Ta Daaa. I'm finally finished
 

I finally finished putting my superhawk back together...

1. Repairing cracked plastic and dented tank.
2. Paint entire bike Black Chrome
3. Brace Swingarm with 900rr brace
4. Powder coat Swingarm, Front pegs, passenger pegs
5. Install Fox Twin Clicker
6. Install New Puig Windscreen
7. New Chain and sprockets

Took a lot longer than I anticipated but it was well worth it!! :)

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its lovely

did you do the wheels yourself?
if so, can you do a quick run down?

Really. REALLY! Nice job. And great photos! Congrats and happy trails

Looks really good, nice job! I like the color very unique.



Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of sanding! :lol: Do a search there's a couple of detailed instructions from me and a few others.....expect lots of hand cramps!:|

will do
thank you

Thanks for the compliments guys :)

I did do the wheels my self. It's fairly easy. These are the steps I took:

- Remove wheels
- Remove Rotors
- Tape off entire wheel leaving the lip of the wheel exposed
- Spray paint stripper on lip and wipe of paint
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- Polish lip with Mother's aluminum wheel polish and Mini-power ball
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That's It! I need to polish them again they are starting to look kinda dull.

so you didnt sand them at all?

im not wanting a shiny finish, but more of a 'brushed aluminum' look or a matte finish

No I didn't sand them. The lip has a machined finish under the paint. I'll take some closer pics when I get home tonight and post them up.

They would probably be a lot more shiny if I had sanded them. I like them as they are though.

it looks like yours are exactly how i want mine to look

closer pics would be A+

Nice job on it! That color looks nice on the bike.

Yeah if that's the look that you're going for then that's a lot easier, reminds me of how the wheels on the VFR1000r. I went all the way to an almost chrome mirrored look and for that you would have to sand and then sold them a few months later after my fornt end conersion. :roll: Either way looks nice IMO and there's less up keep that way as well.

That looks real nice, bro! Have you ridden the bike "in anger" yet? I'm curious to know the affects of the braced swingarm.

Thanks, I haven't ridden that hard yet. I'm still trying to get the suspension dialed in. My buddy is coming over this weekend to help me set the sag on the suspension. I'll post up when I do.

Sorry I took me so long to post these picks up. I threw my back out last week and have just know been able to take these pics and post them up. Hope they help ya out

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heh, well i already started on mine per your advice :)

hope you can get back up on two (or one) soon

thanks for the advice and pics tho, mine are exactly as i had hoped, and exactly how you described

beautiful.

Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of sanding! :lol: Do a search there's a couple of detailed instructions from me and a few others.....expect lots of hand cramps!:|[/QUOTE]

Soon after you mention this the conversation turns to the wheels. The sanding you refer to must mean the body of the bike. The finish on the bike is as flawless as it can get. If this was the cause of your hand cramps it was well worth it.

That is what I like to call "perfect".

Simply beautiful work!

Very nice!!!
You have been bitten by the bug. I never dreamed I would be as obsessed as I was. It's a beautiful motorcycle.

Something different mate, nice job.

Holy Sheet! That is so cool. Nice job. (thumbsup)

Thanks again for the compliments guys. :)

Looks killer man, nice job!

That is a sweet looking bike, I've had a black chrome bicycle before, and the stuff is very hard to scratch. which is a nice thing. Don't know if it would be the same with this paint, but a great look either way!