MotoFiaccone RD400 Chopper/Cafe build--for real this time.
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ha ha ha ha your right, but i am a pig headed bastard... i want to start what i finished! so i will spend what it takes to make it perfect... only way i will buy one of this bike is if i have a "RAGE" moment and shatter it into pieces... but i dont see that happening... i am hoping i can get the girl to do a bit of the body work while i finish up the oil lines tonight... then I am done till i get the wire harness back... in all reality i could ride this weekend!
I got my carbon in and wasted no time making a new mount for the clocks. I hated the old aluminum mount I made because it never came out right. Plus, it was heavy and ugly. So I used that as a template for my new carbon fibre mount.
I used 3oz, 2x2 twill carbon layed in three plies. I was a little worried it would be too thin, but pre-preg carbon, which is a lot stronger than a regular wet lay-up. Alson, since it's pre-preg, it has that matte, dry look to it. Most people clearcoat over this but I'm keeping it as-is. i fucking love it.
I have a bunch of this material left over, so whilst supplies last, I can make custom clock mounts. The material is flat, so the clock mounts will have to be flat as well. If you send my a template--preferably in posterboard--I can make up a set and mail it off. The cost is $20 + shipping. But understand that a two page paper letter weighs more than the clock mount, so shipping in the US will be about 2 stamps. Canada peeps have to pay a bit more for shipping because it's stupid expensive shipping to Canada (WTF's up with that?)!
--Thanks, Chris
I used 3oz, 2x2 twill carbon layed in three plies. I was a little worried it would be too thin, but pre-preg carbon, which is a lot stronger than a regular wet lay-up. Alson, since it's pre-preg, it has that matte, dry look to it. Most people clearcoat over this but I'm keeping it as-is. i fucking love it.
I have a bunch of this material left over, so whilst supplies last, I can make custom clock mounts. The material is flat, so the clock mounts will have to be flat as well. If you send my a template--preferably in posterboard--I can make up a set and mail it off. The cost is $20 + shipping. But understand that a two page paper letter weighs more than the clock mount, so shipping in the US will be about 2 stamps. Canada peeps have to pay a bit more for shipping because it's stupid expensive shipping to Canada (WTF's up with that?)!
--Thanks, Chris
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
You shouldn't need to clear the CF unless you don't like the finish. The matrix is epoxy after all.
Apparently I'm just following joe around and posting in whatever thread he does. I must be bored.
Apparently I'm just following joe around and posting in whatever thread he does. I must be bored.
Didn't get much done over the weekend because I got stuck Martha Stuarting the master bathroom. I do have the oil tank in primer but need to hit it will some 600 grit.
I also got the tank completely stripped and a layer of filler on her. I hate that stuff, but have about an hours more work. I have a new side cover coming this week as well, so hopefully I can get the tank and tins to Mysta2 this week. We'll see.
On a different note, Kev Nimo (http://dotheton.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1252) stopped by this weekend and kicked tires for a couple hours.
--Chris
I also got the tank completely stripped and a layer of filler on her. I hate that stuff, but have about an hours more work. I have a new side cover coming this week as well, so hopefully I can get the tank and tins to Mysta2 this week. We'll see.
On a different note, Kev Nimo (http://dotheton.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1252) stopped by this weekend and kicked tires for a couple hours.
--Chris
Jesus, a couple weekends off and I'm bumped way down on page two!
Well, I finally made some real progress: I dropped the tank, oil tank and side covers off at Dropbars (www.dropbars.com). Though it was a bit more than I was scheduled to spend, I still got a crazy deal from the best painter I know. It was a friend deal that probably would have cost 3-4 times what I'm spending IF I could fine someone who could do as good of a job.
Anyway, I dropped the stuff off and asked Kit to do his thing. Typically, I want to control the whole process, but I handed all creative control over to him. Trust me: he's going to make it unreal. You guys have seen loudbike, so you know. Plus this way, it will be like a Christmas present
To be honest, I have no idea what the color will be. We discussed a couple different things, but he'll decide this week what to do. I should have everything back in the next few weeks, so the bike is going to be pushed out of the garage and the work on the Midget will progress.
Stay tuned for pics; I'm sure Kit will take many.
--Thanks, Chris
Well, I finally made some real progress: I dropped the tank, oil tank and side covers off at Dropbars (www.dropbars.com). Though it was a bit more than I was scheduled to spend, I still got a crazy deal from the best painter I know. It was a friend deal that probably would have cost 3-4 times what I'm spending IF I could fine someone who could do as good of a job.
Anyway, I dropped the stuff off and asked Kit to do his thing. Typically, I want to control the whole process, but I handed all creative control over to him. Trust me: he's going to make it unreal. You guys have seen loudbike, so you know. Plus this way, it will be like a Christmas present
To be honest, I have no idea what the color will be. We discussed a couple different things, but he'll decide this week what to do. I should have everything back in the next few weeks, so the bike is going to be pushed out of the garage and the work on the Midget will progress.
Stay tuned for pics; I'm sure Kit will take many.
--Thanks, Chris
valvesprung
Over 1,000 Posts
Damn it I can't handle it...
On a bit of a different note, I got an email today from the guy that bought the se7en I built a couple years back. For those of you that don't know, I literally built this car from scratch; what you see is mine. These are some of the shots he had done from a photographer, which i thought was pretty cool.
It's not bike related--or even RD400 chopper/cafe related--so take what you will...
--Chris
It's not bike related--or even RD400 chopper/cafe related--so take what you will...
--Chris
Incredible. I dig the gloss stripes on the matte paint. Is that thing street legal?
Thanks guys! That really was a fun project and really formed the foundation for how I build stuff. I spent the an equal amount of time building the CB360 and researching and designing the suspension for that car--and that does not even include the fabrication of if. That's why I say bikes are easy by comparison.
Sadly, it got to the point where I really only drove it on the track, which cost about $500/weekend when considering travel, track fees, etc. It was aweful to see my youngest daughter cry when I sold it; she actually loved riding in it the most. But I explained that it's not what one has, but what they learn. I don't think she got it, so I told her I caould always build a better, nice car. She got that
Oh, those videos were fun. You couldn't see it, but I held off the Viper for quite a few laps until I screwed up a corner entry and he was able to get by. Actually, I don't know if that was in the video at all. I haven't watched them in a while.
Finally, that gloss stripe was actually black reflective. So it looked metalic gloss black in the sunlight but when headlights hit it, it glowed silver.
Sadly, it got to the point where I really only drove it on the track, which cost about $500/weekend when considering travel, track fees, etc. It was aweful to see my youngest daughter cry when I sold it; she actually loved riding in it the most. But I explained that it's not what one has, but what they learn. I don't think she got it, so I told her I caould always build a better, nice car. She got that
Oh, those videos were fun. You couldn't see it, but I held off the Viper for quite a few laps until I screwed up a corner entry and he was able to get by. Actually, I don't know if that was in the video at all. I haven't watched them in a while.
Finally, that gloss stripe was actually black reflective. So it looked metalic gloss black in the sunlight but when headlights hit it, it glowed silver.
