Painting my 450

[Johnny Drummond]

Pete, looks pretty damn good to me!.As I've said before,be proud of what you have achived,there is a great deal of satisfaction when you finish a long project like this,bask in the glow and buy a good (but light) pair or 'crosser boots to firmly kick anybody in the b*&&^%$s who thinks otherwise-well done mate!.Johnny

[pete]

Looks great Pete, hurry up and finish the seat though! i wanna see it complete!

Cheers Josh! Don't worry, me too! Shouldn't be too far away, house mate picked up some better spray contact adhesive today so I should hopefully be able to get that seat finished off this week so I can get it to the upholsterer's real soon...

Pete, that way around, the front is perfect, but I agree, the back end does not work, too far away from the wheel, and too wide, I think that flare to the sides adds to the problem, see what I mean about the radius of the guard being too big, ti follows the tyre nicely, right up to the mounting point then at the back, slopes away from the tyre, with ever increasing gap between the tyre and the guard.
Sorry to say, but there is nothing else for it, you going to have to fill that some how, you are going to hav to go wire wheels and 21 inch up front, that should fill the guard nicely.............

Well, what you waiting for, you know the address, www.ebay.com.
Off with you, go shopping..........
Of course it would not surprise me in the least if a certain benevolent fellow from Michigan, conveniently just so happened to have something like that lying in the "scraps" pile, that really are just taking up space, now that you mention it.

Just kidding y'all

Hahahaha nice one Stan! Definitely don't want 21" though, that will be way too out there Unless of course I get a motocross front end... then I need longer shocks... then I'll have chain/swingarm clearance issues... nah think I'll stick with what I got

Having said that, wire wheels and a 19" front with a 16 or 17" rear would open up a whole new world of tyres...

Pete, looks pretty damn good to me!.As I've said before,be proud of what you have achived,there is a great deal of satisfaction when you finish a long project like this,bask in the glow and buy a good (but light) pair or 'crosser boots to firmly kick anybody in the b*&&^%$s who thinks otherwise-well done mate!.Johnny

Thanks Johnny! Definitely appreciate the compliments coming through, and yeah I'm a bit proud of the final efforts too

My wife scored me a pair of these a while back so I didn't buy "gay" boots (in her words... haha)... should take care of any haters

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Dr-Martens-STEVEN-CAFE-RACER-BOOTS-Sz-UK-8-US-9-/350472758196

And just to top things off, got some sun and 5 spare minutes today!



I'm hoping in about 4 weeks or so that I can take similar pic's while parked on the side of a road somewhere after a nice ride...

[oldrookie]

Very nice outcome! Looks like a different bike. Well done, Pete!

[simon kuether]

"Peter ....... Peter . This is the Island calling .................... Come to meeee , big boy" .

Looking good there old mate .
I've got to get my finger out and hook into a pair of 650's I've had in my shed for a coupla years now .
One engine with 2 completely different rolling frames . 1 will be fairly stock and the other will be a special .
Trouble is , I've got a jealous 1000S that wont let me near them .

See you in January .

Cheers , Simon .

[pete]

Very nice outcome! Looks like a different bike. Well done, Pete!

Thanks mate! It does indeed... gotta get that seat done!

"Peter ....... Peter . This is the Island calling .................... Come to meeee , big boy" .

Looking good there old mate .
I've got to get my finger out and hook into a pair of 650's I've had in my shed for a coupla years now .
One engine with 2 completely different rolling frames . 1 will be fairly stock and the other will be a special .
Trouble is , I've got a jealous 1000S that wont let me near them .

See you in January .

Cheers , Simon .

Hahah cheers Simon! Still looking good for done by end of November and rego. in December... so a meet up on your way through is still looking very likely

Mate you do have to get your finger out! I'm sure if you face the 1000 the other way and cover her with a tarp or something she won't even notice

[Leigh]

"Peter ....... Peter . This is the Island calling .................... Come to meeee , big boy" .

Hehehe..
You know it's true, Pete..

[pete]

Hehehe..
You know it's true, Pete..

Hahahaha yeah I know... but I will definitely be aiming for next time around, this time just ain't gonna happen... I do intend on catching up with Simon on the way through though!

[Leigh]

Oh, I'm sure Simon will catch you and remind you where he is going..

[pete]

Oh, I'm sure Simon will catch you and remind you where he is going..

Of that I have no doubt! And I'd be sorely disappointed if he didn't...

Watching that vid you posted on the Island Classic thread... yeah like I need reminding of what I'm gonna miss!

[pete]

Just remembered... Larry you mentioned something about JB Weld around the base of the filler?

I'm assuming just a thin bead around the base as a seal to prevent any fuel that drips down there getting under the paint as such?

I'll have to get onto that real soon...

[nvr2old]

Just remembered... Larry you mentioned something about JB Weld around the base of the filler?

I'm assuming just a thin bead around the base as a seal to prevent any fuel that drips down there getting under the paint as such?

I'll have to get onto that real soon...

Yeah, I believe it's a good thing to do, Pete. Take some tape and mask a line about 1/8" above and below the paint line. With your index finger smear on enough JB Weld or Liquid Steel (but as little as possible)to cover the line. Pull the tape almost immediately. The sooner you seal it and the longer you can wait to fill it with gas, all the better. I've had good luck with this so far.

[pete]

Yeah, I believe it's a good thing to do, Pete. Take some tape and mask a line about 1/8" above and below the paint line. With your index finger smear on enough JB Weld or Liquid Steel (but as little as possible)to cover the line. Pull the tape almost immediately. The sooner you seal it and the longer you can wait to fill it with gas, all the better. I've had good luck with this so far.

Cheers Larry, makes sense! I was wondering what I was going to do tomorrow night now that I've got the seat foam shaped and static timing done, now I know

It'll be at least a couple of weeks before fuel hits the tank so that should be safe enough. I think the next run to check timing etc. will be on the temporary fuel tank anyway.

[pete]

Done! The lighting + flash + bits of foam from sanding the seat foam make the paintwork look a bit on the crappy side, but here it is from masking through to done:



Thanks again Larry

[nvr2old]

Nicely done, Pete. Can't even see it, and it should protect that paint edge from fume invasion.

[pete]

Nicely done, Pete. Can't even see it, and it should protect that paint edge from fume invasion.

Cheers Larry, definitely wanted it covered by that fuel cap... all sorted... and thanks again for advice, definitely want to protect that paint job as much as I can