77kz650 Cafe

reborn650 wrote:

Hey scumbag. A very nice job on the custom work. What kind of work did you do on the tank emblems to get them to turn out like they did? Special paint, polish or did you get them dipped in a chrome-type finish?

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada

Seriously just some paint stripper and mothers polish...the enamel on the badges is super tough so a copious amount of paint stripper is neededB)

scumbag wrote:

Is that a twist off beer cap i see you used for a spacer? Iff so very macgyverlike, Like Larry the cable guy says Git R Done:laugh:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Is that a twist off beer cap i see you used for a spacer? Iff so very macgyverlike, Like Larry the cable guy says Git R Done:laugh:

It is...and think of it in a more refined sense then that tard Larry the cable guy...ha

Yeah, Larry the Cable Guy is pretty unfunny. Even worse than Carlos Mencia...

good god, very possibly my favorite cafe of all time...

picked up taillight that I will be affixing with force this weekend...oh yeah

I will be hacking off the plate mount making it look all clean and what not





Post edited by: scumbag, at: 2007/09/27 01:50

ever thought of blueing the tank?

with rifle type of rub on blueing.

Nice! Integrated turn signals? LEDs? Where are you going to mount your tag?

guitargeek wrote:

Nice! Integrated turn signals? LEDs? Where are you going to mount your tag?

where it was before

themachine wrote:

ever thought of blueing the tank?

with rifle type of rub on blueing.

nope...I know what your talking about but its just not the look ya know?...kinda would look funny with a blue tank

might look cool on other bikes

Great stuff!

This reminds me of a de-construction project... "what is a bike?"... "2 wheels, motor, tank, seat and bars" that's it, that's all. Everything else is overhead. Paint? Just more overhead.

You have a real cool concept going there.

Best of success.

so today I got a heck of a lot done...since I am a stinkin cripple with my bum arm from crashin my other bike I enlisted the help and welding ability of my buddy Kyle

the day started out with loading up the bike and traveling to Kyle's house


my buddies garage


my dog and my lady watching on as I work hard at hurting my shoulder even more then it already is


fab work being done by my friend Kyle


some new fastening points


getting the tail light figured out


buttoned up


mmmmm stainless bolts...chopped the battery box and tapped the frame to accept the bolts


back at home it is soooo close (my girl holla)









As for whats left...

inner fender
side cover badges need to be painted (they are going to slay!)
acewell tach/speedo
the ground bits on the frame painted and the battery box as well


and next week end this will be done and back on the bike





I will post more pics of how I mounted the seat later...hope yall enjoy cause I am!

Post edited by: scumbag, at: 2007/09/30 00:55