my sv now finished

[madmartyn]

a rainy weekend spent in the garage finishing of my cat c purchase
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[Elltg]

Wow that's pretty original. I like it, especially the panniers! Good work.

[cbay]

I like that!! Alot of paint and work has gone in to it....

[The Guru]

Not my thing.

Each to their own.

Are those dents on the tank?

If they are, why go to the bother of painting it and not sorting the dents out?

[maviczap]

Yorkie Chris will love this

[husky03]

somethings missing ,don't know what but it needs something else to complement the rest of the bike-imoa:)

[dizzyblonde]

Yorkie Chris will love this

Indeed, it fits the bill for his love of Matt black paint, although he will be disappointed it wasn't applyed with a stick:o

somethings missing ,don't know what but it needs something else to complement the rest of the bike-imoa:)

I dirty furry rat mounted on the mudguard:rolleyes:

I'm not keen, I prefer ratbikes of the 80s era, they are most certainly original in taste.

[Stu]

I can't see it!
It's like that black writing on a black background of the new forum colours!


:lol:


It's very black :thumbsup: 'gratz getting it back on the road and as long as you are happy with the looks. It certainly looks different, hope it lasts looking as good.

[madmartyn]

yes they are dents in the tank, filling dents means spending money on filler and thats not good it,s a rat :)
will look better the dirtier it gets no washing and polishing just ride thats what it,s for

[GeneticBubble]

i would of left the pipes and exhaust there natural colour but otherwise very sweeeet

[Daywalker]

Needs some BLACK bar ends me thinks.

[dizzyblonde]

ahhhh I know whats missing, the other mirror, the one thats most useful ;-)

[madmartyn]

ahhhh I know whats missing, the other mirror, the one thats most useful ;-)

tis on the list of things to find

[Seggons]

A very interesting bike, not my style but great work none-the-less. :D The only addition I'd make is a fender extender or you will suffer when it rains. :D

[Holdup]

A very interesting bike, not my style but great work none-the-less. :D The only addition I'd make is a fender extender or you will suffer when it rains. :D

and fit it with gaffa tape :thumright:

[madmartyn]

and fit it with gaffa tape :thumright:

sod that i,ll make one out of gaffa tape :D

[wattyfred89]

that needs some serious dirt on it now. cant decide if i like it or not though

[Nick_69]

Differently different. i do quite like its feel thou it should have some motocross tryes on it thou

[scottjames]

i think the exhaust would look good wrapped in tht brownish coloured fibre wrap stuff they do on choppers. would look real army like.

[yorkie_chris]

sod that i,ll make one out of gaffa tape :D

Hah, I beat you to that one :)
There are pics about of it somewhere, nice and cheap :D

You have proper attitude to bikes, and have NEARLY made a decent lookin pointy!

[sam anon]

Differently different. i do quite like its feel thou it should have some motocross tryes on it thou

I like it, and think some more rugged tyres would suit it too!

[Nobbylad]

How did you go about painting the engine casings etc i.e. did you do it all yourself with an aerosol?

[tactcom7]

Nice!

You need to get some black nitride GSXR forks, not those shiny standard ones, oh and colour the rear brake res with black magic marker, and before anyone points it out, yes i know you won't be able to check the level, but it's the rear brake, who cares.

[madmartyn]

How did you go about painting the engine casings etc i.e. did you do it all yourself with an aerosol?

quick rough up with the wet and dry and then rattle cans and all done by me, high temp matt black paint on the bits getting hot

[madmartyn]

Nice!

You need to get some black nitride GSXR forks, not those shiny standard ones, oh and colour the rear brake res with black magic marker, and before anyone points it out, yes i know you won't be able to check the level, but it's the rear brake, who cares.

was going to spray it but i want to check the level

[madmartyn]

i think the exhaust would look good wrapped in tht brownish coloured fibre wrap stuff they do on choppers. would look real army like.

exhaust is going to get wrapped soon as i sort out a can for it

[muddi]

I think the bar end mirrors would look better IMO, the makings of a very nice rat bike there, well done! :cool:, and as you have said before - dont bother with the dents - its a rat bike!! Its supposed to have dents and imperfections!! ;)

[yorkie_chris]

But don't put motocross tyres on it unless you've going to use it off road.

Function before form :)

[Owenski]

How did you go about painting the engine casings etc i.e. did you do it all yourself with an aerosol?

Just painted an engine using PJ1 satin black paint, Im sure a pic will be popping up of the bike sometime soon but for referecne its damn near identical to the colour of the k4+ swing arm.
Mint stuff and a store online (ebay I think) do it for about £5 a can or any Jordans bikes do it for £7.49

Wire brush the whole engine down, grease remover and a hose pipe to clean it all down, leave it to dry and use a soft brush to remove all remaining dust etc. Then spray away. SIMPLES

[madmartyn]

i had some bar end mirrors in shed somewhere do ya think i can find them, bloody mice have had them away :D as for off road tyres i dont fancy riding it accross europe on a set of knobblys

[shonadoll]

I love it, it will look much better dirty though.

[madmartyn]

now i have the log book back i can tax it and get it dirty :D

[Richie]

clean and oil your chain !

otherwize... Lookin Good young Sir.

[nik_nunez]

nice bike,

[Milky Bar Kid]

I quite like that! I personally like shiny shiny so wouldn't suit me but it's still smart as! Good job!

[cF^]

GIMME! That's damn sexy. I've always liked the look of rat bikes/rat bikes styling. Inspiration for if I ever decide to get a respray is that! :)

[Holdup]

is your radiator bent or is it an optical illusion?

[madmartyn]

is your radiator bent or is it an optical illusion?

yeah it,s bent bike didnt come with one due to the accident so got a slightly damaged one for 20 quid does the job

[lee67]

looks ok..not into rat bikes but thats not bad

[drillyourownhole]

Like it Rat bikes FTW :)

[_Stretchie_]

Yooo, likes it.. Like sit alot.

A bit 'Streethawk'