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29 May 2016 01:19 #729052
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29 May 2016 01:40 #729053
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'82 KZ305-B1 Cafe Racer
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The 750 sold for 3k and went to Auckland. Doesn't seem right does it? 1500 bucks for a non runner then I struggled to sell it for 3 grand.
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04 Jun 2016 00:04 #729961
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Because I like to go arse about face and start at the wrong end of a bike build I always like to have the paintwork done early in the build. I find it motivates me to get the rest of the bike sorted if I can sit the tank and other parts on a frame and get excited about what it will look like finished. I have never yet built a bike without finishing the paintwork pretty early in the project. Odd I know but it works for me!
I have a mate that is very very good at painting and we used the Havasu Blue mentioned earlier. Tony (my mate (mate in antipodean speak being friend not someone you want to have children with)) did all the body work and paint and it looks wicked! All the pinstripes were painted on. We used 3mm tape to mark out our stripes and the original is a little thinner (2.5ish) but hey I like the fatter stripes.
The body work painted out in the base blue........
and then the masking out process. My claim to fame was matching the blue stripe colour. All we had to go from was photos from the net and books so came out pretty smart.
I have a mate that is very very good at painting and we used the Havasu Blue mentioned earlier. Tony (my mate (mate in antipodean speak being friend not someone you want to have children with)) did all the body work and paint and it looks wicked! All the pinstripes were painted on. We used 3mm tape to mark out our stripes and the original is a little thinner (2.5ish) but hey I like the fatter stripes.
The body work painted out in the base blue........
and then the masking out process. My claim to fame was matching the blue stripe colour. All we had to go from was photos from the net and books so came out pretty smart.
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04 Jun 2016 00:08 #729962
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04 Jun 2016 00:12 #729963
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If anyone is wondering where the small tank has gone........it's getting a little work done to sort out some rust damage underneath. It will be painted up and will be the tank I use but I thought since I had the big one I might as well have it ready to go too! Today we gave all the bodywork a polish!!
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04 Jun 2016 07:56 #729998
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Nice
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04 Jun 2016 08:03 #729999
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Came out "pretty smart"? Now there's an understatement! It came out STUNNING! Ed
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04 Jun 2016 11:53 #730025
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Andy......That looks really good...I'd say perfect/
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04 Jun 2016 18:56 #730081
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'81 GPz550 "TrackBike"
'05 zx10r Retro/Mod Sportbike 4 SALE!!
'02 zrx1200r Lightly Modified Street SOLD!!
'74 h2b 750 (FZ600) "Mongrel" 2 Stroke SOLD!!
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Amazing!!
'77 kz1000 (zx10r) Modified/Street
'81 GPz550 "TrackBike"
'05 zx10r Retro/Mod Sportbike 4 SALE!!
'02 zrx1200r Lightly Modified Street SOLD!!
'74 h2b 750 (FZ600) "Mongrel" 2 Stroke SOLD!!
"Invictus Maneo" - I remain unvanquished.
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05 Jun 2016 01:25 #730129
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05 Jun 2016 06:10 #730145
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My buddy had a mint condition z1r , same color,id say you've nailed it , perfectly,,great build,, Pat
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05 Jun 2016 13:26 #730194
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Larriken, man that looks AWESOME you and your mate did a fantastic job, thanks for sharing!!! :woohoo:
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