Author Topic: Renovation Time (Read 57381 times)

z1100r · « **Reply #90 on:** April 10, 2011, 11:02:18 AM »

Thanks chaps...yes its rattle cans....an unbelievable finish for what they are. I paid

z1100r · « **Reply #91 on:** April 10, 2011, 07:57:39 PM »

Had the tank and side panels out in the sun all day today hardening off, so I had a go at the clocks. In about 1990 a local Honda dealer closed down. Frettons of Coventry was a big shop and their spares dept was the best in town. They put up 5 or 6 tressle tables and had a closing down sale of all the leftovers in the spares dept. What a shame I was skint. Anyway al I could afford was a pair of clocks for a tenner but I didn't look at them closely enough. No good for my 500...totally wrong...cables come out at an angle and speedo contains idiot lights. The plus side is the bowls and glasses are the same. So I swapped everything over today and dipped the tip of my faded needles in some red paint and hey presto very good nick clocks from a load of scruffy looking tat.

Another problem though, I slit the rings with a 1mm dremmel disc and now I need to put them back on. What methods have you guys got for this. I was thinking of brazing/soldering a couple of small tubes on the ends - one threaded the other not - and use a small screw to tighten them up. A bit like a hose clamp.

Spitfire · « **Reply #92 on:** April 10, 2011, 08:14:18 PM »

Who's rattle cans did you use, the finish looks great !

Cheers

Den

z1100r · « **Reply #93 on:** April 11, 2011, 09:44:46 AM »

This stuff..!! Its cheaper than I thought..!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/metallic-blue-spray-paint-400ml-/150581060846?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230f54a4ee

z1100r · « **Reply #94 on:** April 11, 2011, 11:38:34 PM »

Well those bloody clock bezel rings have been bothering me to hell. So tonight I got on my little lathe and made some tiny stainless bushes. Some with a clearance hole and the others tapped 3mm. I made a few and did some trial and error on an old ring. They are stainless rings so as I had no silver solder or flux I brazed them onto the ring...worked OK but looked a bit messy. I have ordered some silver solder and found my flux so should be good to go when that arrives. I also ordered a kit of small size stainless screws for

z1100r · « **Reply #95 on:** April 13, 2011, 03:59:29 PM »

Decided temporarily to abort my search for decent switchgear. The type I have is not stock anyway and unfortunately comes from a 550 K3 or one of the 750's and seems fairly sort after. I'll get some propper 500 ones I think and not waste my time/money on stuff thats wrong and expensive.

SOOOOO.. as a stop gap I just bought some really cheap, as new, CX500 stuff, totally complete

z1100r · « **Reply #96 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:32:51 PM »

Still ummming and arrrghing about this dammed tank...!!! 500 or 550

http://knkcycles.com/honda-cb500.htm

Whatever I finally decide to do I will be painting the stripes on though - I cant face that much money and application hassle for a few bits of vinyl.

Silver solder not arrived ...screws not arrived...might aswell degrease the frame now I think and whizz it off for powder next week. Bike Should be up and done in a fortnight...hehehhe..yeah OK

z1100r · « **Reply #97 on:** April 16, 2011, 09:36:25 PM »

Well it wasn't a flook...I cut my support bar off the bottom of the tank and flatted the whole thing with 800 this afternoon - to get rid some sanding marks. It was so good the first time that I didn't think it posible I could achieve the same finish again but I did easily....its good stuff that paint.

I've put it in the house for tonight...smells a bit but she hasn't noticed... yet.

Spitfire · « **Reply #98 on:** April 17, 2011, 08:37:46 AM »

Looking great, my 4 cans arrived two days ago, thanks

Den

Bryanj · « **Reply #99 on:** April 17, 2011, 12:47:17 PM »

Carefull with the cx500 switches as the kill switch works the opposite way round as it connects the black/white to earth to stop the engine and disconnects for run

z1100r · « **Reply #100 on:** April 18, 2011, 09:08:10 AM »

Last night I decided to strip the rest of the frame - practically nothing left, rubbers for side panels and the 2 stands.

What a nightmare....I never noticed in the past that one half of one of the centre stand brackets was missing. On top of that the whole lot is seriously worn and the long bush is seized solid in the stand. After an hour or so of struggle I had to give in with my idea of frame to powdercoaters today. What a crap design all that is but I have to sort it somehow...!!

Others must of had this grief with the centre stand....what did you do...?

So was fed up after hacking that off and went on and made my oil cooler mounts...thats going to look real neat, and the horn can stay where it is aswell. Do some pics tonight..still cant finish the clocks because solder not arrived, screws have though.

After lots and lots of indecision I have finally decided that blue only looks good with a 550 style stripe. So when its hardened off I cant wait to mess about doing that. I really wanted the old 500 style black panel and if I'd done it in one of the original Honda candy Brown or golds then thats what it would have been, but it dont suit blue IMO.

Thanks for heads up on CX500 switch - mind you they have'nt arrived yet either. I think its too ambitious to get this done for IOM this year, I'm going to be away too much over the next few weeks...a shame but I dont want to really really super rush it.

PS ...Den, remember that is Acryllic paint, you will need a good 2K laquer over it else a sniff of petrol destroys it.

Spitfire · « **Reply #101 on:** April 18, 2011, 02:53:22 PM »

Yeah if I remember rightly Halfords do one.

Cheers

Den

z1100r · « **Reply #102 on:** April 18, 2011, 03:35:14 PM »

Noooh...not that petrol resistant rubbish from Halfords...proper 2K. I bought some of that Halfords stuff and its not that good.

I will be using a proper 2k catalyst laquer and have bought tis - never used it yet so we will see :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aerosol-Motorcycle-2k-Clear-Lacquer-PETROL-RESISTANT-/350414990227?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item51965c6b93

If this dont work I'll be buying proper stuff.

Just found a powder coater 7 miles away..excellent. Just got a bit of fabrication brazing and welding now and then off she goes. He says 2 weeks anyway now so that suits me as I'm on Hols all next week.

Spitfire · « **Reply #103 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:14:32 PM »

Ok, I'll take your word for it and will order the same stuff.

Cheers

Den

z1100r · « **Reply #104 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:27:40 PM »

Well like I said I haven't actually used it yet...I would wait and see.

Heres some pics....silver solder finally arrived, all just needs a good polish now. Rh switch is covered in greasy hands and clock rings need
a little neaten up with my air grinder and a polish. Ignore the rusty bars.