The First Piece of Cosmetics Arrives!!!

Mhm Airtech makes pretty decent stuff... only problem with them is, they don't drill any of the holes, and there's no hardware... so, for your lower fairings, you get to figure out how to attach em at the bottom, and you drill all ur own holes... Oh, and they only have the upper and lowers, no tails or seat cowls... With chuck, all the holes are where they needed to be, and the tabs on the 1/4 panels are lookin' good... be prepared to wait a LONG time for him, but his work is worth the wait... Personally, I harassed his email once a week til I got results...

 

UPDATE: All fairings in primer, as well as tail and front fender. Took some work to stealthily hide some scratches and such. need to sand tank down to metal, pop some dents, and prime. After that, paint will commence. Estimated time to completion: 1 week from Monday (would be sooner but Mother's day approacheth). Also, small spoiler, I will be adding subtle bits of neon and flair to this creation, thereby enhancing the "custom" feel and hopefully netting some awards at upcoming bike events in his area of So Cal. Pix will soon follow this post, just need to actually take some. Also, video will accompany completion of project, outlining the process from beater to road-gem.

P.S. Not entirely related to project, but will also be replacing chain (w/ gold more than likely), rear sprocket, and doing oil change prior to SLO. any guidance here would be appreciated. Also, I was considering pressure-washing engine @ a d.i.y. carwash to remove road grit, oil, etc... any objections to this? Have seen it done carefully in the past with no ill effects.

 

Justin, you are indeed a patient man! you are right, chucks takes soooo long to deliver his stuff but his workmanship make it worth the wait. post up some pics because we're all eager to see her.

 

As Promised...

Fairings:


Nose:


Fender:


Tail (on bike):


More stuff I've done, gonna leave some of it as a suprise for SLO

 

Update

Hit a bit of a snag with the whole "mom's kicking me out" thing"... tryin' to locate a place to live has put a serious damper on paint, since $ is short. But hopefully will get the bike all black in the next week, then buy the vinyl to do my yellow scallops will keep all updated.

 

that tail section is the bomb...I am gonna try to scratch up some extra dough and get one...

 

good idea mate.... and yes, that tail is AWESOME! well made in my opinion...

 

Why is your mom kick'n you out?
That time would come sooner or later anyway. Just part of becoming a man.
There is nothing a woman likes better though than a man with his own place.

 

UPDATE: paint process has started. hit a snag with some tape residue, gonna have to sand and respray some stuff... pics to follow as I get em...

 

For Those Who Read This Thread =)

It is COMPLETE! still some details I'm workin' on (yellow mesh for body holes, yellow vinyl, mirrors, etc) but the actual paint is now laid! gonna wet sand and clear coat in the near future as well. here are the pix:

In pieces in driveway:


Rider view:


Spectator view:


(will try to get pix of the neon we rigged when it's dark out)

 

nicely done amigo...... don't drop it again...

 

Good job. Hey i noticed in the photo that the exhaust header is rusty . You could hit that with a wire brush and some VHT flat black paint. Right?

 

yessir =) still got some detail work to do, vinyl stickers, wire brush to the header collector and rims, etc... but it's comin along