DEET MB5 - Fully Legal

[HerrDeacon]

Wasn't feeling the best yesterday but did get an hour to bolt on a few things.

Exhaust



Shift Lever with a small touch of gold



I ordered a black horn but when it came in it was just plain metal. Didn't want to wait for another to come in so painted it myself.

[SeekingZero]

Sexy in black!  Get better so you can get it finished! 

[doublej]

Almost there I see. Was at the 5 the other day and have been playing with the front wire mess and also installed the brake caliper.  My question is how much drag do you have on the disc.

[HerrDeacon]

I'm not really sure doublej, I never even checked after I put the caliper on. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary though when rolling the bike up on the lift. However, I don't have any fluid in it yet. I can't really check when its up on the lift but will take a look when I get a chance.

I'm almost complete with the wiring. Just have the front turn signals and to add connectors to the rear lights. Hooked up the battery last night and I at least have a working horn

[Maritime]

Nice work Deacon.  Should be a fun little bike when you finish her up.

[HerrDeacon]

Had a good day in the garage, stripped the tank and got it ready for a bit of body work. Considering the shape the rest of the bike was in, the tank is in awesome shape. There are a few small shallow dings but nothing major. Hope to get the body work done in a day or two and get it primed. Will be doing a bit on the tail at the same time.

First pic is of the moved ignition switch, first time I saw it with the tank on. Bit hard to see in the pic, but I guess that's the whole idea



Tank pre-stipping. Black and gold was just me testing out some concepts A while ago. Tank had two types of red on it; factory paint and another shade over it that one of the PO's must have done.



Stripped

[JustinLonghorn]

Keep it up sir. I can still dig it.

[doublej]

What stripper are you using.  Nice clean up on that tank.

[HerrDeacon]

Just some generic spray stripper, worked fairly well. Took a couple of rounds to get it all off, then I wire wheeled it a bit to get any stray bits off.

[HerrDeacon]

Been busy the last couple of days getting everything ready for paint. Bodywork and primer done on the tank and seat. Haven't started on the oil tank cover as I need to practice my welding first before attempting to fix the hole in it. It may be a while before I start laying the actual colour though, since I was testing the colour scheme on a small piece today and the paint just clouds over, way to humid. Will still allow me to test some things but will have to wait until it dries out a bit before doing the colour.

Prior to applying the primer I fixed up the tail light holes to make them perfectly round and a tight fit for the lens. Mounted the seat on the bench so the rear was horizontal and then mixed up a slightly runny concoction of body filler and fiberglass resin. Filled the little gap perfectly.










Also, removed extra material from the license plate bracket to make it more smooth looking.

[SeekingZero]

Wow! I hope mine turns out that nice and smooth after primer.  We'll find out next week.  This little 5 should look great!

[JustinLonghorn]

Nice work, sir.

[Maritime]

That is some nice work on the tail etc.  Very smooth, paint should come out nice!

[HerrDeacon]

Thanks guys, I really hope I can pull off the paint scheme. I love the painting part of a build but I'm always nervous during it.

[JustinLonghorn]

Ha, I hate the painting part. I don't have the patience for it.