Recent content by Ken

here's a pic of the bike on our first wkend out, on a lookout on the blue ridge parkway

Thanks fellas. Took her out this weekend. Drove up to around Hickory NC via the blue ridge parkway on fri (close to 400 mile day) and back on Sunday. It's truly the beginning of a great love affair. I took a couple of pics of her on the pkwy, I'll upload them when I get home today. 5 yrs...

Still more work to do on the paint, but this is basically the look I'm going for.

Still more work to do on the paint, but this is basically the look I'm going for.

Still more work to do on the paint, but this is basically the look I'm going for.

Still more work to do on the paint, but this is basically the look I'm going for.

Still more work to do on the paint, but this is basically the look I'm going for.

This is from when I was picking it up.

Hey I really like the flat black front fender with the chrome supports, I think I might be messing up some chrome this winter.

Yeh, I shoulda waited.... Good enough to ride. Oh look, I can upload pics using Chrome, IE wouldn't do it...

Got my bike back. Did pretty quick, not very thourough paint job. I was actually pretty happy with most of it, until I clearcoated. I can't seem to get the right spray technique. Either too little which creates a dust like covering that rubs right off or too much (in spots) which causes it...

Thanks so much for the advice. I've seen your painting post and ur the man in my book. It's been about 5 yrs since I had a running bike so I am going crazy to ride and I don't expect to have the patience for much down time. Going to try to do a 'decent' job now and then go at it for best...

I'm using rustoleum also, not at house to see full name but it's a 2x one also. Yes, I originally thought the crackle was the pinstriping but as you say it's the clear coat. Kinda messed up my first one during sanding, some small gouges I couldn't see until spraying it. Used a paint stripping...

Hi Dan, thanks. I used a mix of advice and personalized... razor blades to get them started and tile snips to grab them and pull them from there. Broke 1 more (on a different panel thankfully) but it was higher up already when I did so I think it may still clamp. I'll do a search on the...