Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[fire113]

...no clear coat and not real looking great, did only half work 
Tomorrow 1000/2000/2500 wet, then polishing again.

[Runuv]

MyHondas what yr Magna do you have? I'm looking at a 88 Magna super, not sure to buy it or not. I believe parts r hard to find for the 88.

[edwardmorris]

...no clear coat and not real looking great, did only half work 
Tomorrow 1000/2000/2500 wet, then polishing again.

Are you going for the chrome like finish? Just wondering, because I want to get mine close to factory, which I'm told was clear coat right on the aluminum after it was out of the cast. Your look somewhat like that right now, but then again, I never saw one straight out of the factory so I may be wayyy off. I'm just going by old pictures...

[fire113]

...should be looking like this two sets.

[CBNJ74]

I walked passed it on the way to get the snow blower out lol


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[fire113]

...finished the lower fork tubes

[Jerilee]

What grit progression did you use from start to finish, I've got to do my own shortly here, a good winter project since I can take them indoors.

[fire113]

...120wet, 240wet, 600wet, 1000wet, 2000wet, 2500wet(<--I let this one out!!!) then polishing it.

[Markcb750]

Very Nice work!

Have you tried Tripoli clay?

[krusty]

Pulled the clutch cover off my DT250 today. All looked good, nice and clean inside except for half  a mangled 6mm nut sitting at the bottom of the case. I've got no idea where it came from, it looks old and gnarled, not like something that lives anywhere here. Hmmmmmm.

Mystery nut.

[kghost]

Put one of mine together after paint.......

[dave500]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

[Stev-o]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

[fire113]

Very Nice work!

Have you tried Tripoli clay?

...never tried Tripoli clay, have to use google to know what it is

[Bankerdanny]

I missed 8 and have never taken a course. Some of the questions that had abbreviations I guessed at because I didn't know what they stood for but got them right. One answer I don't agree with is the shift pattern. Not all bikes shift 1 down 4 up.

Me too. My old Suzuki 80 was 4 speeds all down. But to be fair to the authors of the test, I would bet the number of course participants who have ever ridden a bike with a shift lever on any side but the left and a pattern other than down for 1st and up for the rest is less than 1%.

[heffay]

I missed 8 and have never taken a course. Some of the questions that had abbreviations I guessed at because I didn't know what they stood for but got them right. One answer I don't agree with is the shift pattern. Not all bikes shift 1 down 4 up.

Me too. My old Suzuki 80 was 4 speeds all down. But to be fair to the authors of the test, I would bet the number of course participants who have ever ridden a bike with a shift lever on any side but the left and a pattern other than down for 1st and up for the rest is less than 1%.

If you've ridden those, you don't need the test.   

[Magpie]

Started working on my other CA95 engine, parts in the mail.

[Vicman]

Tripoli would be much too course with the finish he already has on those. The wheel will leave marks at this point.
After getting a finish like that with sandpaper I usually use a fresh muslin wheel with bobbing compound followed by simichrome with virgin cotton. Not the cotton ball stuff since that is mostly synthetic but the medical grade, it will take the haze from the wheel out and give a nice uniform finish.

[kghost]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

Already did.

kr drag

[seanbarney41]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

Already did.

kr drag

lol...I had to watch that a couple times...Dave, you let off first?

[70CB750]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

Already did.

kr drag

And on the wrong side of the road, dare devil!

[Stev-o]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

Already did.

kr drag

lol...I had to watch that a couple times...Dave, you let off first?

+1......ha!    Tim - is that a 250?

[myhondas]

MyHondas what yr Magna do you have? I'm looking at a 88 Magna super, not sure to buy it or not. I believe parts r hard to find for the 88.

sent you an email....hope you got it....if not, repost here and I try again.


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[Midnight_Moto]

I finally figured out the wiring for my new LED guages and tail light so that they all work--at the same time!

[kghost]

ive missed the smoke!some bright livery and good to go.

Hey Dave - Tim's going to give your 500 a run with that bike!

Already did.

kr drag

lol...I had to watch that a couple times...Dave, you let off first?

+1......ha!    Tim - is that a 250?

Yeah.

Dave was on his 500 with a 550 engine.

In the interest of full disclosure I was slow with the Rev's the first time we tried that.....

That's the fun part for me....its a very technical ride.  I'd just shifted into 4th there at the end.

In the day Kawasaki said they were good for 139 MPH.