Bought this bike about 3 months ago. previous rider messed it all up. i rode it for a month and just couldn't take the nastiness, so i decided to tear down and rebuild. no where near finished now and probably never will be "in the process of doing a MONOPOST single sided swing arm conversion...."

Work done so far:

Valve job, shims were all WAY to big i was getting bad compression
Carbs rebuilt
Jetted with dynojet needle only and 40 slow with 150 main
Cobra R1s Exhaust (Painted with VHT)
14 tooth front sprocket
Custom GS500 chain cover
Heavy duty gold chain
Swapped back to factory headlight setup
Flush LED turn signals
Lowered 2 inches(raised back up now)
Fenderectomy
LOTS of fiberglass work
Flat black paintjob
The grips came on the bike when i got it and they are hideous. will be gone soon

When i got the bike:



notice the 'hightech' zip-ties:)




Swapped headlight and chopped factory muffler


finally got into my new house so i can start the work!



Bodyparts sanded down

most of the pieces were pretty gnarly


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nasty welding job on the muffler 
next to my 1992 parts bike

forks swapped cause mine were trash


custom chain gaurd and gold chain

KN oil filter

first session of body filler
exhaust before paint


carbs rebuilt, jetted

more filler...

first coat of primer

finished side piece next to an unfinished piece with fiberglass drying


exhaust painting setup


before clear coat




painting header


almost there!




VHT header paint looks awesome


NOTICE i spilled some junk on my gas tank. thoes are not paint runs

woohoo!


Much more to come and lots more work to do. just wanted to share!

150 mains and 40 pilots and DJ needles - you may just be ~15 too big on the mains.
I'd guess 135-137.5 with DJ needles - but how does it run ...

BTW I am liking the look you are going toward. That round headlight IMHO is just gorgeous.

Cool.
Buddha.

Parts Whore here.
I have any bolts you need - in particular the ones that hold the gauge bracket on. Have extra red and green plastic caps you can put in for the turn and high indicator caps. PLENTY of tail plastics so you can just paint them - no repairs needed.
Have most all bolts, clips, rubber mounts and other stuff.
I have an extra metal bracket for the gauges, too. I do not have any extra plastic back covers for them at this time.

Make a list.

You did a good job. 

Nicely done.

Thanks! well it actually has a 145 mains in it now. it starts as soon as i push the button and pulls hard but full throttle it starts sputtering.... i might have gotten water in the tank though idk

Quote from: The Buddha on March 22, 2012, 04:49:23 PM
150 mains and 40 pilots and DJ needles - you may just be ~15 too big on the mains.
I'd guess 135-137.5 with DJ needles - but how does it run ...

BTW I am liking the look you are going toward. That round headlight IMHO is just gorgeous.

Cool.
Buddha.

stock air box and what is that a Cobra F1s slip-on?
got the same if so.

yes 150 is WAYYY too much!
I got an open K&N air filter now with the cobra slip-on and only went to 130 main and 40 pilots with zero complaints.

thanks bro!

Quote from: codajastal on March 22, 2012, 05:01:42 PM
Nicely done.

I have the same chin fairing i guess its not one that someone made do you know any more info about it.

I have no idea where it came from sorry. it has nice mounting brackets like it was a kit at some point.... maybe airtech brand or some other discontinued part...

Quote from: knowles on March 22, 2012, 06:11:02 PM
I have the same chin fairing i guess its not one that someone made do you know any more info about it.

what did you all use on painting the slip-on?

I painted the end near the exhaust pipe because of rust but it came out as plain as urs looks in the pic of it still being wet.
pretty sure i used VHT header paint.

but then the finishes pic, urs is nice and shiny.

put a high temp clear on it too?

(edit)
as u can see the end of mine near the pipe, its rather dull.
I was actually thinking of getting brand new red F1s stickers made and just paint the whole thing black to match the bike.

Awesome to see that muffler on another bike! they are pretty rare and they sound amazing.

I used VHT BLACK header paint and VHT Clear coat. Without the clear coat it looked very dull. Even now a week later it still looks wet and shiney

When i got the muffler it was fading pretty nasty and the red stickers were almost gone.

Paint instructions to look the best: Sand with 120 grit sand paper EVERYWHERE, use alcohol on a paper towel and wipe it all down(wear nitrile or latex gloves the whole time to prevent skin oils from ruining your work!) you can use VHT primer if you want. i did not. Then apply your first LIGHT coat. wait 10 minutes then next LIGHT coat, wait 10 minutes then one Medium coat followed by another 10 minutes of waiting and a final 4th coat. wait 30 minutes before doing the same with clear coat! wait 4 hours then run on the bike in 2 20 minute intervals letting the bike cool down between.

i painted my muffler and headers. if you want it to look PERFECT do it like i wrote. otherwise itll look like everyone elses! haha

you bike looks awesome by the way. i love the red accents. get rid of that rear fender and it would look even better!

Quote from: Tombstones81 on March 22, 2012, 06:50:50 PM
what did you all use on painting the slip-on?

I painted the end near the exhaust pipe because of rust but it came out as plain as urs looks in the pic of it still being wet.
pretty sure i used VHT header paint.

but then the finishes pic, urs is nice and shiny.

put a high temp clear on it too?

(edit)
as u can see the end of mine near the pipe, its rather dull.
I was actually thinking of getting brand new red F1s stickers made and just paint the whole thing black to match the bike.

thank you 

yeah ur the first active person i've seen on here with this slip-on since I joined last year.

and thanks, i know painting routine 
I think the only things on my bike I didnt paint by hand with rattle cans over the winter are the forks and handlebars. hahahaha

(edit)
and u can only notice the rear fender from the side there.
from the back, i cut it even with the plate.

haha well sweet! i guess you know all about painting then if you did all that with spray paint. how many times did you wet sand that tank??!! it looks slick!

wet sand to get the old paint off or the layers of new color?

old paint I dont recall sanding to get thru the paint at all.
aircraft stripper and a small putty knife scraped it Right off like it was putty.
I did sand the bare metal when I got down to it tho.
but too much work to recall every step in detail

the new color.
hmm gotta think about it for a minute (been too much work on the bike and engine)
dont recall any with the new color.
I simply laid another layer on it minutes after the prior light coat dried enough.

same with the clear as u said above.
i left it sit for like 10 minutes while i went around to other parts.

well sweet man it looks awesome. have you taken of the rear fender yet??!!

oh I see how urs is.

nah I will simply leave it cut evenly with the plate.

I like the longer, more noticeable blinkers for my rear to keep me safer.