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genejohnson
08-14-2007, 07:05 PM
I just completed painting the frame and Swinging Arm today. Still not sure what route we are going to go (back to stock or for competition). In any case it will at least look better than it did.
The paint job came out pretty good except for some orange peel. I'm going to sand and put on another coat tomorrow. My short term plans are to detail the engine and put it back in the frame then rewire it. I'm going to initially wire for ignition only and if we decide not to race it, I'll just add wiring for lights. I'll try to keep you updated as to progress. I would post pictures but don't know how, when you can't just upload them. My computer skills are limited, Gene

b4v4
08-14-2007, 10:05 PM
Alright, Gene. Ain't it fun? Just finished the 250 Reb last year, now I just painted the tank and fenders on the 450 yesterday. Both are bright yellow, with factory tank decals, and they look soooo cool! I would love to post pics, but I've never figured out how that works. Shot it with Martin-Senor acryllic enamel, and got the perfect gloss on it. I swear, if work didn't get in the way, I could restore bikes all the time!

GearJammer
08-20-2007, 11:47 AM
Excellent Gene.....I'm kinda playin' catch-up here. If I wasn't looking to sell this 450, I'd have wanted to pare the wiring down to the bare essentials to eliminate some of that spaghetti wiring mess, LOL! On the Brit choppers, I run 14-16 wires MAX......ah...simplicity, LMAO!