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MrDavo:
Well its taken so long that the board is asking me if I really want to necro such an old thread, but my tank, panels, headlamp and (new) ears are painted, and the result is stunning!

Menno sent me these pictures last night, he isn't going to post them back until the paint has had a chance to harden, we wouldn't want it stuck to the packaging, would we? He's also going to do another coat of laquer to seal the tank.





The paint has that lovely deep OEM candy shine, comparable to the paint on this Vic World low miles sandcast. below, that he keeps for a standard to compare with:



As opposed to this rather expensive restored K1 from, er, a well known dealer, which is just, well, red in comparison. I don't know if the stripes are stickers (Menno paints them) but they don't look that gold either.



The best recommendation I can give is that, as soon as I get my plastic box back from Germany, I am putting the CL450 parts in to send back to Menno.

I take Trigger's point that a new tank would have been easier, as mine had not only been around the block a few times, but had also been crashed into it, but I like to use as many original 1971 parts as I can, otherwise I could just build a bike from NOS parts and chuck the original stuff away.

Nurse Julie:
It looks stunning Dave. I love it when Menno sends the photos through, it increases the level of anticipation ready for when it turns up . Never disappointed and always very, very pleased with his work. A true professional and craftsman.

Seabeowner:
Beautiful job. I had a 500 done in candy ruby red a couple of years ago by Menno and it's still stunning and drain and store the tank inside in the winter. Now I'm feeling the urge to send off another parcel to Germany.

Laverda Dave:
 That's stunning paintwork. Menno does a great job and as Julie said earlier, when he posts the progress photos the anticipation builds.

JamesH:
Can’t wait to see it on your K1 dave...

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