Author Topic: dave500s 550f (Read 24695 times)

dave500 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 05, 2012, 11:15:21 AM »

Quote from: iron_worker on November 05, 2012, 07:34:53 AM

Did you mask the spokes before you painted the hubs?

IW

no iron man,,i painted the spokes aswell,i just have to steel wool a little over spray of the rims,the photos are doing this thing justice!

iron_worker · « **Reply #26 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:57:53 AM »

Oh gotcha! I've been debating if I should attempt to un-lace my hubs to paint them. Was worried about getting them trued up properly. On the other hand it's tough to properly prep a hub that is still laced to the rim.

IW

dave500 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 06, 2012, 12:25:35 PM »

i sand blasted them complete,might be hard to do in your room?undoing old spokes is often painfull as half of them might snap?

dave500 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 06, 2012, 11:54:41 PM »

i didnt get any chrome with this basket case,i already have a rusty front fender i just needed a rear,,member here "hot500" (kevin) whos about 100 kms away let me know he wont be using the rusty one from his build so i rode over(all open country side)and had a good chin wag with him,he also had the rear tail light mount i needed,good on ya kev!

by the way heres a few shots of his really nice super sport with 500 motor,the photos dont do this bike justice,,its almost on the road,im keen to get some side by side photos of my hack im building with it.

Greggo · « **Reply #29 on:** November 07, 2012, 01:42:18 AM »

That's your Super Sport there Dave? That's a nice one!

Stev-o · « **Reply #30 on:** November 07, 2012, 04:53:42 AM »

Quote from: Greggo on November 07, 2012, 01:42:18 AM

That's your Super Sport there Dave? That's a nice one!

He wishes.

dave500 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 07, 2012, 11:51:18 PM »

no no no,thats hot500s bike.

dave500 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 09, 2012, 12:08:22 AM »

got home and had a beer(its friday)and pulled the headers out of the mollasses,hosed them of and without even scrubbing they look good,,ill paint the rusty moon scape sections with heat proof black if i cant find heat proof silver?

Stev-o · « **Reply #33 on:** November 09, 2012, 07:46:05 PM »

So if today was Thurs you wouldn't have a beer? Paint em black

dave500 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 09, 2012, 08:36:51 PM »

i rarely have a beer on a week day stevo,unless you come and have one with me!!ill paint those rusted sections with aluminium colour heat paint,,i dont want to pay to have them dechromed,this is project peasant dont forget!,itll add to the overall finish of the bike,not much to show yet,,been wire wheeling rusty bolts and painting brackets etc,,had a fiddle and got the front and rear guards on,the part numbers for the 500 and 550f show the same for the rear guard,,this one wouldnt fit properly,,the two holes at the upper hoop were spaced differently and the blinker mounts were way off bringing it too far forward?out with the drill and make it fit,got the rear brake stay and pedal on,a bit of satin black on the fork upper tubes,i already have a pair of those clamps for the headlight.

goldarrow · « **Reply #35 on:** November 09, 2012, 08:50:36 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on November 09, 2012, 07:46:05 PM

So if today was Thurs you wouldn't have a beer? Paint em black

Perhaps local liqueur store opens friday, Saturday, and Sunday only....header wrap pipes look sweet too

dave500 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:02:24 PM »

ive never liked wrapped pipes,it looks grimey?wrapping these siamesed fours pipes would be a pain in the fuel bowl?

Greggo · « **Reply #37 on:** November 10, 2012, 07:19:19 AM »

Those would be difficult to wrap with the pipes so close together. I tried it on a set of no-name headers, and once the pipes got within half an inch it became pretty tedious to make it look right.

Did you find some HiTemp silver Dave? They'll look good as long as the color's all the same.

dave500 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 10, 2012, 06:30:29 PM »

yep greggo i found aluminium heat paint,thatll do,i observed the minutes silence today,its rememberence day here,,then i thought id mount the engine thinking how hard our boys worked under atrocious conditions back then,that made the engine go in easier., lest we forget.

got the carbs and airbox on,ill have a break for a while now.

goldarrow · « **Reply #39 on:** November 11, 2012, 08:37:35 PM »

You're moving too quick on the build, I can't keep up

dave500 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 11, 2012, 09:41:23 PM »

it was all ready in pieces so i guess i saved time there goldarrow?got a package from my hero david silvers to open now!that blue paint mostly fell off with the pressure washer like i thought it might,ive gone against the satin black tank and side covers,im thinking now,gulp, gloss white!did all the super sports have a matt black flip up lid on the tank?this has.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #41 on:** November 11, 2012, 11:59:12 PM »

White...

Stev-o · « **Reply #42 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:48:14 AM »

Yes, they all had the black flip lid.

Spike · « **Reply #43 on:** November 12, 2012, 07:15:30 AM »

Lookin' great Dave. I like the idea of the peasant rebuild. Anyone can throw money at a project to get it done. Using talent and resources to put things together is better in my book. Keep up the good work and thanks for posting the pictures and the write up.
I sure like the lines of that Supersport tank. I might like to have one of those on my project. But then I already have a decent stock 500 tank... maybe I'll just use what I have available to me now.

FunJimmy · « **Reply #44 on:** November 12, 2012, 08:37:50 AM »

Quote from: goldarrow on November 11, 2012, 08:37:35 PM

You're moving too quick on the build, I can't keep up

+1
Wish I could build them as quick.

dave500 · « **Reply #45 on:** November 12, 2012, 11:25:53 AM »

thanks fellas,i already had the motor and carbs ready though,this motor has the old barrel and pistons off my other bike and a head i cleaned up,new primary and cam chain,im only really just putting it back together with cleaning and a little painting along the way,yeah the flip top tank is growing on me,i never liked them much before!

ferrodo · « **Reply #46 on:** November 12, 2012, 02:49:19 PM »

Nice find. Keep up the good work..

dave500 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 14, 2012, 12:56:53 AM »

assembled the front brake master and caliper,it bled straight up,i used a new bleed screw/steel pipe and lower hose,,i still want to find a new upper hose or get one made,i wont skimp here!i can feel the old original upper one pulse as i pump the lever whilst the new lower one stays solid,layed the loom over the frame and see what goes where,,im lucky here its never been cut up!

rattle can satin blacked a dented 500 tank to get the feel of how the bike might look in satin black cheap peasant paint.

Garystratos201 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 14, 2012, 05:15:45 AM »

Front end looks very nice but I`ve never really cared for flat black................Gary

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #49 on:** November 14, 2012, 02:42:42 PM »

Looking good Dave....

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