Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:23 pm
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:59 pm
continued the repair/bodge up of the pineapple express, tidied up the c/f engine protector, rubbed down and refilled the bodywork, painted a mirror and then promptly dropped it on the floor... 
started to clean the two brothers exhaust, but it was killing my wrist, so that'll have to wait.
started to clean the two brothers exhaust, but it was killing my wrist, so that'll have to wait.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:46 pm
You dropped the bike again or the mirror ?
I walked pass mine today (it's a bird and don't need any tinker time :-()
I walked pass mine today (it's a bird and don't need any tinker time :-()
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:01 pm
yearly trip to
http://www.chrisselfmotorcycles.com/
for my mot. passed with the normal advisory for exhausts and also showing a small problem with the front disk but not enough to fail the test. it was the same last year? he said to monitor front brake juddering.
then went for a quick 40 mile spin round Suffolk
http://www.chrisselfmotorcycles.com/
for my mot. passed with the normal advisory for exhausts and also showing a small problem with the front disk but not enough to fail the test. it was the same last year? he said to monitor front brake juddering.
then went for a quick 40 mile spin round Suffolk
Re: what have you done to your
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:12 pm
I just dropped the freshly painted mirror on the floor, so i'll have to rub it down and respray it again.....doh!lloydie wrote:You dropped the bike again or the mirror ?
I walked pass mine today (it's a bird and don't need any tinker time :-()
you tinkering with miss piggy then?
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:35 pm
You silly sod .
Not touched it for a week now ,
Should get time to tomorrow as I need a fix !
Not touched it for a week now ,
Should get time to tomorrow as I need a fix !
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:53 pm
and by a bloody bigger cameramr-jeff wrote:I would imagine this kind of thing has been posted numerous times but since I'm new here still, I'm gonna jump in on this thread too.
When i bought the storm it had this (in my opinion) horrible purple screen.
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But today mr postie delivered a nice new light smoke one for me.
I think it looks much better.
The black adjustable levers i put on a little while ago but heres a pic anyway!!
Just need my new chain n sprockets to hurry up and get here so i can get back on the road.
Re: what have you done to your
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:54 pm
get stuck in mate.lloydie wrote:You silly sod .
Not touched it for a week now ,
Should get time to tomorrow as I need a fix !
I've done a bit today, but my wrist was bloody sore when I finished.
filled and rubbed down the filler again, keyed the paint and removed the firestorm decal, before priming. just got to get some 2000 grit wet n dry, and wait for the paint to arrive, bloody tricky doing every thing left handed tho, I even managed to tart up my damaged c/f engine cover.
from this....
to this.....
to this.....
then this.....
just got to wait for the paint to turn up now.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:06 pm
Why did you paint all that ?
You only needed to do the bare plastic and key the rest
You only needed to do the bare plastic and key the rest
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:07 pm
the plastic had deep gravel rash, and I don't do anything by halves lloydie....lol
oh and the engine cover went from this
to this
oh and the engine cover went from this
to this
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:11 pm
Did a good job on the cover [THUMBS UP SIGN]
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:12 pm
Your coolant bottle is open Marty
Re: what have you done to your
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:20 pm
yeah I checked the level, the top is back on now mate, just waiting for a brake pedal to turn up, and some paint, I've got a spare indicator and mirror, so it's all good, a new firestorm sticker will cost a fair bit tho...lloydie wrote:Your coolant bottle is open Marty
Re: what have you done to your
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:30 pm
I'll second what others have said - that looks like a bloody fine job on the Carbonardi cover - I have the same one, and don't know how the heck you've managed to sort it.agentpineapple wrote:I even managed to tart up my damaged c/f engine cover.
Has it been re covered in carbon Hydro-dip? Or, did you buy a sheet of carbon effect sticky and cut a circle out? Or did you sit for ages with a tiny paintbrush, and paint grey and black squares on it?
Re: what have you done to your
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:39 pm
it's rough as arseholes mate, the camera made the repair look better than what it is, I gave the affected area a little spray of satin black paint, then used clear lacquer poured from a touch up pen, into a spray can lid and painted the clear lacquer on with a small paint brush, trust me ain't that good, but it'll do for now.TheGingerBeardMan wrote:I'll second what others have said - that looks like a bloody fine job on the Carbonardi cover - I have the same one, and don't know how the heck you've managed to sort it.agentpineapple wrote:I even managed to tart up my damaged c/f engine cover.
Has it been re covered in carbon Hydro-dip? Or, did you buy a sheet of carbon effect sticky and cut a circle out? Or did you sit for ages with a tiny paintbrush, and paint grey and black squares on it?