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Pinned So what have you done to your bike today?

Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 3, 2013.

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  1. risky

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    ok, let dry after next coat for a week and see if your local spraypainter can clear in 2 pak.
     
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    my67xr Bike Enthusiast Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member

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    If you use a fan, have it 1 - 2 metre's away, and pointing away from what ever you're spraying.

    Have a hunt around for Chemtec 2pack Isocyanate free clear, 750ML kit is about $45, most place's that sell Motorspray car paint's can get it in if they don't stock it.
    One on the right in the pic below

    http://varietypaints.com.au/products/hichem-2-pack-iso-free-clear-750ml-3-1

    I have used it on a few car's, it's great stuff, it's designed so that it can go over acrylic or enamel, base coat metallic's etc etc
    It dry's hard and is petrol resistant, easy stuff to rub back and buff to a mirror shine, i've spilled a bit of petrol over my car's filling it and never had a problem

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    Andych Moderator Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Cool... I will chat to my automotive Paint Supply place Monday... Looking at it again tonight it really needs at least another coat or 2 ... just to give it some depth as there is Pearl, Metallic and Candy in the base coat...
    It is a new gun as well... so still getting used to it and the settings... might find something to use as a test piece as well... just so I can play with the settings and air pressures.
     
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    Yeah i'd put down 3 coat's of colour, then 2 light coat's of clear, followed by 3 wet coat's of clear, allow about 15-20 min's between coat's at around 20°C +
    Best off doing it all in one day too, less chance of contamination.
    Once it's painted let it dry for a day or 2, then give it a light flatten off with 1500 and plenty of water, dry it off and buff it
    That Chemtec clear is fully cured after a week or so
    Petrol tank's need a chemical resistant finish incase it get's fuel spilled on it, that's why i use the good stuff on them (iso free 2k as a minimum)
     
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    I help a mate get his MC22 running. First off we refitted both engine covers, new throttle cables and mounted the carbs and airbox on the bike. Fresh oil and filter were done and some fresh fuel in the tank, time to try and fire it up.

    please note the exhaust is only just sitting on there as Brent is taking it to get ceramic coated next week.

    Here is the first start :






    The Smile on Brent's face was well worth it !!!
     
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    Spent the morning down at the Sydney Fish market...meeting @Woolfe to collect a set of fork tubes... Great guy..many thanks...
    1 more item I can tick off the list :)
     
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    Too easy. Hope it's perfect for the job! !

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    Nothing exciting, but since I'm down one car at the moment... have been riding the Triumph to work...:thumb_ups:... but the other day, I noticed the bike cutting out (all the dash lights die etc.). When I moved the steering hard right the bike would die.... Anyway, I removed the ignition lock, took off back cover, and a wire had broken off the back of the ignition switch (dry joint at factory I'd say)... Also had to buy new bolts for the ignition switch mounting as one had fallen out due to vibration, and the other was very loose... Anyway, re-soldered wire, and all wires (as I had to cut them to remove look to look at it)... and all fixed!

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    rode the bol d,or for the first time today and did 250 km,s. knees now feeling it.
     
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    Put the bike away in the shed till Monday, police blitz around the Tweed/ far north coast targeting noisy bikes + defects etc haha. They'd love my straight through exhaust, balding rubber and the screen spikes are always a winner with them,wont be adding anymore to there coffers this year 20161025_175450-1.jpg
     
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    Took my bike for a ride out north today looking for another indicator lense for my FZR as one is cracked where it clip's into the housing, the 100km round trip took me almost 3 hour's in the traffic.
    Went to 2 bike wrecker's and neither had one, i left my number with one in case he found something and when i got back home i saw he had rang and left me a message that he found one :(

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    Good excuse for another ride
     
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    Yesterday I travelled to brisbane (for a baptism today) and picked these up while in town; today I take them home:
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    Now to live in poverty until next payday, only to spend that on bike parts.... It's a viscous cycle.
     
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    nice score
     
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    I'm playing around with a coil on plug conversion for my FZR
     
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    So I sold my MC22 on Friday afternoon to a young guy who didn't even have his licence! Luckily I had bought two ramps from Super Cheap Auto a few weeks ago so we could load it onto his mate's ute otherwise I would have had no way for him to load it.

    And then yesterday (Saturday) he phoned to say the bike won't start! And I knew it wasn't anything actually wrong, just in experience on his part. So I found he had turned the idle to like... -5000 RPM so unless you had the throttle open a fair bit, it wasn't gonna start at all.

    So I went up to Logan (from the GC) today to give him a hand and thankfully he lived on a big hill and I bump started it. On the way up the hill i adjusted the idle and set it again for him. I stressed the importance of very fine tuning to him too. Hopefully he gets the hang of the bike. I warned him he ought to learn how to clean the carbs as getting someone to do them is usually quite expensive.

    A weird thing happened though... CommBank put a hold on his account because he transferred so much money to me. And they also put a hold on my account too! So I was without access to my main bank account for almost the entire weekend but luckily I had some cash in my wallet.

    Now I have to focus on selling my CR125 and finally get a KTM300 for the Killarney State Ride next year!
     
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    Friday was payday, so I looked at the Zeal i got last weekend (the Across looked like it needed more work). Decided to book a roadworthy before I even had it running, as you do, good for motivation. Got it running (stale fuel stinks), sorted most things out last night, the rest this morning, except for a flat battery and slightly too worn of brake pads on the rear. Easy fix Monday, register and ride. The carbies could do with cleaning (run 98 premium for a bit, see if that help) and a service, but overall, tidy bike for a good price.
     
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    Just put 91 in it and check the tank filters, inline filter and carby bowls when you can. Why give oil companies more money than they deserve?
     
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    Awesome little bike the Zeal is. A little soft on the suspension but a real goer. Love the note you can get out of it even with the original pipes. Happy riding.

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