Z650 / GPz engined Restomod

Your project is looking GREAT!  Keep going!

Don't take this the wrong way, but your tank still shows evidence of that dent.  It looks good mind you, but as someone that repainted my tank, and found a small dent I didn't fix, after painting, it bears mentioning.

Yep, there is a very slight raised area above the dent, like the rim of a crater. I pondered knocking it down, but that would've flattened the curved area of the tank, leading to more problems. So I decided to leave it, with the Candy Blue paint I'm using its barely noticeable. Once the decals have been added and the clear top coat added, hopefully it will be even less noticeable..

Nice projekt, and well done metal work on  the aluminum parts!

The bodywork has had two coats of 2K clear top coat so far. Now waiting for the decal kit to arrive, once that's applied, I'll spray another 2 or 3 coats of clear, followed by lots of cutting back and polishing. The side panel shows the candy blue with the first two coats of clear on top..

 

Bit nerve wracking applying the decals, that done, the bodywork was given another three coats of 2K clear. I'll wait a few days, then cut it back with 3000 grade wet  n dry, followed by cutting polish and then a final polish. Can't fit the tank badges yet as the screws I ordered 6 weeks ago still haven't arrived..

The paintwork was left out in the garden all day, as ultra violet light helps it to cure.. plenty of that in sunshine..

Nice paintjob not easy to paint with candy .!

The candy blue color painted parts looking brilliant!
Like to see a quick mock up on the bike......

Me too, though the bike currently has no engine and no wheels..

Fitted the tank badges and new filler cap, so that's the paintwork done thankfully. Not polished it yet as the 2K clear still seems a bit soft, so will leave that until the bike is finished. Now time to move on to making some rearsets... 

I decided to make the rearsets, which have to be quite a way back to clear the kickstand. I already had some homemade leftover levers, so just had to make their mounting brackets. Threaded tabs had been welded to the frame to mount these brackets before it was powder coated.

I bought a used but immaculate Brembo master cylinder from a Yamaha M10 which was a third of the price of a used one from an R6. However using the brake lever I had would've meant the master cylinder had to be mounted vertically which looked awful. So a new lever will have to be made. Luckily I know i man with a mill..

Fitted the paintwork to the bike for the first time, looks ok, but all is not good. The 2K clear coat on the tank is still 'soft' after a month. Clearly there was a problem with the hardener in the last special rattle can I used. I'm told the clear coat will eventually harden even without any hardener, but no idea how long that may take.

In the meantime the wheels have gone of to have tyres fitted, getting the bike rolling on its wheels will be a milestone.. its sitting on a small trolley at the moment, its not too stable.

With a new, different brake lever made, the brake side rearset was test fitted to the bike, before its bracket was drilled and shaped to mount the master cylinder.

Great work as ever Lee