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Old 19-10-09, 03:20 PM   #341
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Sorry but that's what I see when I look at your bike Liam. It's just not for me
That really is hideous!!!

that is well over the top for me chromed hayabusa god!!

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Old 19-10-09, 03:23 PM   #342
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I also polished my rear sprocket which started to rust in a week or so. Had to spray it at the end. Remember that stock one's metal not aluminum....
yeah thought this myself but i lacquered it so hopefully wont be to bad but it's more experimental than anything. I was hoping to get it sprayed but it wouldn't last all that long!
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Old 19-10-09, 03:29 PM   #343
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if the worse comes to the worst, Snow plough can be cut short using anything sharp enough (tool of choice is angle grinder with diamond blade). fit your plate to obscure anything remaining.
My curvy has an after market undertray, but its cack (ask dave numbers) but at least you know they do exist.
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Old 19-10-09, 03:35 PM   #344
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As with regard to the snowplough and chain guard can anybody recomend a good tail tidy and hugger??
Not sure you can buy a tail tidy as such, but there are specific replacement undertray for curvy's.

Mines got a Pyramid one, which I had sprayed to match the silver of my SV.

But there is a thread on the Org about making one out of a piece of thin aluminium, which you could then polish

I've got the pattern for it somewhere on my PC

Then all you'll need is something to attach your number plate & indicators too.

As for Huggers, there's loads out there
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Old 19-10-09, 04:03 PM   #345
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if the worse comes to the worst, Snow plough can be cut short using anything sharp enough (tool of choice is angle grinder with diamond blade). fit your plate to obscure anything remaining.
My curvy has an after market undertray, but its cack (ask dave numbers) but at least you know they do exist.
It's cack
Then again my curvy undertray wasn't up to much, seemed to let loadsa muddy water into my plastics, had to take out the rear brake light and de-gunk it every few weeks.

Liam are you doing this for your own sexual gratification or are you planning on selling it as a minter? Just thinking in that respect you might be better off leaving it as standard as possible, but if it's for yourself do it to how you think looks best.
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Old 19-10-09, 04:08 PM   #346
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then proceeded to put the rear wheel back on the bike which ended up being a bit of a pain in the backside to be honest

then took the paddock stand out from under it and hooray!!!
It's under it's own eight again for the first time after however many months of stripping and rebuilding!!!!

anyway then as mentioned before had to take it outside while i swept the workshop and sorted all my tools out and made sure everything was away before anything ends up lost in the dustpan!!
I haven't had chance to give it all a polish over yet so it's very dusty and there's a lot of fingerprints on it at the moment from refitting everything but i will hopefully get chance to do that at some point one evening this week but at least you'll be able to see(i hope) the kind of finish i've gone for!



next job then is to give it a good polish, need to sort out a caliper to replace the front one and then get the fairing sprayed!!!
So nice to be able to move it again on it's own wheels, my baby is getting there
mucho respect matey! i think its good to care for and respect something you own and enjoy.
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Old 19-10-09, 04:18 PM   #347
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mucho respect matey! i think its good to care for and respect something you own and enjoy.
Many thanks mate that means alot truly!
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Old 19-10-09, 04:20 PM   #348
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Liam are you doing this for your own sexual gratification or are you planning on selling it as a minter? Just thinking in that respect you might be better off leaving it as standard as possible, but if it's for yourself do it to how you think looks best.
The bike will be staying with me for a long time i have no intention of selling it, so as you say its for my own sexual gratification!!! but i do like to get feedback from fellow orgers it gives me ideas i.e colour etc etc
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The bike will be staying with me for a long time i have no intention of selling it, so as you say its for my own sexual gratification!!! but i do like to get feedback from fellow orgers it gives me ideas i.e colour etc etc
Cool, tail tidy & rear huggertise that mother then!
Clear lensed or even better LED indicators look good in my opinion too, or you could blank out the front indis and fit indicator mirrors which might look smart.
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Old 19-10-09, 04:40 PM   #350
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wideboy done a write up i think on how to make a tail tidy. looked quite neat!
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