JustinLonghorn
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
I love the new paint scheme, Mike! Looking damn good.
I love the new paint scheme, Mike! Looking damn good.
Maritimes 450 - Got her done for the season and went for a ride F the snow!
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Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Thanks Justin, kind of a fluke cause I just used what I had for paint in the basement. Do you think I should add something to the sides of the seat? I have been trying to decide if it is too plain. Maybe some sponser decals, or a race number or something? Going to surf a bit o the web and see if anything strikes me.
Cheers
Thanks Justin, kind of a fluke cause I just used what I had for paint in the basement. Do you think I should add something to the sides of the seat? I have been trying to decide if it is too plain. Maybe some sponser decals, or a race number or something? Going to surf a bit o the web and see if anything strikes me.
Cheers
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Yeah I like your tank. Actually whole bike is great. I have the red stripe on the seat now but was thinking with the flat sides on my hump, should I put something on them as well? The decals match the Duplicolor paint pretty well too.
belch_brother said:White looks tops with the red decals! Love it! I did two little pin stripy things on my seat. Not sure what look you're going for but you tank looks freakily similar to mine!
IMG_2879 by belch_brother, on Flickr
IMG_2878 by belch_brother, on Flickr
Yeah I like your tank. Actually whole bike is great. I have the red stripe on the seat now but was thinking with the flat sides on my hump, should I put something on them as well? The decals match the Duplicolor paint pretty well too.
bbillington
wadda wadda leffit
Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
nice to see you turning one of these into something worthy. i recently acquired a basketcase 450 for free and have struggled to figure out what to do with that nasty stamped frame.
great work so far
nice to see you turning one of these into something worthy. i recently acquired a basketcase 450 for free and have struggled to figure out what to do with that nasty stamped frame.
great work so far
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Thanks, it started life as a 81 CM400T, my first bike, ugly but running and titled, then the motor tanked and I bolted in the 450 and started on the looks and hadling departments.
Thinking of something like this. The Kanji sysmbol is supposed to be for speed, which is a bit of a joke as this bike isn;t really fast, but it is a hoot to rip around everywhere at full throttle and keep you r license intact.
Thanks, it started life as a 81 CM400T, my first bike, ugly but running and titled, then the motor tanked and I bolted in the 450 and started on the looks and hadling departments.
Thinking of something like this. The Kanji sysmbol is supposed to be for speed, which is a bit of a joke as this bike isn;t really fast, but it is a hoot to rip around everywhere at full throttle and keep you r license intact.
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tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
White com stars with a red hoop would be the biz, but I am not a fan of the kanji. I think nothing on that seat side too keep it clean, or just a small text something right on the bottom of the seat line.
White com stars with a red hoop would be the biz, but I am not a fan of the kanji. I think nothing on that seat side too keep it clean, or just a small text something right on the bottom of the seat line.
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Thanks Brandon, you may be right. Don't want it too busy. And I was thinking the white wheels also now that the tank and seat are white. Duplicolor make their wheel paint in white and I have used that on cars and it is a great paint. Have to wait until the friggin snow melts though to get the wheels out of the shed.
Thanks Brandon, you may be right. Don't want it too busy. And I was thinking the white wheels also now that the tank and seat are white. Duplicolor make their wheel paint in white and I have used that on cars and it is a great paint. Have to wait until the friggin snow melts though to get the wheels out of the shed.
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
I would use the rustoleum appliance epoxy on the wheels, it looks great and holds up super well, I have done a couple bikes wheels with is now and they have held up great with over a year of riding on them!
I would use the rustoleum appliance epoxy on the wheels, it looks great and holds up super well, I have done a couple bikes wheels with is now and they have held up great with over a year of riding on them!
Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
do not use the white appliance epoxy on those wheels! the white is UV sensitive and will turn to a dull cream color in about 2 months... same reason i could not leave my tins in the appliance epozy when i built my TX i had to shoot it with a glacier white from dupont and then clear them... the white appliance epoxy yellowed and turned a horrible cream color... onnly use the darker colors of the appliance epoxy as they do not show color changes as theya re affected by the UV rays
do not use the white appliance epoxy on those wheels! the white is UV sensitive and will turn to a dull cream color in about 2 months... same reason i could not leave my tins in the appliance epozy when i built my TX i had to shoot it with a glacier white from dupont and then clear them... the white appliance epoxy yellowed and turned a horrible cream color... onnly use the darker colors of the appliance epoxy as they do not show color changes as theya re affected by the UV rays
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Thanks Joe, did not know that, I did my tins in Duplicolor white enamel, so I hope it will be fine in the sun. I will grab the wheel paint, it is a bit expensive but I have used it with the clear on truck wheels and it wroked out well. I still may go the gun metal route as well on the wheels as the white may just be too hard to keep clean.
Thanks Joe, did not know that, I did my tins in Duplicolor white enamel, so I hope it will be fine in the sun. I will grab the wheel paint, it is a bit expensive but I have used it with the clear on truck wheels and it wroked out well. I still may go the gun metal route as well on the wheels as the white may just be too hard to keep clean.
kookie31
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
the paint is tits, man! leave the kanji off its looks better with nothing there (nice and clean). you dont want to over do it. i would go gunmetal on the wheels just so you dont over do the white. just my .02
the paint is tits, man! leave the kanji off its looks better with nothing there (nice and clean). you dont want to over do it. i would go gunmetal on the wheels just so you dont over do the white. just my .02
SquadraCorse
Coast to Coast
Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
That tank is nice and original. Pretty racy looking which I dig. Big thumbs down on the Kanji. Makes me think of a 16 year old in a riced out civic.
That tank is nice and original. Pretty racy looking which I dig. Big thumbs down on the Kanji. Makes me think of a 16 year old in a riced out civic.
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Maybe when I need new tires again I could get them powdered. I just put new Avons on last season and don't want to pull them off to paint. I will mask them and paint this time. I also need to switch to chain wax as the spray I have gets all over the back of the bike, even though it is "no fling".
Maybe when I need new tires again I could get them powdered. I just put new Avons on last season and don't want to pull them off to paint. I will mask them and paint this time. I also need to switch to chain wax as the spray I have gets all over the back of the bike, even though it is "no fling".
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Been a while, but got some stuff done through the bloody winter, which isn't ending here! I have the day off and was going to go out and work on my electrics tray and look at this shit!
I was riding 2 weeks ago last year. The roads here are covered in fricken snow again!
Got the tank cleared. Here it is sitting waiting to go back on the bike
I did manage to get into the shed on a warm day and got the headlight bucket pulled.
Also gas is friggin retarded high here now so if the snow ever stops I will be riding more than driving. The 93 T100 is a little harder on fuel than the old Rav 4 was. So that means picking my son up at daycare. All non downpour days we will be riding together, and since the 450 is best on gas, I worked out a 2-up seat I can swap on and off with the Cafe seat. Both tail lights use the same pigtail connector. I put the back rest on for his comfort and mine.
I hope this afternoon to get out to the shed and button up the tray, I have to lower it a bit to be able to put the factory seat on. I decided to move the R/R anyway to keep it more in the airflow. God I hope the snow stops soon. It was almost gone enough to wheel the bike out and work on it. yesterday and now it's piling up again WTF. I want to ride.
Oh and another note, I officially inherited the "NudieWing" so I can now do whatever mods I want without running them by my father in law. He just decided he was not going to get a license. Now I just need to find $$ to do what I want to her.
Been a while, but got some stuff done through the bloody winter, which isn't ending here! I have the day off and was going to go out and work on my electrics tray and look at this shit!
I was riding 2 weeks ago last year. The roads here are covered in fricken snow again!
Got the tank cleared. Here it is sitting waiting to go back on the bike
I did manage to get into the shed on a warm day and got the headlight bucket pulled.
Also gas is friggin retarded high here now so if the snow ever stops I will be riding more than driving. The 93 T100 is a little harder on fuel than the old Rav 4 was. So that means picking my son up at daycare. All non downpour days we will be riding together, and since the 450 is best on gas, I worked out a 2-up seat I can swap on and off with the Cafe seat. Both tail lights use the same pigtail connector. I put the back rest on for his comfort and mine.
I hope this afternoon to get out to the shed and button up the tray, I have to lower it a bit to be able to put the factory seat on. I decided to move the R/R anyway to keep it more in the airflow. God I hope the snow stops soon. It was almost gone enough to wheel the bike out and work on it. yesterday and now it's piling up again WTF. I want to ride.
Oh and another note, I officially inherited the "NudieWing" so I can now do whatever mods I want without running them by my father in law. He just decided he was not going to get a license. Now I just need to find $$ to do what I want to her.
JustinLonghorn
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Tank looks great with the clear, Mike.
Tank looks great with the clear, Mike.
MotorbikeBruno
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Tank and the headlight bucket look great man!
Tank and the headlight bucket look great man!
Maritime
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Re: Got the 450 Back - Decals arrvied now should I do something to the seat?
Thanks guys, wish I could go put them on the bike. I should have grabbed my father in laws propane heater last weekend when we were there, I could be out working in a nice warm shed. Oh well, can't be too long now.
Thanks guys, wish I could go put them on the bike. I should have grabbed my father in laws propane heater last weekend when we were there, I could be out working in a nice warm shed. Oh well, can't be too long now.
