ok got a sweet deal on the mufflers so i got 3 extra 2 for the busa and 1 for maree's bandit 250 project next yr
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ok got a sweet deal on the mufflers so i got 3 extra 2 for the busa and 1 for maree's bandit 250 project next yr
i got one on my 1100w it sounds like a fomula 1 ,yeah nice and loud
ok here where im upto boys the missis grabed the grinder and started cutting the link pipe so we can mount the muffler ,
maree started cutting it up
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i finished it off straight
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and this is what we come up with
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Looks nice on there man! How long till ur bodywork arrives???
ive had a change in body design lance im going with the buell xb9r rear end i have a frame and seat thanks to CHASE so its going to be a buell rear end now , ive lined up ben to help me get the ass end sorted out after NFR so thats where im at at the moment lance
Oooh Nice one Kev, heyyyy thats my old headlight [:p]..
Lookin good Kev!
lol got to love a headlight thats been around the traps huh lolQuote:
quote:Originally posted by Gitzy
Oooh Nice one Kev, heyyyy thats my old headlight [:p]..
Ahhhh I see said the blind man!Quote:
quote:Originally posted by kev@vcm
ive had a change in body design lance im going with the buell xb9r rear end i have a frame and seat thanks to CHASE so its going to be a buell rear end now , ive lined up ben to help me get the ass end sorted out after NFR so thats where im at at the moment lance
Coolies! I love the buel tail, should look tip top mate!
ok guys been awhile since i touched the bandit so here it is at its latest point , i picked up some GSX 1400 headlight brackets of LARGE thanks bloke . ive started on the tail end part as well , Maree spent the morning spannering as well , i have picked up a complete TLS 1000 front end and matching rear wheel (thanks gitzy for the help with details on this front fitting the bike)
so all i need now is a fueltank as the one i have is shit , need to glass up the buell tail unit
so there it it guys
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ok here we have it at a good stage i found my old katana weather sheild so thats the front all sorted out , tacked up the rear frame so got that sorted out as well
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That tail looks good Kev
Looking the bomb Kev! Good work mate.
thanks guys its getting there really enjoying haveing a go my self its fun
needs a new seat mate. i have the name of bloke if you need it.
if you wouldnt mind passing on his details to me that would be awesome LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by mr.zxr
ok updates i have a TL1000 front end now here at my workshop so how im going about the task of fitting it , it will need a new top clamp to mount my fat bars it will be running busa brakes as well .
pics to follow in the next few weeks .
colour wise not sure as yet , throw some ideas out there for me guys ?
labia blue waffell!!
ok guys been a while but theres always something happening at VCM got some time in on the bandit , Thanks to Exben for doing the stem change on the lower triple's cant wait to see my new top clamp from Extreme Creations as well , there are some other goodies coming along for this as well , cheers guys
a big thanks to CRAZTMOFO for my headlight brackets as well . can someone tell me also where do i get brackets that suit the diameter of the forks please
cheers
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hey big fella, that looks the goods,like those headlight brackets
its a slow process mate evry slow some timesQuote:
Originally Posted by RevHeadPete
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Thats looking cool, make your own brackets.
yeah been looking around i have some reallt nice light gauge flat ally here so might just do that . thanks heaps guys
Well Done Kev looks a good unit
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getting there real slow , off to the hardware store for flat ally tomorroe then its off to the workshop to get stuck into it
why dont you bring that tank up to me kev let me have a crack at it may save you buying another one and the challenge of a big dent like that one would be cool
Ok Steve will get it off to ya ASAPQuote:
Originally Posted by pav69
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ok steve can ya repair rust in the tank ?? might be easier just to get one from a wrecker dude i have the colour sorted out
ok guys who knows a snadblaster and powder coater in sydney thats actually any good ??
Ah pete im in sydney and have repaired a tank very similar to that before, if you dont wanna take if up the coast i can help you out with the tank if you want.
Brookvale sand blasters are good and Brookvale powder coaters are supposed to be pretty good as well, i havn't used the powder coaters before but the sand blasters yes.
I prefer to paint rather than powder coat.
ok damo1 is paint better than powder ?
if you mean powder on the frame i have never done it have always painted so dont know the difference in wear factor ,paint is easier to repair as for rust in tank you can reseal the inside but a good one to start with i think would be better ,so when are you going to let me in on your choice of colour.
Ive always been told that powder coating is porous, so you will always start to get spider viens of rust under it
eventually.
The other way to do it if you really want powder coated colors is to 2k clear over it once it's done and it will seal it, but that sort of defeats the point of powder coating because you are painting it anyway so you way as well just put down a color you want and clear it.
So to answer your question i feel that 2k painted finished is better than powder coating, in my eyes its also a much better finish- you can't build depth with powder coating full stop , you can with paint and clear.
Coming along nice kev
Powder coating isnt porous , if done correctly it is far stronger and impervious than enamel paint. But if done poorly its can be thin in one area think in another and have bits compleatly missing. The biggest prob with powdercoating on frames is the strength of the shit, if your frame develops a crack somewhere the powdercoating can mask it till it is quite large (where paint will also generally crack making the crack easyer to find)
About 15 years back making racing sidecar frame with a mate , using renolds 355 (chromemolly, but easyer to weld can be prone to cracking though) he powdercoated it to bling it up , found out the hard way it can hide a crack lol.
After that he nitrogen charged his frame and run a pressure gauge if it went down he went over the frame real good. Besides paint is lighter !
ok well the GO is i will be painting the frame and subframe
Kev respond to my PM pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by kev@vcm
i responded to it telling you what was happening it will be shipped aust post monday please read your PM's
ok we have the front headlight brackets sorted out and all i need is a spacer kit for the rear sets and thats all done
i have to finish off the subframe welding , the its strip down for paint , the paint will be black / blue and silver with polish parts as well now i have settled on the colours and what needs to be do its just getting time to do it , i know this is a slow build but i know the end will result in an awesome bike
cheers guys , special shout to BANDITROD you have been really helpfull from the sidline mate and i really apprecaite your time and your opinion as well
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happy to help where i can Kev looking good btw
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like anything its getting there slowly rod but my god its going to be a fun build