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Change of livery
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:19 pm
by hillsy v2
So another auction bike has been in my possession for a while....
It's a 2005 VFR800. Not on any WOVR list so it should be an easy flip.
70K km on the clock - runs and rides pretty nice. VTEC kicks in nicely at around 7K and it's like a 2 stroke powerband...
As you can see it has minimal damage - but enough to be uneconomical to repair - torn seat, broken /scuffed fairings on RHS, bent brake lever and pedal....
The fairing panels are pretty much unobtainium second hand in this colour - new is well over $1K.....
BUT WAIT!!
We have a fix....
I will be digging into this one soon
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:15 pm
by hillsy v2
So I stripped off all the old Tupperware...but it was still pretty dirty underneath...
I recently got a foam blaster attachment for my pressure cleaner
Which is rather satisfying to use
And the bike is a lot cleaner
I knew the tank had a knock from the fairing hitting it but a big chunk of paint and filler came away...
It looks like it might have had a repair done previously by the thickness of the filler - and some interesting non blue colours around the place...
Not to worry though - the body kit came with a tank cover so you won't see any of the original tank.
But I guess I'll know more about that when I get around to pulling off the tank...soon...ish
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:44 am
by hillsy v2
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:15 am
by hillsy v2
So things dont happen too fast in my shed - but here's some progress
The quality is pretty good - but it's the little things that do your head in - like every bolt hole or mount point is just
slightly different. Which means offering up the panel then removing it to either adjust the hole or the mount on the frame. It's time consuming and frustrating....but it should look pretty good in the end.
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:20 am
by hillsy v2
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:58 pm
by hillsy v2
Whilst waiting for news on the tank cover - and the bravado to fit the other panels - I cobbled up some shorty levers from my ever growing pile of levers - they fit in more with the racy livery....
Also recovered the seat - it's not 100% perfect but it's better than a torn one....
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:24 pm
by hillsy v2
So this side was the side that had the crash damage - so I wasn't looking forward to trying to mount the new fairing because I knew all the mounts were slightly tweaked. Anyway - we got there eventually.....
But the really fucked part was the fact the paint lines in the panels don't actually line up
And the instrument cover panel they supplied doesn't fit either...
I do have the old instrument panel I can put back on and hopefully it lines up better....but I'm pretty close to setting this thing on fire right now.
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:06 am
by hillsy v2
Re: Change of livery
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:31 am
by sgtcall
It turned out great!