building a better bol d'or - a n d DONE!
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tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
Awesome! I can't wait to see it all!
Awesome! I can't wait to see it all!
bikeboy
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Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
Well, to tell you the truth, the original plan was to do a satin. But that was with another base coat. This orange has a nice pearl in it, and it just doesn't light up properly until you hit it with a nice glossy clear. I don't want to waste all that good money, but I hear ya Joe. A satin finish is def. in my future
JRK5892 said:
Well, to tell you the truth, the original plan was to do a satin. But that was with another base coat. This orange has a nice pearl in it, and it just doesn't light up properly until you hit it with a nice glossy clear. I don't want to waste all that good money, but I hear ya Joe. A satin finish is def. in my future
bikeboy
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Re: building a better bol d'or (we have gloss)
Well. 38 degrees C (100) with a hot north westerly blowing a gale. Perfect bushfire conditions here
The thermo-meter in the garage just hit 50 degrees (120), so I'm outta there. I think my poor old beer fridge is about to self-destruct, so I might have to empty it in a pre-emptive, new years eve stike
On the plus-side, I did manage to clear-coat everything yesterday when it was a mild 30 degrees (85?):
Makes baking them a little easier too :wink:
Happy new year guys.
cheers
ian
Well. 38 degrees C (100) with a hot north westerly blowing a gale. Perfect bushfire conditions here
The thermo-meter in the garage just hit 50 degrees (120), so I'm outta there. I think my poor old beer fridge is about to self-destruct, so I might have to empty it in a pre-emptive, new years eve stike
On the plus-side, I did manage to clear-coat everything yesterday when it was a mild 30 degrees (85?):
Makes baking them a little easier too :wink:
Happy new year guys.
cheers
ian
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
MY GOD THAT LOOKS GOOD!
MY GOD THAT LOOKS GOOD!
bikeboy
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: building a better bol d'or. See. I told you...
In the words of Spike Milligan... See. I told you it was hot in my garage!
That used to be a bar of polishing rouge. Admittedly it was sitting on a sunny-spot of the bench under the skylights, but I didn't expect to find it like this
Oh. The fridge survived, after I relieved it of some of it's contents ;D
cheers
ian
In the words of Spike Milligan... See. I told you it was hot in my garage!
That used to be a bar of polishing rouge. Admittedly it was sitting on a sunny-spot of the bench under the skylights, but I didn't expect to find it like this
Oh. The fridge survived, after I relieved it of some of it's contents ;D
cheers
ian
Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
WOW!!! Loooking great, nice work!! 8)
That gun metal grey, or whatever is on the motor, looks outstanding!!!
I used to be a "no front fender guy" but I have changed my opinion. I think your bike would look great with a 94 CBR600 front fender. They are all over ebay for cheap. Anyway, just a thought.
Keep up the great work, very talented!!!
WOW!!! Loooking great, nice work!! 8)
That gun metal grey, or whatever is on the motor, looks outstanding!!!
I used to be a "no front fender guy" but I have changed my opinion. I think your bike would look great with a 94 CBR600 front fender. They are all over ebay for cheap. Anyway, just a thought.
Keep up the great work, very talented!!!
bikeboy
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
Thanks ct.
It's called metallic charcoal ;-)
RE: the front fender. Would you believe I just forgot to put it on for the pics. I think you can see a pic of it a couple of posts up. A cut-down cbr900 unit.
cheers
ian
ctluba said:WOW!!! Loooking great, nice work!! 8)
That gun metal grey, or whatever is on the motor, looks outstanding!!!
I used to be a "no front fender guy" but I have changed my opinion. I think your bike would look great with a 94 CBR600 front fender. They are all over ebay for cheap. Anyway, just a thought.
Keep up the great work, very talented!!!
Thanks ct.
It's called metallic charcoal ;-)
RE: the front fender. Would you believe I just forgot to put it on for the pics. I think you can see a pic of it a couple of posts up. A cut-down cbr900 unit.
cheers
ian
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: building a better bol d'or (super sport for you north americans ;-) )
Ian, this bike is simply amazing! It is almost pure perfection! I think with a nice new seat cover and loose the old grab strap, it would be PERFECT! Great job, awesome design, and impeccable execution! I can’t wait to see this finished! How long now before you think you will be done……let’s get a deadline on this beast!
Ian, this bike is simply amazing! It is almost pure perfection! I think with a nice new seat cover and loose the old grab strap, it would be PERFECT! Great job, awesome design, and impeccable execution! I can’t wait to see this finished! How long now before you think you will be done……let’s get a deadline on this beast!
bikeboy
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Re: building a better bol d'or
Well, slow going without a compressor :-\
Managed to get a chain guard fashioned out of some flat stock. I read somewhere it needs to be 1.5 times the width of the chain? Might have been some regs for historic racers, but seems like a good starting point.
Let me know if you think it will work, or if needs modifying? There seems to be a lot of 'air' around it, but I'm not sure how much clearance I need?
cheers
ian
Well, slow going without a compressor :-\
Managed to get a chain guard fashioned out of some flat stock. I read somewhere it needs to be 1.5 times the width of the chain? Might have been some regs for historic racers, but seems like a good starting point.
Let me know if you think it will work, or if needs modifying? There seems to be a lot of 'air' around it, but I'm not sure how much clearance I need?
cheers
ian
