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<blockquote data-quote="JonBeast" data-source="post: 15261555" data-attributes="member: 85069"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I have some updates...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I picked up some new gear to go along with the vibe of the bike...new Shoei RF1200, some sick leather Grifter gloves, and a nice leather jacket I ordered online from the UK. Jacket should be here tomorrow. I also ordered a mirror and tinted lense for the helmet, that should be here tomorrow as well.</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680737[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680738[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680739[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I've been working away at the seat...laying down several layers of fiberglass to get it nice and strong...once I make it to about 6-7 layers (next day or 2), I'll start sanding it smooth and lay down some Bondo. I decided to paint the tank and seat myself, so I have some Oxford white paint on the way this week.</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680740[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680741[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680742[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I also finally decided on a headlight... 5-3/4" Bates style light, with a nice clear lense. I mocked it up, and it looks dead on. The old headlight was stupid huge, as you can see :lol1:</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680743[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680744[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680745[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680746[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680747[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I took it apart, and wrapped the lense in yellow vinyl...and mocked it up again. I need to figure out a bracket to mount it to the lower triple tree. The stock lights use ears attached to the forks, but this bottom mount light is much cleaner</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680748[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680749[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680750[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680751[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I think I am going to paint the bucket white, and leave the ring black</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680752[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Next I decided to finally start messing with these ugly stock exhaust flanges. The stock ones look like flowers. You can get a set of nice black smooth ones, but they're $150 and wheres the fun in that...so I busted out the flapper and went to work:</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680753[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Before/After</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680754[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It took some time to do...but not a big deal, I'll do the rest of them and then hit them with some high temp exhaust paint and they'll be clean:</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680755[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Just a picture of the two together...I'm messing with some mach C pillars for the cobra right now, thats why the pillar is off.</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]680756[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Thats all for now! Hopefully the gas tank will be done this week, and I'll be able to get to work painting everything soon. :beer:</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonBeast, post: 15261555, member: 85069"] [SIZE=4]I have some updates... I picked up some new gear to go along with the vibe of the bike...new Shoei RF1200, some sick leather Grifter gloves, and a nice leather jacket I ordered online from the UK. Jacket should be here tomorrow. I also ordered a mirror and tinted lense for the helmet, that should be here tomorrow as well.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680737[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680738[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680739[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]I've been working away at the seat...laying down several layers of fiberglass to get it nice and strong...once I make it to about 6-7 layers (next day or 2), I'll start sanding it smooth and lay down some Bondo. I decided to paint the tank and seat myself, so I have some Oxford white paint on the way this week.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680740[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680741[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680742[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]I also finally decided on a headlight... 5-3/4" Bates style light, with a nice clear lense. I mocked it up, and it looks dead on. The old headlight was stupid huge, as you can see :lol1:[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680743[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680747[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]I took it apart, and wrapped the lense in yellow vinyl...and mocked it up again. I need to figure out a bracket to mount it to the lower triple tree. The stock lights use ears attached to the forks, but this bottom mount light is much cleaner[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]680751[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]I think I am going to paint the bucket white, and leave the ring black[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680752[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Next I decided to finally start messing with these ugly stock exhaust flanges. The stock ones look like flowers. You can get a set of nice black smooth ones, but they're $150 and wheres the fun in that...so I busted out the flapper and went to work:[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680753[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Before/After[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680754[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]It took some time to do...but not a big deal, I'll do the rest of them and then hit them with some high temp exhaust paint and they'll be clean:[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680755[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Just a picture of the two together...I'm messing with some mach C pillars for the cobra right now, thats why the pillar is off.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]680756[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Thats all for now! Hopefully the gas tank will be done this week, and I'll be able to get to work painting everything soon. :beer:[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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