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lloydiecbr wrote:I thought my bike needed a good clean till I saw yours lol

I've never really been one for cleaning it. Gets a clean once every 6 months usually

Steve6088 wrote:

lloydiecbr wrote:I thought my bike needed a good clean till I saw yours lol

I've never really been one for cleaning it. Gets a clean once every 6 months usually

you oribble b8stard lol, i use mine daily but she gets a good clean when it gets dirty, otherwise its a bitch to keep on top of

i picked up my freshly painted fairings today, theres one minor blemish which doesn't bother me.
headlight surround
lhs fairing
rhs fairing
19ltr tank
rear fairing
single seat cowl
undertray
hugger
it cost me a total of £550, considering the the state the fairings were in that ain't a bad price for a candy paint job.
heres some pictures of the seat cowl.

considering the the state the fairings were in

Did that include repair/filling prepping before spraying then?

Lovin that colour

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the repairs had already been done, but he went back over everything and re-prepped it all.
considering candy paints are a bugger to paint, he ain't done bad, you will see it tomorrow buddy

That looks nice Marty. Now chuck it on the bike ready for the postponed Workshop day....

Looking good - It's all coming together nicely

Got my new belly pan today fae Seb. Started to carbon wrap it. Gonna do my seat cowl, mirrors, heel plates and yolk to match. Hope it don't too duff but if it does, out with the heat gun, off it comes and down to Halfords I go for plan B (spray paint, not the singer)

I like the idea of the heel plates. I would put some lacquer over the top of those though, wear and tear and all that! Might have to have a go at this carbon wrapping stuff myself.

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cybercarl wrote:I like the idea of the heel plates. I would put some lacquer over the top of those though, wear and tear and all that! Might have to have a go at this carbon wrapping stuff myself.

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if it ain't raining tomorrow mate i'll have a crack at the heel plates for you, it might be better if they were off the bike tho.....

how sad am i, i've just brought all my new fairings in from the cold and wet for the night, there all snuggled up in bed.....

Just seen the forecast, the majority of the rain is coming across overnight so hopefully just left with passing showers in the morning and as the day goes on it should get better. Woo hoo.... I've dug some tools out (enough to get by on) and crimping terminals but could not find any electrical wire doh. Have you got any? we probably need a bit to run from behind the rear light somewhere to the indicators.

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have a look when you get here mate, we might not need it, and if we do i can pop across the road and get some.....fingers crossed with the weather buddy

bigspanishmarty wrote:i picked up my freshly painted fairings today, theres one minor blemish which doesn't bother me.

Can we see the blemish only when your sitting on it?

today i fitted yet more republic of china crap as its known

here they are, OEM New style Honda items, black smoke with amber bulbs fitted







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before i start, a massive thankyou to cybercarl for giving up the majority of his day to help me get my bike ready for its mot tomorrow.
heres a list of what we got done today.
adjusted bar risers
tightened the head bearing
fitted tall velocity stacks
fixed wiring for sidelight
adjusted and lubed chain
fitted new rear fairing/seat cowl and undertray
re fitted old front fairings
adjusted levers
changed a few bolts.
theres probably more but i can't remember
i need to get more tools together and a can of wd40.....lol
carl your a top bloke, i hope you like your payment of a carbon wrapped fender extender





both carl and the mot man both loved my exhaust
i've just got to find/make something to cover the front sprocket for the mot tomorrow, just aswell carl has said he'll pop over to help again, fingers crossed she will be taed and mot'd tomorrow.......