What did you do to your bike today?


From what I've read and people I've talked to, the rustoleum brush on can look good, but it takes so much wet sanding and buffing it's hardly worth it. The plastidip worked for me, but I learned a lot so if there's a next time, it will be even better.

I've painted many scooters and a few bikes. The cheap automotive spray paints (even higher quality ones) all start to chip or fade from gas and other chemicals. Next time I want to paint one of my bikes, I'm going to prep it, then take it to a shop and have them paint it. Flex agent in the plastics, hardener in the tank paint to resist gas, and not that expensive, couple hundred bucks for a professional job.

My 2 cents

Yeah I came across that paint method but it seemed like too much work for something that wouldn't last. Just have to save up for the paint job I'd want to get! lol
 
Just got through adjusting the handlebars. I shifted them down a little bit and boy does she handle a lot better! Feels a little more sporty too! But the handlebars are a bit long so I may have to get an aftermarket handlebar for it that's a little shorter or shorten the stock ones. Just don't know how I would go about doing the alteration on the the stock ones. Oh turns out my throttle set-up is missing a bolt that keeps it into place. So I have to replace that. The dealer is closed tomorrow too. Dang it. : /
 
Cleaned the chain, washed and waxed bike. Put on the Motul polish and shine spray. Smells citrusy in garage now and bike looks great I think.
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Looks great man! I dig the blue rim stripes. I want to go white on mine (the red feels a little out of place now lol) and either find a new suspension for the rear that's black to match the bike but I'll probably keep it. Can't afford to go and buy a new suspension. lol
 
She looks so clean without the decals on her. : )

EDIT: Wow sporting some awesome chicken strips! lol
 

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Added the fake D3 grips I got w my cheapo adjustable levers (some group buy).
Added the brightest halogen light I could buy (Sylvania Ultra) and started getting what I need to powder coat my rims red (be few months for that).
 
Added the fake D3 grips I got w my cheapo adjustable levers (some group buy).
Added the brightest halogen light I could buy (Sylvania Ultra) and started getting what I need to powder coat my rims red (be few months for that).

Got any pics of them? I wanna see! : )
 
Added the fake D3 grips I got w my cheapo adjustable levers (some group buy).
Added the brightest halogen light I could buy (Sylvania Ultra) and started getting what I need to powder coat my rims red (be few months for that).

I wanna powder coat my rims bright green or yellow. There's a place here I can use that I get a good deal at through work
 
Rained most of the day in central Florida,pretty much a mess when i rode home so she got a bath...View attachment 30502

Yeah dude, it's been straight up nasty as hell down here the last week really.
Friday night is when the real bad mess moved in though. I was supposed to ride to Tampa for a friends party on Sunday but I ended up having to carpool up there because of this lousy weather that we are having. It rained half the trip there and then rained the majority of the trip back....

It doesn't look like it's going to get any better around here for at least a week or better. With my luck it's probably going to rain on the 4th when I want to light off a ton of fireworks.

Weather Forecast & Reports - Long Range & Local | Wunderground | Weather Underground is showing that it's going to look like garbage for a while.

I rode Saturday morning to go get some stuff done and I ended up getting rained on twice because of this mess. I got back and had to spend a good 3 hours cleaning the bike, all the road crud was so annoying.
 
3 mods planned for this 4 day weekend coming up, install AIS Blockoffs, install led strips in air scoop, remove broken bolt inside chassis using screw extractor kit(hopefully this is not a nightmare).
 
Boy the forum is quiet this weekend... :)

I had a great practice ride today, we went to the old naval air base again and practiced swerves, slow small circles, figure eights and the off-set cone weave. After we were done I had that wonderful feeling when everything goes really well and you feel like the bike not just a machine, but a part of you. Yay! My right-hand circles are getting better. A lot smaller and much more stable!
 
Boy the forum is quiet this weekend... :)

I had a great practice ride today, we went to the old naval air base again and practiced swerves, slow small circles, figure eights and the off-set cone weave. After we were done I had that wonderful feeling when everything goes really well and you feel like the bike not just a machine, but a part of you. Yay! My right-hand circles are getting better. A lot smaller and much more stable!
very quiet...congrats on a good day!!
 



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