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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #550 on: October 08, 2013, 04:48:10 AM »
The wiring looks incredible!  Very professional!!!
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« Reply #551 on: October 08, 2013, 04:55:34 AM »
Quote from: SOHC Digger on October 08, 2013, 04:48:10 AM
The wiring looks incredible!  Very professional!!!

+1.  Brake lines look great too...nice work.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #552 on: October 08, 2013, 07:51:59 AM »
awesome, thanks!
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #553 on: October 08, 2013, 07:55:03 AM »
Quote from: brandEn on October 08, 2013, 07:51:59 AM
awesome, thanks!
Wow! That wiring looks incredibly tidy. Bravo.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #554 on: October 08, 2013, 10:03:39 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on October 08, 2013, 04:55:34 AM
Quote from: SOHC Digger on October 08, 2013, 04:48:10 AM
The wiring looks incredible!  Very professional!!!

+1.  Brake lines look great too...nice work.

+1 very professional build. Very inspiring!

Good luck!
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #555 on: October 08, 2013, 10:58:58 AM »
Thanks for all the great responses.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #556 on: October 08, 2013, 04:32:41 PM »
Sneak peek



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« Reply #557 on: October 08, 2013, 04:35:10 PM »
WOW!  Dude, you are killing it!! You know how I love the Blue. The stripes are paint too, right?
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« Reply #558 on: October 08, 2013, 04:59:17 PM »
Yup. Thanks man!
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #560 on: October 08, 2013, 05:44:51 PM »
SWEET!!

What shade of blue is that?
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #561 on: October 08, 2013, 05:46:20 PM »
Subaru World Rally Blue

I won't have it in my hands till next Monday. Its gotta make the trip up from Redding CA.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #562 on: October 08, 2013, 05:50:39 PM »
Wow.  8)
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #563 on: October 08, 2013, 05:53:53 PM »
Very nice, love the blue.... ;)
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« Reply #564 on: October 08, 2013, 05:54:37 PM »
Yes, VERY Nice!
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #565 on: October 08, 2013, 06:08:26 PM »
Quote from: brandEn on October 08, 2013, 05:46:20 PM
Subaru World Rally Blue

I won't have it in my hands till next Monday. Its gotta make the trip up from Redding CA.

Looked familiar. Kinda like the Toyota color too. Deeper blue than Candy Sapphire probably but MUCH easier to apply.

What is left to do besides mount the body stuff?
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #566 on: October 08, 2013, 06:13:39 PM »
Killer paint. Love the WRX color and thr precision stripes.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #567 on: October 08, 2013, 06:25:41 PM »
Thanks again everyone. 8)

What's left....hmmmm

1. Get carbs back together, fab up throttle cables and install Venhill throttle, carbs, and airbox

2. Service and bleed brakes

3. Pick out, purchase, and install an exhaust  (got any recommendations?)

4. Get tins, apply emblems, gas cap, and buy install a petcock.

5. Front fender? maybe not.....

6. service engine oil

7. hook up starter, fire it up, and cross fingers
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #568 on: October 08, 2013, 06:51:27 PM »
3. MotoGP stainless exhaust gets my vote. You've gone all out, why cut corners now?

5.  You'll prolly need a fender with your climate. Or at least a fork brace if this will be a fair weather bike only.
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« Reply #569 on: October 08, 2013, 06:52:53 PM »
Yea I am leaning toward the MotoGp.

I already have a Tarozzi forkbrace installed. Its hard to avoid the wet here for sure. Fender is last on the list though.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #570 on: October 08, 2013, 07:22:36 PM »
I just did a job with a modified fender mounted to a Tarozzi fork brace:
http://www.vinmoto.org/gallery/v/VinMoto-Garage/album03/Godfferys-Garage-123/Linas-s+CB550+Cafe/?g2_page=6
If you like, your welcome to copy it.
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« Reply #571 on: October 08, 2013, 07:33:57 PM »
Quote from: Godffery on October 08, 2013, 07:22:36 PM
I just did a job with a modified fender mounted to a Tarozzi fork brace:
http://www.vinmoto.org/gallery/v/VinMoto-Garage/album03/Godfferys-Garage-123/Linas-s+CB550+Cafe/?g2_page=6
If you like, your welcome to copy it.

Thanks, I love that idea. I would need to space it down a bit somehow. I am running an 18" up front....

Jimmy recommended these guys and they have a couple cool options for a bare aluminum fender


http://www.7metalwest.com/motorcycle_parts.html





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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #572 on: October 08, 2013, 10:04:54 PM »
Paint looks great!!

I say go with the motogp. Quality is great.
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #573 on: October 08, 2013, 10:57:45 PM »
What about one of Montgomery's carbon fiber fenders?
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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #574 on: October 09, 2013, 06:02:34 AM »
Paint looks amazing Branden!

You've already got one bike running a Yoshimura style exhaust.
This might look better with a full length chrome setup like Tige's Kerker.
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