Alan

Yeah its coming on nice now Mark i like the vtr in black but reds better:-D

mak595

Yep held by spondon offset yokes

mak595

It was red but most of the bodywork needed some work, big hole in a fairing side holes in the seat where some cr@py indicators had been put on so i thought i might as well paint it all moody black 8) 8) and black one's are faster of course :wink: :wink:

nuhawk

Are the mid pipes for your Jardines chrome? I just mounted mine this weekend and they were mill finish stainless. I was somewhat bummed out after spending the coin to ceramic the header nickel. I ask because I know the light plays games with chrome - sometimes looks black. IF Jardine has some chrome ones or if I know they at least made them, I might have some negotiating power. I appreciate your advice!

mak595

Sorry, the cans are made by fuel http://www.fuelexhausts.com/ originaly i had low level mid pipes but i got some high level mid's off ebay, don't have a clue what cans the link pipes were originaly made for, i had to cut 5" off them, cans stuck out why to far, just looked stupid. I'm still not 100% happy with the looks, might shorten the cans a bit, we'll see....

PS the mid pipes are polished stainless

nuhawk

Thanks, mak! I'm still bummed. I guess next winter they're off to the powder coater! I had her running tonight just long enough to bring the needle off the rest on the temp gauge and the mids were already bronzing up! I'm still going to call Jardine and raise hell about this! Thanks, again!

05SUPERCHICKEN

that looks realy good I like the pipes

mikstr

Looks awesome

I hate to be the bearer of bad news BUT... you should have painted it midnight blue (see my pics in gallery), it is widely known to be the fastest colour (estimated to be good for @ 5 mph on its own)

Arctic Fire

"...we have a tella-tubby down, i repeat he is down.."

mak595

midnight blue.... black's invisible to law enforcement officers on this side of the pond

Here's a pic with the R1 mudguard on, just waiting for the fairing to be painted now....might have a go at the front header while i'm waiting, looks a bit scabby.

SlowHAWK

Looking nice.... I've seen a few dark painted frames, always seem to look good on the Hawk. Also really like the rads.... is it just flat black paint?

J.

mak595

yep, just used heat resistant paint from a rattle can, so far i've only run the bike up to bleed the rads but seem's ok. It said on the can it's heat resistant up to 650 so should be fine. we'll see.....
Also painted the grills silver as a contrast.

mak595

Bike's all finished now, stuck up some pics in the member's rides section. cheers

mikstr

Bike looks awesome!!!! congrats

Question for you: have you noticed any difference in the bike's ability to cool itself since painting the rads black (ie. has the paint acted as an insulator and caused the bke to run warmer) ? I think it looks great and may do the same to mine, but I wnat to be sure it won't compromise the bike'a already limited ability to cool itself.

cheers

StoneJrW

How do the fuel cans sound compared to stock?

mak595

only run the bike up to bleed the rads yet but because i live in the uk, heat isn't normaly a problem

mak595

i run the cans with the baffles in, sounds nice but not too loud. too be honest, i've run it without the baffles and didn't think it run as well