the new - what have you done to your ped today thread.

went and picked up the NSS300 Forza, im well chuffed with it, the guys over at the dealership even put the kettle on, will no doubt be in there again in a few years
got quite a few looks with trumpalot going pillion all the way to the hospital and even the scanny person lady had a go at us when we both came in with bike gear on
went over to Walsall to show it off to my brother and to rub it in his face a little, I even let him have a cheeky go on it around the block
been riding pretty much since 11am - only came back for dinner - im off out again

 

sorry MK, but if it helps, it's ferrari red. Standard grey primer but if you want it a more brilliant red colour use a white primer as it tends to show the brighter colour through the red top coat.

 

Sometimes it's good that the weather is bad, like today for instance.
Not so many customers so managed to get the Katana done.
Just got to repaint one lower panel and it's finished.

 

washed the beautiful new scooter
purchased some better valve caps for it fitted said valve caps
im so happy. forklift training then from 3pm until about ten mins ago ive just been riding it

 

This is where the Terry Towel nappies will come in use in the future

 

done mine with pound land rattle cans...should have shelled out for some proper cellulose and air brushed it on..would have used a lot less paint and got a better controlled finish.vision only took 250mls to do and bugger all over spray to speak of too..

 

just use the wilko stuff, fiver a can and lasts ages

 

good morning mark..if you feel adventurous,try a bit if thinned down enamel paint and a soft brush..goes on lovely and flats nice.after it dries,a quick polish and you would think it came from a gun. The art is not to keep dragging it once its on.if you need to build it up,let one coat dry and rub it down a bit and do another one.then if it needs it...a quick once over with a fine paper and a good compound to bring it up to a bang on shine....no mess,no over spray.

 

dont think ide wanna use that and expect it to be any good....im no expert but ide say...bin it...could give it a go on some spare metal as an experiment...be interesting how it turns out after all that time

 

I get to crack on with the first service tomorrow

 

Finished painting the Runner yesterday, all panels back on now, looks nice, I'll post the before and after shots over the weekend.
Picked up some 3mm 'T' connections for the Katana's oil pipe re-configuration, ran the first half tank of fuel dry this afternoon on it, re-fill tomorow and run again to aid the running in process.
The apprentices SR125 is all done and gone , that's another space in the workshop free. He's as happy as larry, and apparently his mother loves the colour of the Runner and says he should have it painted the same. It was a very quick NO from me.
I'm not going to start the Gilera Ice project until both the Katana and Runner are sold and gone. Not for any other reason than I need to have a clear out and clear up of the workshop. The shelf space is all over the place, it needs to be re-organised back to how it was, plus i need a bigger stock cupboard. There's a couple of engines that need doing, main bearings and the like, and i may as well paint them whilst they're apart innit.
I desperately need to have a look at my 1100, it has a nasty grinding noise from somewhere in the drive line, and it has a valve rattle .
I've 3 vx125 engines that need sorting as well, hiding somewhere in the darkest depths of the underside of the bench, plus there's a bit of woodworking to do.
I wonder if i'll get round to tiling the kitchen floor before christmas.............................

 

Ok then, here's what it looked like when i bought it. Not too bad really. All the panels hanging off, front end primed but not sanded and the back end was a mess



And now,

 

Well, the Runner is up on Fleabay, we'll see what interest there is.
The apprentice is running around with a huge grin on his face.
His bikes going well and he's throwing his leg over a new bit of fluff apparently....................lucky............