Author Topic: Project "Low Brow" (Read 26932 times)

honda_jason · « **Reply #75 on:** November 17, 2009, 01:47:09 pm »

this thing is coming along AMAZING. love all the drill work youve done. i might have to steal some of that for my bike haha...if thats ok with you anyway

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #76 on:** November 17, 2009, 02:28:48 pm »

hammer and a vise works too

that white wall looks great on there, I wish my bike looked good on whitewalls, but alas raised white letters is as close as I can get without clashing styles.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #77 on:** November 21, 2009, 10:14:27 am »

got the tail light on there , tiniest one i could find looks pretty cool, but the brake light is just as bright as the running light

... have to get a halogen bulb.. or i might have it wired backwards

also , one thing i've admired for awhile is painted inner hubs (an idea i got from Paulages a few years back on one of his build threads) .. and since i had the wheel off to change the tire , i thought "why not" ... so it came apart and found it's way to the polishing wheel , and then the paint booth

i'm really diggin the polished fins, ... thats hot... should look awesome next to the caliper with polished fins ... can't wait to see it

Spikeybike · « **Reply #78 on:** November 21, 2009, 11:58:09 am »

....

(it's kinda weird talking to you here when your right downstairs)

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #79 on:** November 21, 2009, 12:02:09 pm »

ooh. i like that junk.

mystic_1 · « **Reply #80 on:** November 21, 2009, 01:04:33 pm »

Quote from: Spikeybike on November 21, 2009, 11:58:09 am

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(it's kinda weird talking to you here when your right downstairs)

Don't worry, you're not really far gone until you are IMing each other even though you're in the same room and sitting less than 10 feet from each other.

mystic_1

KB02 · « **Reply #81 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:39:26 am »

That white wall looks awesome!!!

four_shot · « **Reply #82 on:** November 22, 2009, 10:23:28 pm »

Quote from: Spikeybike on November 21, 2009, 11:58:09 am

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(it's kinda weird talking to you here when your right downstairs)

Wheel looks sick. Definately worth the effort. Get the caliper back together yet? Kinda interested in how it came out. Lemme know if you got anything small you need blasted. (I'm about to fix the blaster at work again

)

(you guys need to get out more.)

Zaipai · « **Reply #83 on:** December 06, 2009, 01:13:13 pm »

I love the way that is looking.. Keep posting the pictures I would like to see the front when you get it back.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #84 on:** December 16, 2009, 02:11:19 pm »

so i wanted to lower the brakelight switch thingy .. so that the banjo fittings would clear the headlight a little better .. and to open up the rats nest a little since that area will be way more visible now (with the new headlight ears and all that junk)

if you look just above the hole on the left you'll see whats left of the original mount spot

i used the 750 switch, because it had two bolt holes , instead of just the one that the 550 version has

EDIT: wanted to show the 550 switch for reference

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #85 on:** December 16, 2009, 02:36:13 pm »

shiny!

Spikeybike · « **Reply #86 on:** December 16, 2009, 02:42:17 pm »

i was pretty happy with how well the switch polished up .. after i sanded off all the casting BS , i only wetsanded to 400 , cuz really .. who's gonna be looking at that ? i'll save the 1000 git paper for other stuff

Zaipai · « **Reply #87 on:** December 16, 2009, 06:06:08 pm »

Nice work, like the polished hubs also. That polished brake switch also pops very nicely!

Spikeybike · « **Reply #88 on:** December 17, 2009, 02:25:13 pm »

grit-r-done

oh yeah ... Eat #$%* , #$%*face

Spikeybike · « **Reply #89 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:03:03 am »

don't gotta lot o time to type right now ... but i wanted to throw up these pics and let you all know ... the new setup is a knock out .. the 750 dampeners with 550 progressive springs is night and day better then what it was (way stiffer) and the 130/90-16 hugs the corners beautifully ... i really dig the look of the new front end .. and of coarse the whitewalls

i'm still waiting on the nickel plated chain .. other then that ... i think i'm ready for MVR
i'll have more to say in a bit .... i gotta go

Really? · « **Reply #90 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:54:02 am »

Hey, you are missing the spiked rear axle! The bike is not complete!

J/K, the bike looks good as usual!

Zaipai · « **Reply #91 on:** February 14, 2010, 07:33:16 pm »

Looking great spikey!!!

Great pic's.

.: Scott :.

traveler · « **Reply #92 on:** February 14, 2010, 08:33:26 pm »

Haha...this bike has "L.A." written all over it!

Way to be different!

~Joe

Ryan 550k · « **Reply #93 on:** February 20, 2010, 02:14:27 pm »

Quote from: traveler on February 14, 2010, 08:33:26 pm

Haha...this bike has "L.A." written all over it!

Way to be different!

~Joe

+1

four_shot · « **Reply #94 on:** March 03, 2010, 09:13:46 pm »

Dude, i love those white walls. I almost want a set for Suki.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #95 on:** June 20, 2010, 05:20:49 pm »

hate to resurrect this old thread just for this but .... i took the time to take the pictures during this process.. but couldn't think of where to post them ..(didn't wanna start a new thread over a side cover)

took a piece of sheet from the housing of an external hard drive (thanx Kramer)

attached it with 2 part epoxy

not sure why i took this picture , but you can see why this had to be built up

bondo is my akiles heel ... i hate it .....but i'm good at it

Spikeybike · « **Reply #96 on:** June 20, 2010, 05:35:15 pm »

i almost forgot to give BIG props to member Greenjeans for making me this emblem ... hit him up , as far as i know he still makes them

Zaipai · « **Reply #97 on:** June 20, 2010, 06:29:14 pm »

That turned out wonderful!

.: Scott :.

greenjeans · « **Reply #98 on:** June 22, 2010, 07:08:23 am »

Thanks Spikey....you were always the master of all things molded.

I just got a new engraving machine. I'm trying to find some decent cutters so that I can try some aluminum badges.
Also trying to hog out the rear of the badges so they would fit better on the convex surfaces that I want to put them on.

I can still make the ones out of plastic - haven't thought about those in a while.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #99 on:** June 22, 2010, 07:15:42 am »

oh i would absolutely have to pick up an alloy one from ya ...when and if the time comes

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Author Topic: Project "Low Brow" (Read 26932 times)

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