Help me with my addiction

Hey Rob are you an alchemist, you have turned silver into pure gold :?

 

Here's what I use.
My little works of art are in my gallery.

 

Ya know. I have a lot of envy for you guys that can spend hours polishing and shining and rubbing, but my God. I have too much fun riding when the weather is nice to spend this time creating BLINGGGGG. If I was to shine it pretty like it would take about 20 minutes on the gravel to screw it all up again.

While you guys are spit shining, I'll be ridin'

After I pull hy helmet off I'l comb my hair in your aluminum. K?

The Buff

 

When the snow is piled-up half-way up the garage door; there's not much to do but watch the tube, play some tunes and pimp the bike.

I sometimes go-down and light the heater ... let the garage get warm enough to do some work ... and, just go over every single Rubber Part on the Bike with a quarter-inch of Armoral in the bottom of a Yogurt Cup and an Artists Paint Brush.

I just Paint the Armoral on and leave it.

Sometimes I get real Old School.
That's when you something like adding Crushed Velvet to the Battery Box.
Or, ... eliminate one or two Plug-in connections on the Wiring Harness with
some nice splices and Heat Shrink.

 

I know when you addicts run out of stuff to polish you're gonna feel REAL bad, so I'd like to help out! You're more than welcome to stop my my garage and "get you're polish on"! Seriously you're shine does look great! Leave the gravel roads for the dirt bikes.

 

wow that looks great!! i am about 40% done on mine and its making all the difference in the world as far as the way the bike looks. i think my buddy said it best when he saw it "i wouldnt say it looks like bling it just looks like you give a $#!t"

 

I like my bike to look good and still get plenty of riding time in. Besides Like Rob says is is an addiction (or sickness ). Its a bit of therapy too.

 

Yes. It is therapy.
Sometimes, just going down and taking care of something you've been wanting to do ... forever ... makes you feel better.

I want to change the Handle Bars on my Maxim.
But, I cant seem to find just the right replacements for the stockers.

 

Definately therapy..... Guys you can do it too - I have only about 1 1/2" hours in that side panel my YICS covers took about 30 minutes each. Alternator is next followed by the clutch cover

 

Very theraputic; not just polishing but wrenching, restoring, upgrading, servicing... In a clean, warm garage when there's two feet of snow outside. It doesn't cut into riding time, believe me.

I did a lot of this one by hand, it was very enjoyable, especially the part around the top where it has "2200cm3" cast into it.

 

Rick; Take a look at the "LTD" and "Nightwalk" bends, you might be interested. http://www.streetbikerider.com/h-bodypa ... master.htm This is NOT the cheapest place to get them, just the only one I could find with all of them listed for quick comparison. They usually run about $12-$20. I'm running the "European" on my Secas.

 

Fitz, that's where I am headed after the alternator. Your cases look great and are actually what inspired me!.

For those tight spots I found the dremmel works best.

Did you replace your bolts with stainless or just clean up the old one?

 

I had to get rid of my stock bars too, you might be interested in what I went to?

I put some bars on my bike that look closest to the "European" bars on that site.

 

Those look more like "Daytona" or "Superbike" bend. The "Euros" come back more and fall more at the ends. These are both Euro:

Those are the original bolts soaked in lime juice then scrubbed and polished. I chucked a q-tip in my cordless drill to clean out the heads. The cover was done off the bike (it was a replacement for the poorly repaired one that was on there.)

 

Fitz you must need lots of therapy time! Good attention to detail. I have ignored my bolts but the details make a huge difference.

 

Q-tips in the drill? Like the guinness beer commercial, BRILLIANT!

 

More "bling"

This is killing me..They are predicting 72 degrees here in Cincinnati and my 82 is in about 82 pieces

 

Thanks for the inspiration SecaRob.

I was going to spend my Sunday catching up on the stuff I'm "supposed" to be doing around the house but now it looks like I'm up for a bit of polishing!

My darling wife thanks you (not)!

 

Could not wait around on installation of the YICS emblems - too darn warm in Cincinnati today. Pretty happy with the results - sorta chrome with a touch of satin. Clutch cover is in the bullseye now

 

Those raised letters on the YICS Badge can be restored very easily.
Pick a Color at the Hobby shop.
Body Shop disposable Latex Gloves
3X5 Cards

Use double sided tape to secure YICS Badge to Bench
Pull-on Latex Glove -- Tight on Fingers -- NO wrinkles.
Place one or two drops of Color on 3X5 Card.
Drag razor blade over drop to spread paint thin on card
Roll your gloved finger in the Paint ... Fingerprint-style!
Roll Painted Fingertip on Badge ... Fingerprint-style.
Cover Badge with first coat.
DO - NOT - TOUCHUP
If you don't get the desired results the first time ...
Do a second application.
AFTER -- After >> After ... The FIRST Coat is COMPLETELY Dry!