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She may be old but she'll do :)


« Reply #1230 on: January 09, 2016, 12:46:28 AM »

Well it was only a matter of time I suppose.......  very good young grasshopper, very good....
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« Reply #1231 on: January 11, 2016, 10:52:04 PM »

Done...chain, sprockets, rear rotor, pads, fork seals and new tires. And final cleaning.
Thanks to Mark for spending his Sunday in my garage giving me a hand.


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« Reply #1232 on: January 11, 2016, 10:58:47 PM »

Did you put on some Shinko's? It looks a little too clean though! Wink
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« Reply #1233 on: January 11, 2016, 11:45:26 PM »

Did you put on some Shinko's? It looks a little too clean though! Wink

Shinkos it is!! Lol...I'm being thrifty with this one. Smiley
Too clean is right....Funny Robe sent me a text saying "oh yeah, mine would be that clean too but I actually ride mine"... Grin
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« Reply #1234 on: January 12, 2016, 11:40:44 PM »

Doing some final detailing and removing blemishes from the XLCR   June picked up the new windscreen from Sumas yesterday and waiting for a couple little pieces to come through the mail/courier system.   Hoping to have her ready for some February sprints weather providing
Here is a couple quick picks from tonight.
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« Reply #1235 on: January 13, 2016, 09:26:02 AM »

Looking great John, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. Smiley
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« Reply #1236 on: January 13, 2016, 07:57:59 PM »

Doing some final detailing and removing blemishes from the XLCR   June picked up the new windscreen from Sumas yesterday and waiting for a couple little pieces to come through the mail/courier system.   Hoping to have her ready for some February sprints weather providing
Here is a couple quick picks from tonight.
Now thats a beautiful classic .Well done.
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« Reply #1237 on: January 22, 2016, 09:32:55 PM »

not too exciting but finally got the carbs installed on the H1 as well as the new clutch release out of Germany, a really nice piece  Smiley
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« Reply #1238 on: January 22, 2016, 09:37:30 PM »

Doing some final detailing and removing blemishes from the XLCR   June picked up the new windscreen from Sumas yesterday and waiting for a couple little pieces to come through the mail/courier system.   Hoping to have her ready for some February sprints weather providing
Here is a couple quick picks from tonight.


WOW nice job John..thing looks like brand new....Any ideas how to bring back the motor color black without repainting?
My new GPZ has good paint..but faded?

If Chris sees this post he may have an idea also..
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« Reply #1239 on: January 22, 2016, 09:40:26 PM »

not too exciting but finally got the carbs installed on the H1 as well as the new clutch release out of Germany, a really nice piece  Smiley


Like always....you are the master!!!

Nice,nice,nice....and it's a kawasaki !!! Evil

Check the post I put up with John's bike...see if you have any ideas with my problem. 
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« Reply #1240 on: January 23, 2016, 01:13:31 PM »

That looks pretty dam nice ! Wow ....
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« Reply #1241 on: January 23, 2016, 06:44:40 PM »

Very very nice Chris!

Mike on the faded black I learned a quick trick from Chris and Trevor a couple years ago and it works good is Pledge Metal spray.   Pledge now has more variants than the old Lemon Pledge.  I learned this from Chris whilst watching him doing a 10 minute detailing on his bike at Trevors place one rainy morning in Victoria.   In the old days I would use Armor all and wipe everything down after a few minutes.
Pledge has two bonuses that I see,  not extreme shine, not too slippery and it doesnt seem to attract grit whereas Armor all seems like a magnet to dirt.
 
Depending on the state of fade a little bit of 2000 grit sandpaper mixed with a white paste polish like mothers or Autosol to make it less abrasive on the paint will bring them up a bit. Just put a bit of the polish on the offending part and sand over the polish as if you were wet sanding the part. Dont do this on shiny painted parts unless you want to clearcoat or spend much time waxing and polishing the shine back.  White paste wax is also a great way to remove orange peel on paint jobs and small blemishes but be prepared to use elbow grease waxing back that shine.  Always nice when you can start seeing your own face in the part you are cleaning up.    Try it first on something that is out of eyesight first just to get a feel.

Thats how I make my blacks blacker and I am sure others have their ways also but thats what I do.    Nothing makes that aluminium or chrome stand out more than a black background.

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« Reply #1242 on: January 23, 2016, 06:48:27 PM »

not too exciting but finally got the carbs installed on the H1 as well as the new clutch release out of Germany, a really nice piece  Smiley

I just mentioned to June that I wonder what Kawasaki would of had to charge back in the day if they made them that detailed right from the factory?
Quality work indeed.
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« Reply #1243 on: January 23, 2016, 07:12:32 PM »

Very very nice Chris!

Mike on the faded black I learned a quick trick from Chris and Trevor a couple years ago and it works good is Pledge Metal spray.   Pledge now has more variants than the old Lemon Pledge.  I learned this from Chris whilst watching him doing a 10 minute detailing on his bike at Trevors place one rainy morning in Victoria.   In the old days I would use Armor all and wipe everything down after a few minutes.
Pledge has two bonuses that I see,  not extreme shine, not too slippery and it doesnt seem to attract grit whereas Armor all seems like a magnet to dirt.
 
Depending on the state of fade a little bit of 2000 grit sandpaper mixed with a white paste polish like mothers or Autosol to make it less abrasive on the paint will bring them up a bit. Just put a bit of the polish on the offending part and sand over the polish as if you were wet sanding the part. Dont do this on shiny painted parts unless you want to clearcoat or spend much time waxing and polishing the shine back.  White paste wax is also a great way to remove orange peel on paint jobs and small blemishes but be prepared to use elbow grease waxing back that shine.  Always nice when you can start seeing your own face in the part you are cleaning up.    Try it first on something that is out of eyesight first just to get a feel.

Thats how I make my blacks blacker and I am sure others have their ways also but thats what I do.    Nothing makes that aluminium or chrome stand out more than a black background.

John


Thanks for the info..just one question...I can't find Pledge metal spray...did you mean milt spray?
I have also used lemon pledge on the paint on my bikes.
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Past rides-1994 Kawasaki ZX 11,1984 Kawasaki GPZ 1100,1987 Kawasaki zx 750r ninja,1986 Kawasaki zx600r ninja,1982 Kawasaki GPZ 750r not the one I have now,1981 Yamaha maxim 650,1981 Yamaha xs 400 not the one I have now,1981 Yamaha RD 350.....and about 15 dirt bikes!!
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« Reply #1244 on: January 23, 2016, 08:54:42 PM »

Back when I was flipping cars on the side, Pledge furniture polish was one of my best secrets.

A nice buff with some pledge furniture polish would make a tired paint job look awesome, for about a week.

Some gravel guard in the wheel wells, a nice coat of SEM trim black on the faded trim and a bit of tire dressing on that tired vinyl roof and you've got yourself a pristine barn-find classic car!

A small can of brake fluid in a slipping automatic transmission would make it shift like new. For a while.

A handful of sawdust in the oil will shut up a noisy differential or manual gearbox.

Some black pepper in the leaky radiator and she's good as new.

I'm a better person now, 'cause Karma is a bitch.
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