spunmonkey Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Just wanted to share some pics of my shee and the work i am doing to it. I am giving it a complete makeover. Painted the frame gloss black. Doing a top end on it while the motor is out new reeds, brake pads a custom 2 into 1 intake and some new rubber. Here is the Frame primed. Here it is after 2 coats of paint. Here is the custom intake just after welding it up. It will polished before it goes on the bike. Oh and my bike before i tore it apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman96 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 frame and a arms look good man, i am currently diong the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase@miamiatv.com Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 looks really really cool ... but just like my painted bike it will chip........ i have a powdercoated bike and it outlasts my painted bike by far..... HOWEVER NICELY DONE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanU90 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Nice! very clean! a couple clear coats would probly help alot with chipping what kind of paint are u using, automotive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalman294 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Ya, it is lookin' good but I think I would go with the powdercoating for durability......... :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueraiderfan Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Looking good bro. I would like to know what typ of paint your using as well I will need to do that to my bike after I ride it a few times I am wanting to paint the frame for sure Looking good bro. I would like to know what typ of paint your using as well I will need to do that to my bike after I ride it a few times I am wanting to paint the frame for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunmonkey Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Thanks. Yes i know that powder coating is more durable but it still scratches and chips like paint just not as fast. Also it cost me 35 bucks to paint my frame and cheapest aroung for PC i found was like 200 bucks and thats with me stripping the original PC. So for cost i went with paint. I used House of Kolor epoxy primer with DuPont IMRON as my top coat. A few years ago i did my brothers blaster with rattle can primer and black imron and his held up pretty good just the usual wear spots. And for the comment on puting some clear over that. It does not need it the paint i used is a urethane single stage. So by adding another coat or 2 of urethane clear would just layer the paint. It would give some bit of extra durablilty but i havent had good luck with thick layers of paint in the past. Here is the stuff i sprayed. I need to order a couple of bolts that were a little narfed up but i am hoping to have most of my bike together this weekend. I am having some trouble finding someone with a ball hone small enough for my jugs so i can put my new pistons in. Thanks for the input and comments. Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROOST1 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Thanks. Yes i know that powder coating is more durable but it still scratches and chips like paint just not as fast. Also it cost me 35 bucks to paint my frame and cheapest aroung for PC i found was like 200 bucks and thats with me stripping the original PC. So for cost i went with paint. I used House of Kolor epoxy primer with DuPont IMRON as my top coat. A few years ago i did my brothers blaster with rattle can primer and black imron and his held up pretty good just the usual wear spots. And for the comment on puting some clear over that. It does not need it the paint i used is a urethane single stage. So by adding another coat or 2 of urethane clear would just layer the paint. It would give some bit of extra durablilty but i havent had good luck with thick layers of paint in the past. Here is the stuff i sprayed. I need to order a couple of bolts that were a little narfed up but i am hoping to have most of my bike together this weekend. I am having some trouble finding someone with a ball hone small enough for my jugs so i can put my new pistons in. Thanks for the input and comments. Dustin Try www.Napaonline.com You can get a flex hone for about 30 bucks. Just find the right size, they are all different. They ship very fast and sell the oil also. I went smaller and just spin it up and down the wall with a hand drill. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansheerider29x Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Looks good so far and i just basically finished doin the same thing. I painted my frame high gloss black also and rebuilt bottem and top end of my engine with my first kinda aggressive port job. Mines coiming out real good, i just need my a-arm bushings to come and go pick up a new chain slider and im ready to go. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Op Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 NICE!!! Powdercoat would of been a better choice, but o well. I like that custom intake, how long did it take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunmonkey Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 It took me and my buddy about 6 hours between figuring out how long the runners needed to be and how much room i had to spare in the frame. I had made a jig for the reed bolt pattern the day before but getting the angles cut on such a short piece of aluminum made for a fun afternoon. And then a lot of grinding to make sure both runners were as close as possible in length. That was our first time welding aluminum so dont laugh at the bead. Then i spent about another two hours and a sanding wheel smoothing up the insides of intake. It is definately a prototype but hell i only 7 bucks tied up into it. So if i need to lengthen or shorten the tubes on another one its not a expensive R&D. And then at the end of the day i feel better cause i made it. I still havent had time to put anything back together so no new pics. Maybe by next weekend i should have it done and then i will post some pics. I need to figure out the jetting still though. I had gotten some advice (thanks) but i also need to break in my motor too. So that will be fun not knowing if my jetting is right and also not being able to reem the crap out of my bike til my rings seat properly. So i plan on running rich and eating up plugs for a few tanks of gas. Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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