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ok, so i've been wanting to do a major project on the bike for a while now, and now that i finally have a garage... there seemed no better time to start.
some background on my bike... its a 2003, but it had alot of body damage to it... both sides had road rash, the front fairings were cracked, as well as the left fairing being cracked by the mirror and the bottom mount right under the headlight.
my general idea for this bike is this... i'm going with a white and blue theme. the bike is going to be painted white, with blue tribal flames. all the accents on the bike (bar ends, tripple trees, pegs, sprocket, etc...) are going to be PC'd electric blue. the rims are going to be a two tone. the spokes will be electric blue, and the rest will be white. alot of other various touches here and there, but those will be posted as the come.
so, first thing to do was tear down the bike...
all the fairings layed out and ready to start body work
so, i started the body work... bondo and sanding... a mans best friend
the fairing was cracked right by the mirror mount and and various other places... this is where bondo, jb weld, and abs resin come into play (found it to be the strongest and most flexible mix yet).
the bottom mount hole for the left fairing was also broken off, so this is where the good ol mix of bondo, jb weld, and abs resin come in
more to come on that...
i also realized that the wiring for all my led's was a total nightmare... and figured, if i'm going to do it... i'm going to do it right...
so, i ripped out all the old wires, and decided to use a terminal board to clean it all up (alot more time consuming then i originally thought)
finally finished
so then, i decided i didnt want to spend 80 bucks on an integrated tail light, and had a couple extra led pods laying around... and came up with this..
i'll post a video of how it looks, once i get it all done.
i've only been working on it for about a week now, a couple hours here, couple hours there... and there is a LONG ways to go... but stay tuned, cuz there are some more MAJOR mods in the works as well
some background on my bike... its a 2003, but it had alot of body damage to it... both sides had road rash, the front fairings were cracked, as well as the left fairing being cracked by the mirror and the bottom mount right under the headlight.
my general idea for this bike is this... i'm going with a white and blue theme. the bike is going to be painted white, with blue tribal flames. all the accents on the bike (bar ends, tripple trees, pegs, sprocket, etc...) are going to be PC'd electric blue. the rims are going to be a two tone. the spokes will be electric blue, and the rest will be white. alot of other various touches here and there, but those will be posted as the come.
so, first thing to do was tear down the bike...
all the fairings layed out and ready to start body work
so, i started the body work... bondo and sanding... a mans best friend
the fairing was cracked right by the mirror mount and and various other places... this is where bondo, jb weld, and abs resin come into play (found it to be the strongest and most flexible mix yet).
the bottom mount hole for the left fairing was also broken off, so this is where the good ol mix of bondo, jb weld, and abs resin come in
more to come on that...
i also realized that the wiring for all my led's was a total nightmare... and figured, if i'm going to do it... i'm going to do it right...
so, i ripped out all the old wires, and decided to use a terminal board to clean it all up (alot more time consuming then i originally thought)
finally finished
so then, i decided i didnt want to spend 80 bucks on an integrated tail light, and had a couple extra led pods laying around... and came up with this..
i'll post a video of how it looks, once i get it all done.
i've only been working on it for about a week now, a couple hours here, couple hours there... and there is a LONG ways to go... but stay tuned, cuz there are some more MAJOR mods in the works as well
nice work
this is the best icon eva
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