Redone the carbs with Randakks excellent kit. First pic is after a lot of cleaning...
Want to avoid shine and Liberace effects.. plus i hate doing polishing, so mixed up a gunmetal blend for some parts:
Airbox after first round of sanding:
And after 2k prime, hi-build, straight black: I must be mad, can't even see this now...
The cover plate at the rear of the dummy tank is shown too.
Got some covers with the bike, yrs old, so polished them up. Shown with the originals for comparison:
I'd repaired, tidied and painted my exhausts before, they looked like below. Had also prepped and painted the stock taillight unit and stuff.
But when it came to assembly time I didn't like the look, so there & then whipped off the mudguard and cut it short (10" long) and re-shaped a bit. Decided the cans were too long, so chopped them too. Made a new baffle, couldn't use the original and didn't like the resonator/backpressure system it used anyway:
Cans painted in the same gunmetal mix I made:
Started on a bar and light setup to fit between the rear frame horns. Lights cost £8/$16, reshaped the ally backplate and painted with the same gunmetal.
In place now for rough fit. Had cut some bits off the frame horns, and the smaller indicators, and a start on reshaping the seat base can be seen too:
All the steel and ally and paint materials were laid around here already inc paint, so cost £0 really. The covers came with the bike. Lights cost £8/$16 rear, and £20/$40 for 2 sets of indicators. My better half is going to re-foam the seat and make a cover for it (she does upholstery & sewing). The seat will be about 1.5" maybe 2" deep.
That's it for now. Back to the shed to finish the belts and polish the paint on the body panels now.
The lettering was done with images I made on the PC, then got 'applimasks' cut by a signmaker shop. Stripes were masked out and them & the letters airbrushed.
Love the idea for the covers
lookin good kat 