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Mugen Seiki · Guru

93 DTR project

Gixergav · DTR Senior Member

Keep at it mate.It's gonna be a good 'un when it's done

Mugen Seiki · Guru

RE: 93 DTR project ( 14/12/08 Update )

Seiki · Admin

ive done the same as you on my rear shock but i used my polishing wheel which gave pretty much the same finish as yours nice job m8

ive adjusted mine as far as i can and the difference is amazing especialy for a fatty like me it used to bottom out before but now it hardly moves biggrin

Mugen Seiki · Guru

All i has was a bit of sandpaper and Brasso lmao , i really need to get one of those polishing wheels . Fingers are killing me lol

Thanks for the heads up man , definitely going to tighten mine up

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Decided the sticker looked retarded and was upside down lol , It's off dont worry biggrin

-- Edited by Mugen Seiki at 08:29, 2008-12-15

Gixergav · DTR Senior Member

Dont start with the polishing wheels

You start with a small object but it looks the bollocks and quickly becomes addictive and before you know it you'll be polishing everything thats alloy.Wear goggles and a dust mask if you decide to go down this road otherwise you end up with black snot and it looks like you wear eyeliner biggrin

Mugen Seiki · Guru

LMAO will do mate , I'll borrow her stockings lol

Got painting last night , did the inside and ends ...

Then the spring

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Result , found this shop by accident and its not far from me... at all !!! . Has everything i need on display . A shop round the back that does all the servicing and parts galore . Even shotblast and paint . Was in there looking at all the little goodies that will be added later . £25 an hour labour and will happily help ( and charge ) if the DT gets too tricky

C H U F F E D ! ! !

http://www.amazingbikes.co.uk/index.php

Can always enquire about stuff if anyone needs anything ,

AAAthreat · DTR Senior Member

If you spend that much time on the shock the bike is going to be like new when yer done with everything else :), looking good! Makes me want to strip my bike and properly clean it all.

-- Edited by AAAthreat at 17:26, 2008-12-16

Mugen Seiki · Guru

D O N ' T ! ! ! lmao

Takes too long mate lol

haineszdtx · DTR Respected Member

Mugen Seiki that is coming on well mate... fairplay to you... so when is all the bits due back from the powder coaters??? whats your plans for the engine ie polish or paint??? whens the next updated pics coming??? i cant wait to see...

haineszdtx · DTR Respected Member

do you want to clean mine for me... lmfao... do you or Gixergav know where to get a polishing wheel from and the paste stuff you use with it???

Seiki · Admin

same place everything else comes from m8 e bay lol

you will need a bench grinder,polishing mop, and some polishing soap which comes in different colours for different metals like green for ally or blue for steel ect

you can buy kits with everything you need but i think there a bit pricey as you can get the same job with basic stuff biggrin

Gixergav · DTR Senior Member

I get all my polishing gear from here
http://thepolishingshop.co.uk/index.html

I recently refreshed my polishing gear and had all new wheels,soaps and abrasives for 45 quid.I do all my polishing jobs on a 6" bench grinder with an attachment to fit the mops onto.If you want the best polish compounds then try the Menzerna range as its the best i have ever used.
Polishing is a very tediuos process which calls for lots of time and patience.I recently mirror polished my full stainless exhaust for the gsxr and it took me 14 hours!
Dont expect fantastic results straight away.It will take practice to get the results.
You also have to keep the alloy clean at all times.It will quickly oxidise if not regularly kept clean with a polish such as Autoglym Metal Polish.Riding through winter is definitley not advisable because the road salt will quickly eat away the alloy.
But dont let all that put you off because done right it will look the bollocks!

Mugen Seiki · Guru

FFS

Damn powdercaoters are mucking about . The place i initially took it to sent it off to another company to shot blast . So i go there to look at it and they say why not just leave it here and we'll powedercoat it to , just square it with the other shop . I say OK so off i go to square it .

Original powercoater ' guvner ' isn't there but his guys said yeah , leave it where it is and the ' guvner ' will call you if you owe us any money ( for taking it 2 mins down the road to another company :roll: )

Just get a call from the place that has my bike ( the second coaters ) .

" The ' guvna ' of the other shop just called and said they're picking it up tonight and i shouldn't have painted it "

FFS , but he HAS painted it so why fecking pick it up ?? Just tell me how much i owe and piss off .

But of course the 'guvna' is on site and i cant get through to him so tomorrow i have to go talk .

They flippin told me to go ahead and give the other garage the go ahead !!! I'm going to find the scrawney feck that gave the go ahead .

Anyways I'll have to collect from them and square off any money owed , ( transporting it and maybe for the blasting )

Here's fecking pics

That's all till tomorrow

-- Edited by Mugen Seiki at 13:54, 2008-12-18

Mugen Seiki · Guru

RE: 93 DTR project ( FFS )

AAAthreat · DTR Senior Member

Lookin good man pitty about all the dicking about just to get the bits painted. Not be long before you have it all back.

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Yeah mate bit of a runaround but F it !! lol

Should have the frame back tomorrow and all the bits done in silver . The black and red bits will have to do tomorrow aswell . They were meant to be done today but whatever lol

roadblock321 · DTR Respected Member

Hi there! could you tell me what rear mud guard fits over that reg plate holder

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Most of them do mate , which tail are you after ?

Mugen Seiki · Guru

It's back !!!

Argued and paid £150 which was the original deal . Anything else is for the two shops to sort out betweeen themselves .

Now i need to source every single bolt or screw on the bike and replace them

Gixergav · DTR Senior Member

RE: 93 DTR project ( IT'S BACK !!!! )

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Cheers mate , will do :)

AAAthreat · DTR Senior Member

Very sweet! Didn't think you were going for red parts as well :) should be interesting when it's all back together.

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Yeah mate was looking at the red spring and thought a few more highlights would be nice . ( yeah i know that sounds really really gay lol )

Few more ideas paint wise ;)

Cheers dude

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Mock up started

AAAthreat · DTR Senior Member

Lookin good man :), are the red bits for the radaitor mate?

Mugen Seiki · Guru

Yeah mate , will be spraying the rad plastics white and maybe a graphic like this ...