Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Del]

Will wait, until they will cure compleatly, will try to polish out some imperfections (or keep it as it is). Also, I do not have yet new magneto cover gasket (ordered).

I cure my paint work in teh oven - set it low about 60 degrees and then sit in the oven for as long as you can get away with

[northern]

I cure my paint work in teh oven - set it low about 60 degrees and then sit in the oven for as long as you can get away with

Teh oven or IR heater would be grate, but I do not have them. And Mrs. Northern will not appreciate, if I cook motorcycle parts in out kitchen

Today I take a look on parts - they are dry, but I will wait for few days, before I will start wet sanding (1500 or even 2000 grid).
This time I was using Spray Max clear 2K clear coat: https://www.spraymax.com/en/products/product/clear-coats-and-spot-blender/2k-clear-coat/
It was easy to apply and I'm pretty happy with what I get for ~17€. To compare, in my area, 2K clear coat in aerosol can cost normally ~24€ (400ml).

Before that, I was testing this product https://www.car-rep.fi/en/front-page/products/car-rep/2k-spraypaints/cr20000332/spraypaint-car-rep-2k-lacquer-gloss-500ml#products-content.
Choose it based on youtube advertisement. Theory is good, and I'm sure there is applications where it's perfect, but even after a 1.5 week, clear coat was not cured complacently! 24 hours after applying wet on wet, my fingerprints were left on painted parts :(
I keep only one part as it was, and now, after 2 months, I can consider it 100% cured

From this perspective, regular 2K rattlecan clear coat is much better.

[steve porter]

Ducati heads in kitchen oven to do valve guides, 1st time I asked and she could smell it for weeks. 2.nd time I got caught and she could smell it for weeks . At least 5 more times I ninja'd them in and out without leaving a trace and she had NFI

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Ducati heads in kitchen oven to do valve guides, 1st time I asked and she could smell it for weeks. 2.nd time I got caught and she could smell it for weeks . At least 5 more times I ninja'd them in and out without leaving a trace and she had NFI

A mate of mine restores 1970s honda 2 strokes.  He puts the engine casings, heads etc in the dishwasher to fully clean them out before having them remachined etc.  Now i know why he's not married.... not sure what modern dishwasher detergent would do to alloy cylinder heads and engine casings....

[steve porter]

Ducati heads in kitchen oven to do valve guides, 1st time I asked and she could smell it for weeks. 2.nd time I got caught and she could smell it for weeks . At least 5 more times I ninja'd them in and out without leaving a trace and she had NFI

A mate of mine restores 1970s honda 2 strokes.  He puts the engine casings, heads etc in the dishwasher to fully clean them out before having them remachined etc.  Now i know why he's not married.... not sure what modern dishwasher detergent would do to alloy cylinder heads and engine casings....

turns them white, you have to hit them with WD 40  or similar while they are still warm and let it soak in

[Johno]

I put the cannon back on the bike and entered it in the virtual show and shine on the VJMC website.

Only bike in the 2000 to 2005 category so far.

[Hooli]

But there is no such thing as vintage Jap bike & 14s are still new?

[Kiwifruit]

Looking good there Johno 

[Irish in Oz]

I put the cannon back on the bike and entered it in the virtual show and shine on the VJMC website.

Only bike in the 2000 to 2005 category so far.

Front discs not standard.

[Johno]

I put the cannon back on the bike and entered it in the virtual show and shine on the VJMC website.

Only bike in the 2000 to 2005 category so far.

Front discs not standard.

I noticed that you have not voted for me yet.

[Irish in Oz]

You know I'm an anorak.

I can't enter as all my photo's are over one year old.

[Irish in Oz]

Oh just realised you now have competition as the Bandit will slide into the same category, but I give you a chance and not enter.

[DP1400]

Not sure how a `14 fits the bill in terms of a vintage motorcycle? Well not yet anyway!

Although there is no official specific definition of either `Classic` or `Vintage` in motorcycle terms, (except in the USA I believe), it is generally accepted that to claim either terminology for your bike it needs to be 25yrs old or older. Most UK insurance companies accept the 25 year `rule`too.

[Hooli]

To be awkward there, mine's been insured as a 'modern classic' for years as it's over 10.

[Irish in Oz]

Taken from the club website.


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