Topic: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - bike has found new home

[goldarrow]

Looks great Gold!  What part of LA are you in?

Thanks Greggo, we know how difficult it is to find the "right" covers for our bikes, and make the bike looks pretty

I'm within few miles of 405/101/118/5. Only minutes to get to those freeways during non-traffic hours

[goldarrow]

Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?!

[Stev-o]

Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?!

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.

[minimo]

Hi! How's the paint holding up on all your spray painted parts?

[goldarrow]

Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?!

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.

I had just finally figured that out!

[goldarrow]

Hi! How's the paint holding up on all your spray painted parts?

No peeling yet, except quite few chips from road debris and rocks!

[minimo]

Cool. So your process was: 1) sand 2) wipe clean 3) self-etching primer 4) paint (few coats) 5) clear coat?

What paint?

[minimo]

Also, do you think you'd go the powder coating route if you'd do it all over again?

[goldarrow]

Cool. So your process was: 1) sand 2) wipe clean 3) self-etching primer 4) paint (few coats) 5) clear coat?

What paint?

Sounds about right.  Final cleaning With acetone before paint. I believe I used Rustoleum on this project.  It's been a while. 

[goldarrow]

Also, do you think you'd go the powder coating route if you'd do it all over again?

If fund is there, powder coating is better choice for longevity, but finding good shop to do it, that I don't know, I always have issues with shops

[minimo]

Awesome. Thanks!
I'm on the fence about powder coat for partly the same reason Re: a good shop...

I'll let you know too that I frequently search for "sencha" as a reference to my slow-going build. Thanks for posting your process!

[Stev-o]

Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?!

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.

I had just finally figured that out!

HA!