frwinks
XS400 Addict
x2 on da polish
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Cafe build
- Thread starter tonupNW
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OliverB
XS400 Junkie
My son had his forks powder coated black along with cut off front and rear fenders, headlight bucket, speedo/tach cans and ceramic coated mufflers. The exhaust pipes will be wrapped in black. He is adding black shocks and is thinking of doing the rims and hubs in black also with SS spokes. Looking good so far.
tonupNW
xs newbie
Well my hands are dead. Sanded, and sanded, and sanded some more. Got up to 500grit. That should be good enough to start polishing
true grit
tonupNW
xs newbie
Haha yea. And this is only the forks. Im sure ill have at least 20+ hours in polishing the engine.
hardtailed77
Never Finished
Might want to bank on more time than that.....haha. I have around 15 hours in just one side and the top!!!!
tonupNW
xs newbie
This is true. But Ive got it down pretty good. I use my DA with a 80 grit scuff pad to get out all the rough areas and give it a rough teture, then 120, 220,320,400, then 500. After that Ive got some compunds that have some pretty heavy cutting which knocks everything down really good. I could probably stop at 320 but I wana a deep shine. Time will tell. Its probably gonna end up around 40+ since I'm picky.
hardtailed77
Never Finished
I hear ya man! My build would probably be done by now if it wasn't for me being so damn picky! Post up some pics along the way....you know us and pictures here! lol
tonupNW
xs newbie
Ill be posting more pics soon. Need to start ordering parts soon, but gotta wait til the wallet recovers a little. Had to buy an ECM for my truck the other day. I love my diesel, but man are parts spendy! So in the mean time, looks like more sanding and polishing. Im gonna try and do the build in stages. Working on the forks now, then gonna hit the frame, then motor, and lastly paint/ body and all the other odds and ends.
tonupNW
xs newbie
Well I got a nice surprise from the brown santa (UPS) today. They dropped off my new 320mm rotor. WOOOO! This thing is huge. So I bolted it up and drooled for a while, then I decided to mock up a seat. I was gonna buy a fiberglass seat, but I'm thinking since this is a custom build, I cant have an off the shelf seat, so Im gonna put my fab skills to work and hand hammer an aluminum seat. Here is a rough idea of what its gonna look like. Let me know what you guys think.
Mmmmmm Brembo
Mmmmmm Brembo
hmusket
XS400 Addict
Nice shape on the seat, proportions look good.
tonupNW
xs newbie
There is gonna be some gold on the bike. Color scheme is gonna be brilliant black (metallic black, factory dodge color), charcoal grey, and some gold accents along with some carbon fiber goodies im gonna make. Gonna do the Tank black and im thinking a grey stripe on one side, (like down gas cap side)
hardtailed77
Never Finished
Don't change a thing about your plans, PLEASE!!!! It sounds like pure sex! lol
looks sick, keep it up
tonupNW
xs newbie
Im debating wether I want to have a small transition from the tank and the front of the seat pan. What do you guys think?
hardtailed77
Never Finished
Maybe a picture of the back of the tank / front of the seat pan, looking down onto them would help?
frwinks
XS400 Addict
wow, that rotor is sick... what's it from? 
Love the tail, with the right light it'll look killer
Love the tail, with the right light it'll look killer
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