Restoraion

[bikemad]

Bottom of airbox is just drain pipes & on the carbs it's a breather mines not attached to anything

[Wootan]

Thanks, much appreciated

[Wootan]

Picture update

[celticdog]

Excellent finish on the airbox and infill panels fella, looks just like anodised aluminium.  :thumbup

[Chris]

Looks great! So pleased to see the progress on it.

Like the attention to detail,


Chris

[Fazer99]

WOW! you're doing a cracking restoration job  :thumbup

[Wootan]

Thanks Chaps,

Anodised Aluminium, also know as primer  :lol.

Starting on the forks tomorrow, everything looks pretty grotty so should be interesting.

I'll get some pics up tomorrow.

[joebloggs]

What paint did you use on the motor and did you etch prime the cases first?

[Wootan]

I used a specific engine paint and etch primer. It wasnt cheap but worked really well, especially for brush painting.  I soda blasted everything first then 3 coats of each. Let me know if you want a link to the paint.

[joebloggs]

I used a specific engine paint and etch primer. It wasnt cheap but worked really well, especially for brush painting.  I soda blasted everything first then 3 coats of each. Let me know if you want a link to the paint.

Link would be great

Thanks

[Wootan]

Here you go, sorry for the delay.

https://www.paragonpaints.co.uk/

[devilsyam]

what is soda blasting

[Wootan]

Shot blasting but using soda as the media

[devilsyam]

as in cokacola or sprite or even monster

[Graham53]

Soda is an abrasive used in sandblasters but its soft enough that it doesn't damage surfaces but cleans off ingrained dirt and staining , it's a bit like washing powder (or in the US of A it's called washing soda) but for use with high pressure cleaning systems.
( didn't know if Devilsyam was joking sorry ?)

[devilsyam]

i wasnt never heard of it as a blasting service

[joebloggs]

i wasnt never heard of it as a blasting service

Devilsam, if you go on youtube you'll find video's of people blasting complete engines, something you couldn't do with other media as it would risk destroying the motor if it was to find its way inside a casing

[joebloggs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmjEG7_5a38

[nash]

Any progress in this restoration? So far you did a really good job.  :thumbup

[Wootan]

Any progress in this restoration? So far you did a really good job.  :thumbup

Thanks Nash. I've not had a great deal of spare time recently but a little progress has been made. I've replaced the rear shock and started the rebuild on the front forks. Pics below.