Project Deerslayer complete
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Project Deerslayer complete
Finally finished up the bedliner paintjob for the tank and chin fairing, along with the flat-black work on the front fender. Doing the chin fairing as well this time tied everything together better than the first all-black repaint I did (following my first unscheduled get-off back in '04). I'm pleased with the results:
Here's a shot of what the bar-end mirror view looks like from the cockpit. Much less 'me' (read: shoulder) and much more scenery in the view now compared to stock.
Here's a shot of what the bar-end mirror view looks like from the cockpit. Much less 'me' (read: shoulder) and much more scenery in the view now compared to stock.
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headlight set up is sick! original, yet, not at all. seems like it was just meant to be there. theres nothing like savin bones by using stuff you already have and making it look good at the same time.
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From: thorold ontario
looks wicked, i wanna do my frame in black if i have the bike long enough and then see if i leave the rest yellow or do it all black. looks really good, i lvoe the flat black. im not sure about the headlight and front end though, it would have to grow on me. other than that i think it looks badass
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CL in Austin, 98 w/11k, Hi-mount TBR Carbons, owner in difficult health situation, with PitBulls $2900 could be had for $2500 cash.
There's actually two on the local list right now. This one was exceptional. If it was any other time of the year I would pull the trigger on this one in a heartbeat!
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This did cross my mind, but would require me to send it off to someone else (can't do it in the garage/back yard). Plus I'd have to pull everything apart and I'd be bikeless for a good while. Since there's not really any 'offseason' here in SE Arizona, not sure I can justify the down time.
I've got both a set of screws and some zip-ties holding the top portion of the headlight to what's left of the fairing stay. I added the zip-ties after the first set of screws stripped when I set down a wheelie kinda hard and the headlight ended up pointing at the top of the front wheel... D'oh! With the paint included I've got less than $700 invested, and I'll get a chunk of that back when I sell the TL forks and brakes, SH front wheel, SH brakes, SH triples, and SH clipons that are all leftovers. Conservatively, based on the value of the extra parts, I think I'll be around $400 out-of-pocket for the rebuild. I could have put the stock fairings back on, but it would have taken a LOT of plastic welding... just wasn't worth the time this go-around.
I've got both a set of screws and some zip-ties holding the top portion of the headlight to what's left of the fairing stay. I added the zip-ties after the first set of screws stripped when I set down a wheelie kinda hard and the headlight ended up pointing at the top of the front wheel... D'oh! With the paint included I've got less than $700 invested, and I'll get a chunk of that back when I sell the TL forks and brakes, SH front wheel, SH brakes, SH triples, and SH clipons that are all leftovers. Conservatively, based on the value of the extra parts, I think I'll be around $400 out-of-pocket for the rebuild. I could have put the stock fairings back on, but it would have taken a LOT of plastic welding... just wasn't worth the time this go-around.
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Bedliner...
it was painted gunmetal gray from a rattle can but it had ZERO endurancea against gasoline. so bedliner came in.
bedliner is great as u well know because it will stick to anything, look good, and u can get whatever look u want, from smooth to sandpaper textured.
F4i front end is pretty good, much nicer than stock VTR, especially the brakes. i need to change oil on mine to something thicker because even at full rebound and damping it comes up and down a lot under breaking and accelerating
it was painted gunmetal gray from a rattle can but it had ZERO endurancea against gasoline. so bedliner came in.
bedliner is great as u well know because it will stick to anything, look good, and u can get whatever look u want, from smooth to sandpaper textured.
F4i front end is pretty good, much nicer than stock VTR, especially the brakes. i need to change oil on mine to something thicker because even at full rebound and damping it comes up and down a lot under breaking and accelerating
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From: Columbus, OH
Headlight assembly
Finally finished up the bedliner paintjob for the tank and chin fairing, along with the flat-black work on the front fender. Doing the chin fairing as well this time tied everything together better than the first all-black repaint I did (following my first unscheduled get-off back in '04). I'm pleased with the results:
Here's a shot of what the bar-end mirror view looks like from the cockpit. Much less 'me' (read: shoulder) and much more scenery in the view now compared to stock.
Here's a shot of what the bar-end mirror view looks like from the cockpit. Much less 'me' (read: shoulder) and much more scenery in the view now compared to stock.
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