Beginner Honda Build

[Jareth]

Introduction -
Hi, so I have purchased my first bike after passing my L's.
The lucky bike for this build is my Honda Spada or VT250 to others.

It had done to it before purchased the following,
- moved ignition
- single headlight
- modified controls
- aftermarket exhaust
- single dial speedo
- faded paint
- aftermarket indicators
- aftermarket mirrors
- carbon fibre look tape

Picture Time -

Unfortunately I did not get photos before i started laying down primer, I have sanded down the panels and applied two even coats of primer.

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Check out that masking.
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Primer time
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The masking held up
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Conclusion -

So I am just learning as I go with bikes at the moment and it is my daily commuter, so ill posy when things are done on my days off.

To Do -

- lower fairing
- short exhaust / exhaust tape
- new indicators all round
- gloss black panels / matte black frame
- larger flatter head light
- new controls
- digital speedo

I am new to this all so any advice or help is welcome.

[Gix11]

Welcome aboard mate. Nice little project.

[ozzy1100]

Welcome

[slingy88]

Yep. Welcome, and have Fun .Putting your stamp on it is what its all about

[Jareth]

Update -

So I am back again and a couple more pics to show. With such poor weather over here at the moment I got the paint and clear on.
Will take some more pictures tomorrow once buffed the panels, but otherwise got 4 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear.

Next of things to do will be the indicators once they arrive in post and sourcing a lower fairing from a wreckers. Any suggestions of which bike to get it off?

Pictures -

Heres the panels
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Now the tank.

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And this bike I park to never moves, sucks cause it looks like fun.

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Till next time . . .

[Gix11]

Tank painted in situ? That's a new one on me. Did you leave it on for any reason or are you just unfamiliar with how to remove it mate?

[Jareth]

@Gix11 Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge/tools/space to remove it completely, I am doing this whole build in the shared garage of my apartment block haha. So a lot of strange looks as people come and go.

Its alls painted in duplicolor high gloss, if you look under the tank you'll actually see its blue/green from previous owners attempt, after a good polish today the clear came out nicely.

Now just gotta figure out painting the frame in matte black without pulling it to pieces, and after that the engine :/ alot of research to be done.

[Tony Nitrous]

Personally, from 35 years experience of doing dumb things the hard way,
I'd be spending my coin on some tools and a manual rather than paint,
but I'm sure I've done worse in my time. At least your having a go.

Actually I'd be more worried about getting a smack from the guys who's
bikes it looks like your spray painting next to ? Is that not an issue ?

To be fair, your doing more to your bike than I have recently so keep at it.

Tony.

[Jareth]

@Tony Apart from the Ducati owner (who I've never ever ever seen urban myth haha), the other bikes owners parked around me are okay and shown interest in the bikes ongoing work, but on top of that I am 2-3 yards away from them and on the other side of me its literally nothing there. All caution is being taken haha.

Looking online and asking questions I am just gonna leave the bikes paint alone for abit, and install all the hardware over time then send off to the right people for the finish of it all. All you've said is fair and I got some more tools today which will make work easier, and found a Original Spada manual PDF online and have been reading it back too front

Hope all is well buddy.

[Tony Nitrous]

All good.

Keep posting. You might make me feel guilty and ill go back down the shed.

[ozzy1100]

All good.

Keep posting. You might make me feel guilty and ill go back down the shed.

How are you supposed to visit other people's shed if u don't visit your own.....

[Tony Nitrous]

Couldn't do anything today.

I'm English.

Today is the first Monday in May.

Mayday is a public holiday for the Englsh.

Therefore I decided I didn't have to go to work today.

(On ANZAC day / Queens birthday etc I will be using my Austrlian Citizenship...
I'm also considering any other religions / nationalities based on what their public holidays are like)

[ozzy1100]

Couldn't do anything today.

I'm English.

Today is the first Monday in May.

Mayday is a public holiday for the Englsh.

Therefore I decided I didn't have to go to work today.

(On ANZAC day / Queens birthday etc I will be using my Austrlian Citizenship...
I'm also considering any other religions / nationalities based on what their public holidays are like)

You sir are a ideas man

[Jareth]

Advise/Suggestions -

Hey guys, I am heading off to the wreckers one day soon to get a few parts.

I need to get a undercowl/lower fairing and so far like the look of the kawasaki's z1000. But if there is another bike you can think of that has a undercowl thats not too sharp and not too rounded. As my bike is old, but it has a sporty element to it.

But also I have been looking for a short exhaust to creep out of the lower fairing to keep it minimalist, but again my bike is old and so just unsure to what to purchase, any suggestions are welcome.

Picture Time -
I do not own these pictures.

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I like the sneaky exhaust out of the fairing look

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Anyway any suggestions are welcome =]

[Yella]

What part of skidney are you in?

[Jareth]

@Yella Just in the Innerwest so not too far out of the city.

[Yella]

Cool I am out need WSID , making good progress

[Jareth]

Bad news -

The keys are gone, they have been misplaced and will not be found. Any ideas on how to get a new set cut without changing the ignition etc?

I know I am not the first to do this or will be the last :/

[Jareth]

ALL FIXED -

Today I went into to the city to retrieve my bike from the Multi-storey carpark I pushed too. Called Honda and they offered me $550 for new set of keys if I brought the bike in, I politely said no thankyou.

From there I remember there was a old school locksmith on Pitt Street, I called them up and he said no problems and I got the bike to his store its only a block away, 30mins later with great little chat all new keys cut.

All in all I payed $7 for parking, $130 for the keys being made from scratch no original set to go off, but also threw in a second set aswel, so 4 keys and clip all up.

There Info -


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Just to finish this post off, the store also gave me the codes for the keys so in future I am in a pickle haha

Five Stars *****

[hyofighter]

Top stuff and a good outcome