Project "Cheapskate"
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Should be doing some work this Friday & Saturday. Will try to get the bags painted, Python headers installed, Wild Pig's installed, Super Sucker installed, then will be working on rear fender. Should be interesting, I'm thinking about smoothing the fender, using a down light lens, and then adding a tail light holder that mounts to the left rear bag mount. The Saturday before I left for Kingsville, I rebuilt both front calipers and installed Lyndall pads. Still need to rebuild the rear caliper.
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Back at it today. Resumed where I left off, first painted the bags with a coat of Transtar 2k sealer, then 3 coats of Synergy green.
Then put them on the bike for a test fit.
Now that the bags are on the bike it's time to line up the graphics with the side covers.
Now back off the bike and start taping and masking.
Back into the booth and lay on 3 coats of Black Diamond.
Now pull off some of the tape to reveal some of the stripes.
Back to the tape and paper to prepare for 3 coats of Brilliant Silver.
That's as far as I got today. Tomorrow bright and early I'll get the silver on, then do a little touch up with the green, and then clear coat.
Then put them on the bike for a test fit.
Now that the bags are on the bike it's time to line up the graphics with the side covers.
Now back off the bike and start taping and masking.
Back into the booth and lay on 3 coats of Black Diamond.
Now pull off some of the tape to reveal some of the stripes.
Back to the tape and paper to prepare for 3 coats of Brilliant Silver.
That's as far as I got today. Tomorrow bright and early I'll get the silver on, then do a little touch up with the green, and then clear coat.
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im jealous. I know enough to get into trouble but not enough to get out.
Ive been wanting to convert my 99 R6 to inverted forks from an R1 and a new gen swingarm out back. All parts can be had quite easily but the bike is too nice to rip apart right now.
I may aquire parts for the build.... its been my budget bike since.purchase and since my Road King is pretty much 'done' for the most part (read: PAID OFF!!!)
Im envious of these builds
Ive been wanting to convert my 99 R6 to inverted forks from an R1 and a new gen swingarm out back. All parts can be had quite easily but the bike is too nice to rip apart right now.
I may aquire parts for the build.... its been my budget bike since.purchase and since my Road King is pretty much 'done' for the most part (read: PAID OFF!!!)
Im envious of these builds
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Joined: Jan 2012
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Not sure I'm going to tackle the whole graphic thing again. Straight color is so much simpler. I was going in circles this afternoon trying to lay the stripes out. Hopefully tomorrow they'll all look correct when I untape.....
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