school post office style saddlebags on them. If not, i saw some brown hardbags. Kinda cool if you ask me cuz noone has em. http://www.vikingbags.com/motorcycle-saddlebags.htm


Otherwise, Great job on the bike! Love it

 

the seat is a lot Brighter in pics than in
non pics
as for saddle bags.. I am not a fan, but then again
I might get some
for now I just need to keep working on it
overall I am happy with it, considering it was cut
shaved and built up with a yoga mat.. can't wait to ride this beast

 

yet another one with a redundant exercise bench, leaned against the garage wall. :wink:
stu

 

actually basement wall.. as soon as this build is gone.. then I will be using
my whole basement gym again
I have been spending all my time working on this
instead of working on me