alright, update time!
I'll start with the wheels. I watched a lot of youtube videos to get pumped up. I didn't want to buy rim guards, so I bought a jug of tea with thick plastic and cut it up
next was to heat the tire up a little as its was chilly in the garage.
its really hard to take pictures while you are fighting a tire for the first time, so I didn't take any. I used tire irons, windex, and baby powder on the tube. during the front wheel I ended up seating both beads before I even put the tube in.....of course I would do that. then when I DID get the tube it, I pinched it and put two holes in it. gah. drove up to my honda dealership and got more tubes. got them on the right way, no leaks, but I'll be checking in a few days for any leakage. I am ordering some spoke weights so I can balance the wheels and get them on the frame finally. I love the way these look. so oldschool, so new.
my bubble shield came in the mail. love the color scheme.
rectifier and regulator from oregonmotorcycleparts arrived, so I put them on the bracket with the new solenoid too.
decided to clearcoat all my black parts with the 2k glamour clear. just wasn't feeling the matte look, and the 2k clear is more durable than the frame paint I used. I like the look of the clearcoat, so I am glad I went with it.
decided to clear the frame too, but I really wasn't going to take it all back apart again. so I taped off all the holes/threads/nuts and shocks. I managed to get all of it except the bottom of the tubes on the ground and the front of the frame by the headers. I will finish that up in a few days
also I clearcoated the tank with the vinyl stripes. turned out pretty good. I want to do 2 more coats though so when I get more 2k clear I'll do that last 2 coats along with the frame
painted the rotor and cleared it as well. love the look
got a bunch of parts delivered from south sound honda. new honda brake pads. here's to no squeaking!
new caliper adjuster bolt
new handlebar bolts. shiny
bunch o parts
I need a better system....I forgot what I ordered and armed with only the part numbers and a fading memory of whats left on the bike I had fun looking up part numbers and fiches to find it all out. then I wrote on the bags where the parts go. I got stuff to finish putting the heat shields on, and the entire passenger peg setup. I had none of it, I also got new rider pegs too.
forgot I did the caliper too.....that reminds me I have to clear the smaller half when the clear comes in
love the gauges, they look so new
heat shields are done, and two small (2mm x 4mm) holes in the mufflers were patched up with jb weld. the headers are still hole free and still rusty
thanks for reading
