My VTR

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NY4600
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My VTR

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So, I thought I should make my own post for my bike, since it's a project and I can put all of the stoff in one post. The story is that I hit a car that vane from a side road, and didn't see me, so I hit his left front wheel.
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I started to do some work, like change the seat frame, 'cause it was a bit twisted by the crash. I had a top box with a helmet inside, so it got pretty heavy back there! The past owner of the bike also welded the seat frame 1cm longer to raise the back higher. Not good for the passenger! Bought a used part and sandblasted and painted it black.
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I also sandblasted the exhaust, but I'm not sure what to do to them yet. Startet with some Autosol, just to have a try...
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I have a dream for the rims to be like this:
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The chrome on the old ones makes me sick, so I've started to sandblast and they will be powdercoated black

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This is as far as I've come by 08.06.16.
To be continued...
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Wow that got smashed. Have you checked the forks and steering to make sure it's all good. Those headers came up great. I recently done mine, wish I had a sandblaster. I used Wet N Dry (Silicone carbide) paper and elbow grease.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 30#p422568

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nasty looking smash sir :confused
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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That looks like a nasty smash,as long as you came out of it alright,the bike can bike can always be fixed up again.
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cybercarl wrote:Wow that got smashed. Have you checked the forks and steering to make sure it's all good. Those headers came up great. I recently done mine, wish I had a sandblaster. I used Wet N Dry (Silicone carbide) paper and elbow grease.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 30#p422568

Your lucky the Yoshi's survived or are they new.
The forks are a bit bent from the lower yoke, but I was lucky so it seems to change the pipes and have an overhaul is enough.
The Yoshis survived :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Your exhaust looks great! (If that's allowed to say... :shh: ) Aren't they some nasty work to stay clean?
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Todays work
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Both rims are ready for paint :thumbup:
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It'll live once again and look smart too [THUMBS UP SIGN]
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is that an opel mantra in the background?
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agentpineapple wrote:is that an opel mantra in the background?
That's right ;) 601,3bhp og 772,5nm Manta with a C20LET
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NY4600 wrote:
agentpineapple wrote:is that an opel mantra in the background?
That's right ;) 601,3bhp og 772,5nm Manta with a C20LET
jesus that's a lot of power.... :thumbup:
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Saturday evenings work turned out like this. Love the polish rondell for the grinder! Made the job so much easier :thumbup:
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I used the grinder on one half of the disc to show the difference.
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One disc grinded, one disc rusty
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Lots of lovely shinyness. I wish I had one of those wheels. I spent 2 whole days rubbing down my header pipes. :lol:
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Hehe, it's fun to get shiny parts, but even more fun when it's fast and simple :wink: You did an awesome job with yours though :clap:
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Really impressed with the finish using those wheels :thumbup:

I have been looking around Carl & they seem to be called "Felt Flap" I've only seen the ones made by Dronco

The different colour of material = different grade :thumbup:

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dronco-Felt-F ... Swh-1W3-2J

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You're doing a good job there :clap:

Keep up the good work,

Chris.
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