I think I found a replacement

[Spunky99]

Paint

Been working on the bike. Basically since it is a 1999 I have to take it apart section by section to verify everything is perfect, lubed and torqued properly. Nothing like having a mechanical problem that causes a crash.
As I've been going through the bike, I've been painting. Front fender and front cowl are now complete, CF tank protector remounted and lots of cleaning. The side and lower panels are sanded and ready for primer so they are next.

 

[Uno979]

It looks really good man. How does it run now? Good I hope.

 

[Spunky99]

It looks really good man. How does it run now? Good I hope.

Haven't started it yet.
Been checking out the electrical system piece by piece. Soon my friend...soon....

 

[CrazyCawi]

How much $ do you have invested since purchase if you dont mind me asking?

How many hours labor have you put in yourself? This project intruiges me and am very excited for the outcome

 

[Spunky99]

How much $ do you have invested since purchase if you dont mind me asking?

How many hours labor have you put in yourself? This project intruiges me and am very excited for the outcome

2300.00 for the bike, almost 700.00 in late DMV fees and registration and 200.00 in paint.
Parts wise I've had to buy a few OEM bolts, new battery and paddock stands, grips, frame and axel sliders, alarm and brake pads plus a couple of neutral sensors.
So a round figure is 3800.00. More than it's worth.... There is a red 2002 on Craigslist for 3900.00 in red right now and all it would cost is registration and transfer/tax extra to have a running bike. But then I'd be taking it apart and checking everything anyway so it would end up costing me at least 5000.00 with the upgraded parts.
But then I wanted a project to do while recouperating from my crash and I am almost done with the 11 month Hep-C treatment so I really shouldn't be riding as that was the major cause of my crash. Kinda like being on Chemotherapy for 5 months and riding the piss outta a hopped up FZ6R like I do my NSR50R....stupid...
I probably have 100 hours invested in looking and slowly disassembling and checking the whole thing out including painting. Since the older Triumphs are basically custom made, I hate to use pneumatic wrenches on it and have been doing it really slow so I don't finish before I get done with my treatment and go crash again. It's why I can't fly airplanes right now...balance is gone, major weakness and motor skill loss....ya a 1 litre bike is just the ticket...LOL....
On a side note, I bought a cable for 9 dollars and the software was free to do basically the same thing as a Dynojet PCV. The stock ECU allows almost unlimited adjustment like the PCV and there are free maps out there. All modifiable so I can fine tune this to the aftermarket muffler etc. I already checked it out and I can turn on and off the radiator fan and lots of things to test it. They have maps from MotoGP for this so it will be pretty crazy.
I has all the adjustable stuff (forks, shocks, shifter) and is almost exactly the same as the current Super Speed 1050 frame and motor with clipons and a fairing.
I had about $9500.00 into the FZ6R for comparison and this will be better in every way by a long shot. Whenever I am working on my bike, I thank God my departed Father taught me how to do this work on any car or motorcycle or airplane. It allows me to do projects like this on the cheap. I am still going to build my airplane from scratch......

 

[Detrich]

Looks great. Get some of the McGuires polish and you should be able to clean up the headlights really nicely...

 

[Sparkxx1]

That looks amazing man! I wish I had the time/money for a project bike right now. I too fix airplanes are you FAA licensed by any chance?

 

[Spunky99]

That looks amazing man! I wish I had the time/money for a project bike right now. I too fix airplanes are you FAA licensed by any chance?

Not yet but that is another goal I have.

 

[Spunky99]

Looks great. Get some of the McGuires polish and you should be able to clean up the headlights really nicely...

The headlights are real glass, not plastic. I just wiped them down but can hit them with some polish and Mother's.

 

[Spunky99]

Painting is done....Graphics are on.
Red matches really well. The original Triumph Tornado Red is matched by a Toyota Bright Red II. Close enough anyway....LOL It's not a show bike! (It's all done with rattle cans BTW)
I put on the plastics to determine what needs to be bought and adjusted to finish it. The lower fairing piece under the brake pedal will have to be moved inboard a bit so the brake pedal doesn't hit it. I need some more 1/4 turn chrome quick releases and the upper mount screws. The frame sliders and the rear wheel sliders look great.

Thinking about different side markers on the rear. The round ones on the license plate/fender seem too big and I also kind of like the red wheel stripe in the first picture of one that I copied. That first pic in this thread I got off the internet and I just copied my bike to look like it.

I have red vinyl and I'm thinking about cutting a nice thin red stripe for the wheels.

Suggestions....?

 

[Spunky99]

Here are the front turn signals I need to mount and I have the little British flag emblems to glue on right behind them on the fairing too.

 

[ajskillz13]

Looking good man! Wish I had the ability to do a project like that. Maybe someday... My current projects involve landscaping and wife's orders!

 

[CrazyCawi]

Dude your bike is turning out to be a thing of beauty

 

[b_who]

Painting is done....Graphics are on.
Red matches really well. The original Triumph Tornado Red is matched by a Toyota Bright Red II. Close enough anyway....LOL It's not a show bike! (It's all done with rattle cans BTW)
I put on the plastics to determine what needs to be bought and adjusted to finish it. The lower fairing piece under the brake pedal will have to be moved inboard a bit so the brake pedal doesn't hit it. I need some more 1/4 turn chrome quick releases and the upper mount screws. The frame sliders and the rear wheel sliders look great.

Thinking about different side markers on the rear. The round ones on the license plate/fender seem too big and I also kind of like the red wheel stripe in the first picture of one that I copied. That first pic in this thread I got off the internet and I just copied my bike to look like it.

I have red vinyl and I'm thinking about cutting a nice thin red stripe for the wheels.

Suggestions....?

Wow your bike is coming out amazing

the rear fender really takes away from how clean and stream lined your triumph looks in my opinion. maybe a fender eliminator would add a little more to it, just my suggestion.

 

[Marthy]

Looking good!

 

[Chucker]

John, that looks awesome! You should be very proud. There's nothing like walking out of a building and seeing your bike (or car) sitting there, looking great, and you knowing you did it yourself. Congrats.

 

[Superzoom]

Damn, your restoration looks great. Can't believe it's a rattle can job.

I was actually really liking the street fighter look and thinking you should paint it all flat black. But the red is gorgeous.

 

[Spunky99]

The rattle can paint is a bit difficult to do properly.
I sanded extremely lightly with 320 grit in between each coat (3) and finished it with 3 coats of clear and then polished it. The paint takes a couple of weeks to fully cure whereas regular automotive paint cures in a day or 2. So you have to be very careful not to dent, scratch or mar the paint for 2 weeks.

If you sand out any runs and buff it properly, the finish comes out very nice.
The reason I used rattle cans is price. It cost me just under $160.00 to rattle can and to spray it would have been $300.00 minimum for the paint. To have it done would have easily been over $1000.00. I had to do a lot of repair of the plastic and I had a spare left side panel that I cut up with a Dremel and a cut off wheel and glued it all up to make the right side panel complete. Almost impossible to find the plastics unless you buy them new from Triumph and that is very crazy expensive. LOL...I did all the repair with ABS glue from experience with the NSR50R. I even used the ABS glue as a filler.
If you look really hard at the bike up close, you will see some very minor imperfections but from 3 feet away it looks perfect. It was a long time to do as the paint needed to sit as did the ABS glue filler and I just took my time.

 

[Spunky99]

Wow your bike is coming out amazing

the rear fender really takes away from how clean and stream lined your triumph looks in my opinion. maybe a fender eliminator would add a little more to it, just my suggestion.

Thanks for the compliments Gents!


I don't have a lot of options for the rear fender that don't involve gobs of $$.
I can chop up the original rear and make it a bit neater on the cheap or cut the heck out of it and build a custom FE myself.
Here is a DIY that I'm considering......
.: Triumph Speed Triple | Fender Eliminator | Canyon Chasers Motorcycle Sport Touring :.

 

[Sparkxx1]

Painting is done....Graphics are on.
Red matches really well. The original Triumph Tornado Red is matched by a Toyota Bright Red II. Close enough anyway....LOL It's not a show bike! (It's all done with rattle cans BTW)
I put on the plastics to determine what needs to be bought and adjusted to finish it. The lower fairing piece under the brake pedal will have to be moved inboard a bit so the brake pedal doesn't hit it. I need some more 1/4 turn chrome quick releases and the upper mount screws. The frame sliders and the rear wheel sliders look great.

Thinking about different side markers on the rear. The round ones on the license plate/fender seem too big and I also kind of like the red wheel stripe in the first picture of one that I copied. That first pic in this thread I got off the internet and I just copied my bike to look like it.

I have red vinyl and I'm thinking about cutting a nice thin red stripe for the wheels.

Suggestions....?

AMAZING!