| Author | Message | ||
     Brineusaf |
 I took a primary I had laying around, stripped it with a brush attachment for a drill. Then started my way up the "grit ladder" with sandpaper. Then once you reach desired finish, start polishing. In my defense, I think it looks good for only being able to obtain 1000 grit sandpaper. I wanted to go to 2k grit, but I couldn't find any locally. I also switched the shifting setup to GP, & removed the Emissions Cannister. In the process I had the opportunity to fill the Primary (just changed oil last week) with Full Synthetic, and adjust the clutch, as well as reset the primary chain tension. I spent more than 60hrs sanding and polishing this piece, but keep in mind, I did all of the sanding and polishing (with the exception of the final finish coat) by hand, without any powertools except the drill for the initial stripping of the finish. Edit- Ignore the remnants of the frame puck. It's from the insurance ordeal I posted a while back. Buell Germany has then as "back-ordered" so I just ordered a new set from Daves. Got sick of waiting, but they will be here soon! (Message edited by brineusaf on September 29, 2006) | ||
| Brineusaf |
 This is a picture from the day I got the bike. | ||
| Bake |
Send me your adress, I am sure I have some 2k grit left over from the Laverda rebuild. Looks nice but I have enough polishing to do. | ||
| Mesafirebolt |
I went the other way and painted mine black to match the rest of the bike. I painted the Inspection covers a black metallic that looks nice too along with the sifter linkage. I'll post some pics when I get them. The polish looks great too! I Stripped mine with aircraft paint remover (WalMart), it took about 30 minutes from start to finish. | ||
| Lighninginthesky |
 Emulation is the sincerest form of flattery. I hope you will not mind. This one is USAFR, Travis, CA, 2007 Scg. Tail will be cut and polished as soon as the integrated tail-light arrives. It already has Crossroad zero degree bars, crg levers and mirrors, Rinomotor sliders + bars ends, and the frame pucks. I'm a aircraft mechanic and love the look bare aluminum. Replacing the plastics with aluminum seems a must but one thing at a time. Your work looks awesome! | ||
| Brineusaf |
Lightninginthesky- This is funny. I am waiting for my integrated light as well, among other goodies.. you'll see soon. My wife is getting me the 0* Crossroads in December. Among other things, I met someone here who in exchange for me doing his 5K service, is making me an aluminum flyscreen and maybe an oil-cooler duct. Great minds think alike. Bake- I appreciate the offer: Kyle Brine PSC 1 BOX 2766 APO, AE 09009 | ||
| Brineusaf |
John - ENCS is who you bought from? | ||
| Acejay |
that looks pretty impressive, the bike looks really good from that angle - nice photo. i'm already thinking about painting mine black to match the rest of my bike. How hard is it to take off the primary cover with all the shift linkage and clutch cable, does it take very long? I'll get a copy of the manual eventually which should cover it all i imagine, but just wondered how you went with it? | ||
| Brineusaf |
I did everything per manual. Total time spent swapping cases - about an hour, maybe 2 max. But alot of that was referring to the manual. I think you could remove the case in 10 minutes if you wanted, just read about it beforehand. Thanks on the compliment on the photo, I didn't notice the leaf there until after I took it. If I put a buffing wheel on the drill it will SHINE, but the shine in the pic is just with the buffer/polisher. | ||
| Brineusaf |
Drain Fluid Remove shifter linkage Remove inspection covers Provide slack in clutch cable Loosen Primary Chain Locknut Detach Clutch Cable from mechanism inside case Unfasten Clutch Cable from Primary Case Remove Primary Case Bolts I think that's all. The manual says to remove the chin fairing, but that isn't required to get the job done. If you have all the tools set aside and read beforehand - it is an easy job. I spent alot of time getting up and walking from the bike to the tool box and back. I marked the shaft the shifter mounts to, so I knew where to set the linkage when I was done. This would prevent having to adjust the linkage if you are returning to the stock setup. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I thought you added the leaf for artistic expression! I really like the look of the polished primary. Mine is scratched, so I may be looking at some sort of change to the primary. Interesting though that we like the same shiny modifications that we decry in the HD crowd. You think they will create a "Polished Components Consultant" in Buell dealerships? | ||
| Bake |
Is that really an address? No town or country. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
It's the army. They don't like people. | ||
| Crashm1 |
"Interesting though that we like the same shiny modifications that we decry in the HD crowd." There is a difference though, chrome adds weight, polishing aluminum doesn't. In fact if you polish hard enough it removes weight.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
It's the shiny that's funny. | ||
| Brineusaf |
Bake- that's really an address. AE - is Armed Forces In Europe |
