ca315 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 With nickel plated rims and a stainless exhaust there was too much competing silver. So I decided to paint the pillion and foot pegs black. Then continued and painted the triple clamp and handlebars the same colour. It is actually VHT black pearl, slightly metallic and more of a very dark grey, pretty much a match for the clutch cover. Also put a set of Jollify carbon fibre covers on the foot peg guards will take the rubbing of the boot heal, and a carbon fibre cover on the triple clamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GP Paul Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 Very nice touches! Now ya gotta get rid of the red! J/K. I like silver. I see you've changed the signals, too. Orange bulbs or did you stay (illegally) white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer LangoPTC Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 Looks good! Now take her out for a ride and show her off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 I like the wheels the best . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 Nice! Looks like you have an MCCruise. That would be a wrist saver on long haul trips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca315 Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Indicators are smoked grey with conventional orange bulb. Tail light is smoked grey LED They are from Germany. http://www.lights4all.com/INDICATORS/?XTCsid=a93807edb494bb14e19a65e6211e215f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 That looks very, very nice indeed. Love the colour. Did you send the parts away or do it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This is very nice! The more black the better. I hate the silver on my bike. Silver and gray are part of a blue palette really and don't belong on a red bike. I'm not one to go through the effort but I wish my frame and such was all black instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marriedman Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Gorgeous 5th gen! No matter what, don't ever sell it. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellindustries Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yeah..gonna need you to stop having a VASTLY nicer 5th gen than me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 13, 2016 That is a beautiful machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca315 Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Painted them myself. Combination of sand blasted and hand sanding, assisted by multi-tool back to bare aluminium. 240 grit sand paper on a multi-tool is perfect for aluminium. Painted using VHT engine enamel. Undercoat, black then black pearl. The forks I also coated in clear. Clear coat gives a gloss finish, black pearl gives a satin finish. Gloss was to give a little more protection from stone chips. Technique is continuous coating, 30minutes between coats and colors. When finished bake in oven at 70 degrees C. Then leave for 5 days to cure. Most of it is straight forward, forks are no big deal to disassemble. Biggest hassle is that to remove the foot pegs you have to remove the swing arm pivot bolt. Took the opportunity to relace the seals and grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonRocket2 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That is a great looking bike. Nice work. Mine is going to be my next project and in a very similar way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VfrViddy Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The paint.. Got a number on that? Need to paint my clutch cover. Is it Sp405? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca315 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 This is the paint. Perfect match for the clutch cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingHard Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 ca315, It is a great looking ride. Do you have a closer picture of the rims? LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca315 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 The rims were polished and then nickel plated. They were done by the first owner, about 15 years old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted March 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2016 The rims were polished and then nickel plated. They were done by the first owner, about 15 years old now. IMG_1054.jpg IMG_1126.jpg Wow - that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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