The good news for stewartj239 is that it should be pretty easy to remove the paint from those surfaces, the rest of the job looks stellar.
Could be worse, if it was the powder-coater where I am, they'd have coated the bearing seats as well. They're useless up here. At least that...
Ah, yea, if there are large areas it makes more sense to re-paint the whole thing. As you say, if paint is fresh it will lift a much bigger...
Yea, I hear ya. In this case I was a bit surprised since there was so little rust in the tank, but, it is what it is. If the tank is super clean...
So imagine my horror when I found a small bubble in my relatively new (1 yr) paint job. Bottom left edge of the tank, the size of 3 pin heads....
Hi Jim, just one wee bit of advice if I may. If that is red glazing /spot putty from a tube that requires no extra hardener, it is very easy to...
Nice job on the bike !!
Given you paid very little for them, they sound like great project. Test compression and fire them up with the engines that are already in the...
Thanks, my painter does nice work. Cost me equivalent of ~$100 USD to have them repaired and repainted. I already had the paint, but very...
Just to wrap up this thread, I picked up my spare side panels from being spot painted today and I can 100% confirm that the Ford Sonic Blue Pearl...
Jim, that will weld up just fine. Just be sure to get rid of all the old bondo and filler before you start welding. other contaminants like...
Canadian quarter and a 5 pence piece are the same size.
It may be worth cleaning this Carbs again. its hard to see dirt in the various passage-ways and orifices of the Carbs. Float Bowl area being...
Hey guys, I have a set of carbs off a VF1000F I believe (they were on my VF1000R but are not "R" carbs). They are clean with new bowl O-rings and...
I just did this and can say its not as hard as you'd expect. Daunting at first, but all in all not bad once you have at it.
Nice Job Jim !!
Yea, Joe Barton is a young guy who raced that bike all over the UK a few yrs ago, he did very well. One of the guys form the NS400R forum owned...
Yea there are a few good track day Vid's of the NS400R, eating much bigger bikes for breakfast. I have never personally been on a track, although...
For those loving the 2 stroke smoke and sound. Heres my RZ350, I sold it last yr (probably shouldn't have), Jim Lomas Pipes, ported and...
looks beautiful !
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