The rebuild goes on- Pics!- Complete

[lewdog]

It's been a while so I thought I'd post some pics of the winter project. She's a 1990 model getting the "Fluff & Buff" treatment. Everyone like pics!

In the beginning



Where does all that stuff go again?

[tony]

i must say thats in showroom condition itll be a shame to take it out nice job

[ragedigital]

Very nice... that just about brings a tear to a grown man's eyes.

[olie05]

That's one clean build.

Keep the photos coming as you progress.

[apsolus]

yeah thats like white lab coat, white glove check clean! how the hell do you get years of road grim off your parts to make em look like that?

[rider_rob]

The bike is impressive. I'm even more impressed with how clean, orderly and well lit the garage is!! I had stuff everywhere!

[Fizzinatorr]

super clean, my builds never look like that...

nice job and keep us updated

[lewdog]

Yea, I know about the cleanliness, I'm told about it all the time from others who visit. I think it's my OCD coupled with being a little anal. When I went through my RZ restoration I learned to put stuff in bins to stay orginized because if i don't when it comes time to put it all back together I don't remember where everything goes, It's an age thing I guess. I'm fortunate to work in a machine shop with a sand blaster handy as well as a spray both which takes care of the painted parts. A buffing wheel takes care of fasteners and plated parts.

[haunter]

wowza

[racerd14666]

holy shyt thats clean. more pics more pics

[Yamster]

Fantastic
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
Hope i can do mine half as clean .

[kiki231]

Years ago, long before american chopper , and american hotrod, monster garage, etc. And long before the days where the "bleeping" takes center stage over the craftsmanship, there was a show on MPBN (Maine Public Broadcasting) that used to air up here, where 2 guys would restore an old car. The show was done in segments, and it was more of an instructional show than anything else ( you never knew anything more about the guys than their first name) , and they RESTORED to pristine condition their projects. Right back to showroom shape. Usually 50's and 60's vintage cars.

Of all the car shows i watched that was my favourite.

As i opened this post, and saw these crisp clean photos of what looks like a 10 point build, it reminds me how much i love this hobby. And they brought that car show immediately to mind. I love twisting the wrench as much as the throttle. And seeing your photos has me scheming on what i can do to mine to bring it from a 7 to a 9 o 10.

And-- in that vein, may i ask if you are painting these lovely pieces yourself, and if so-- what are you using?

[fzrbrandon]

it reminds me how much i love this hobby... ... I love twisting the wrench as much as the throttle...

Absolutely agree.

That bike is going to be beautiful. Keep us posted on how it goes.

[yamaha_george]

may i ask if you are painting these lovely pieces yourself, and if so-- what are you using?

I would like to back that question as I just added paint codes to the WIKI so Paint code & other specifics would be welcome.

That garage of yours reminds me of my uncle's workshop where I learned my original car & bike skills {& how to mop floors :-} )

[lewdog]

I could not aggree more with kiki's comments. There's just something about wrenching on a bike and bringing it back to the condition I remember drooling over back in the day of it's introduction but could not afford it. Now that I'm much older and lucky enough to bring this reality back to me I find myself looking for my "drool" bikes to restore as my hobbie and to ride for the sport. Thank you all for your kind comments.

Not everything you see is painted, just cleaned. What I did paint on frame parts I used Rustoleum rattle can. The silver is silver metalic and the black is matte black. The swingarm I clear coated with Rustoleum wheel clear. The engine parts I ued Duplicolor engine enamel gloss black and aluminum. The paint for the wheels, which I'll post pictures of later was matched as best as we could with PPG Omni AE automotive paint
#914093- Alaska which is a Land Rover color. Hope this helps George.