My old TL1000s

spook · Post by **spook** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:37 am

Good news or the bad? I'll give you both

Seat section is ready for top paint, it's taken some time. I hand sanded off all of that brown 2k primer basically because I wan't happy with the adhesion. I've knocked up a custom tail light thingo that is part of the seat unit, led flush indicators have arrived, and I've made a custom led tail light to suit the tail piece.

I was taking the tank off to get to ready for paint, and a really stubborn fuel line release had me cursing. It finally released but I wasn't holding the tank and it fell to the floor... so I'm not telling you about the fu**ing huge dint right on the front dimple. I'm cranky... with myself.

Anyway, some photo's to follow... not of the dint

Mike_SS · Post by **Mike_SS** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:24 am

I hate it when that happens! Done similar things myself more than once. You know you can't stay angry with yourself forever.

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:45 am

Awww Nooo!

Still, better now than after it's painted, I suppose.

spook · Post by **spook** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:50 am

It has healed

The dint (was on the top ridge of the handle bar dimple) had to be knocked back into the tank, it has been taken back to bare metal, filled with a loctite epoxy aluminium putty, then finished with a home-made concoction of epoxy resin filled with talcum powder. It's all good now, I wished I had taken a photo of the damage, but honestly couldn't bring myself to do it

So a day wasted, but out of the shit...

Plan is to get seat and tank painted, seat upholstered, wiring etc, alarm fitted, and all fitted up, so the core will be finished... then it is just the upper fairing to be made, and headlight etc. fitted up.. etc. etc..

While it is dragging on, getting closer... lol.

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:54 am

You're a man of many talents, spook.

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:39 pm

Keep those posts coming

Post by **FZRDude** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:27 pm

I wish I had 1/5th the talent of 1/2 of you guy's.

spook · Post by **spook** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:29 pm

Ha... will do! Something interesting for a change. I mentioned I made a custom light for the seat unit, I'm wanting to keep everything flush an unobtrusive, to maintain a race bike look. I went down to Jacar and picked up led stop tail light bulb (about 25mm in diam.) and set it into resin, the one with the red dye in it is the one I'm going to use. This fits into a corresponding tapered tube in the seat, and sits perfectly flush with the body work, so when it's off you hardly notice it.

Prototypes and the finished light

It works!

Where it fits

It's really quite bright especially with the brakes on as well.

The last shot is the seat in base coat. I'm still in two minds about the colour, but hey... I'll know it's mine

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:28 am

Are those LED indicator holes I see in the side there?

spook · Post by **spook** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:32 am

Yep Cam, that's where they are going

spook · Post by **spook** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:40 am

FZRDude wrote:I wish I had 1/5th the talent of 1/2 of you guy's.

Hmmm, never really understood fractions... Tim, are you taking the piss

This pretty much sums up how it works for me

Post by **FZRDude** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:58 am

spook · Post by **spook** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:39 pm

I got a bit of paint work done over Easter... This the third base coat mix, and I'm finally pretty happy with the color and finish. The tank and seat are just sitting on the bike to get an idea of how it looks. Won't be long before it is bolted up and finalised. Main fairings now need to be made, so I better go and wax some moulds

mikemechanic · Post by **mikemechanic** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:42 am

hi spook
got your inspiration from a easter egg?
now thats a different colour for a bike, but i think with everything on it, it will look great

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:46 am

Startin to look like a bike eh! :cool

spook · Post by **spook** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:42 pm

Ha. Yes mikem. the colour was always going to be a bit of a risk, but as you say I think it will come together okay. Yep Cam, slowly but surely... I think

RZYZF · Post by **RZYZF** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:38 pm

This might be a little late, But don't let the crack heads see the innards of thoses mufflers ! HA! I love that color.

Post by **FZRDude** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:00 pm

I think the Gra-ple (grape/purple) is an awesome color. Especially with the Black & Gold

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:31 pm

X = 5

spook · Post by **spook** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:48 am

Thanks Cam...lol. You know I'm still in two minds about the color... It's a love-hate sort of a relationship

Not sure about the stainless scourers and crack? I've always just used tin foil??? Joking