New Bike, and new look.

[bad-yeti]

Well, where do I begin.....<sigh> lol, my girlfriend has has a long standing desire to get into the whole bike thing, which is something that I have of course tried to encourge :D

So as it's her birthday tomorrow, a little while ago I hatched a plan. :thumbsup:

When I met her I knew her only as Ducati Kitten and over the last few months have managed (with a great deal of effort) to PURswade her to get a Monster, she wanted a 749 or 748 as they look sexy but once the pro's and con's had been explained and I had cried alot she began to understand.

Then The way was set, so I found a standard Monster 900 Dark:
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike1.JPG (stock photo)

So How to make it my Babys dreams, well part of this log wasn't photopgraphed, so I fitted High rise pipes, and dragged it into the...

<WORKSHOP OF DOOM!!!!> I will say at this point that I have never sprayed "proper" paint befoe, but went out and got a compressor etc, I wanted this to be good....

so we began to strip...no Not me!!!
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike2.JPG

More stripping......

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike3.JPG

[bad-yeti]

Then came the rubbing, which speaks for its self...
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike4.JPG

Yes thats me, but the camera made my chin look big......so moving on...;)

[bad-yeti]

Here are some of the bits hanging ready for the paint....

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike5.JPG

and now a close up of the primed parts ready for the off...
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike6.JPG

ohhh yess more to come.....

[bad-yeti]

So, the next step was the base coat, I wanted thick but not too thick that it didn't need laquer, so here are the little beasties in their glory..., painted but unfinished...

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike7.JPG

and a couple more to show that a decent finish is possible....but boy does it take time...

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike10.JPG
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike9.JPG


okay moving on.....

[bad-yeti]

Soo I decied to polish the tank to see what the outcome would look like, and I was pretty pleased..
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike 9.JPG

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[Paranoid Dave]

looks a fab job to me, why not get these pics into the gallery under the projects section so others can take inspiration and information from your wisdom.

[bad-yeti]

Next came the thinking stage.....I was going to Germany on business and Money was a factor..so, I got my thinking cap on....
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike8.JPG

and came up with a plan........not so much a cunning plan, but an insidious one.....one that if it pays off would mean 75 "Girlfiend get out of Jail free cards" LOL.....but I think it did pay off.....

see next post.

P.S. German people get really worried if you leap onto their table in a restaurant and pretend to be a Walrus........just thought that you should know :D

[bad-yeti]

I came back from Germay yesterday to the parts with the graphix done..and was both pleased and dissapointed, it seems that signwriters have this outlook that it things arent done right ( a small bubble here and there) then its the "canvases" fault....but time is of the essence, so...this is than I had.....

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike11.JPG

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike12.JPG

Nice huh.......

[bad-yeti]

So, now we come to the end product.........

Damn this has been a labour of love.....I wanted to create a bike for the woman that I love that was as individual as she is (sorry for the mushie bit here) and I have done that, but also I wanted the whole project to be done by my own hands.....which it has been.

So the end product?

See the next post.....

[Shandy]

Looks good, its nice to see some begining to almost end pictures, have you got any pics of the finished masterpeice???

[bad-yeti]

She wanted a unique Monster.....

I gave her.....
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike14.JPG
http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike16.JPG

"Happy Birthday sweetheart....you are everthing to me." (Private message for her)

For the rest of you......damn painting is time comsuming, it really is an art, I think now I understand it but.......phew :D

See you all soon.

BY

P.S. Hanks for bearing with me on this ;)

[bad-yeti]

Last one ;)

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike 15.JPG

[Pedro]

That looks flipping ace!

Upload your pics to the gallery and I'll approve 'em pronto! Can do a special gallery if you like. Let me know

Ped
Gallery Mod!

[bad-yeti]

Thank you.

But...erm....I don't know how to upload to the Gallery.....please tell me how and I will do so.

BY

[ricky]

Last one ;)

http://www.bad-yeti.dsl.pipex.com/bike 15.JPG
hey mate thats fantastic work!! looks real professional!

[bad-yeti]

One thing that I will say is that it has been great to do a Project from start to finish like this, I still havn't finisted messing around with my S2R more to come on that....like the open clutch cover.....yes your heard that right :D:D:D

But this has been both an ordeal, learing everything from scratch about painitng and also a real joy.

See you all soon....


...BY

[Shandy]

hey mate thats fantastic work!! looks real professional!

Ill agree with that, nice job. How long did it all take start to finish??

[Pedro]

Thank you.

But...erm....I don't know how to upload to the Gallery.....please tell me how and I will do so.

BY


You have a pm!

Ped

[bad-yeti]

With work in between about 2 months......It's not perfect by all means but as a first time job....i'm well chuffed as I'm sure she will be.

[Splinters]

.............I'm grinning.........and speechless............

I am the lucky lady to for whom Yeti has sweated, rubbed, painted and almost lost a lung for...spay jobs in your garage arent the easiest even with the right mask...

I hardly feel worthy of the beautiful creation he has masterminded for me..

..I guess a good man is like a good bike....a rare thing...but once you find it...

you ride it for the rest of your life.....with a great big smile on your face....;)

Thank you hunny.....you really are the best.

Enough of the mushy stuff...the guys are reading this and probably chucking into buckets...fantastic job..as for the sweet talk....

See you later....:spin:

Splinter.x

[Pedro]

Perhaps a photo of you both to round off the gallery pics?

Ped

[Paranoid Dave]

The pics are only half of it, can you give a wordy explanation of how you stripped, prep'd and painted all this stuff. Halfords cans or something a bit more serious. I can see its a good job but i'd love to know how to do it.

[Splinters]

We'll sort something out Pedro....

<<grinning like a cheshire cat here...

Splinters.

[Pedro]

Hope to see you guys around soon too, like to see it for real!

Nice pressie eh?

Ped

[Splinters]

Ped....doesnt get better.....lol:spin: :spin: :spin: :spin: :spin: :spin: :spin:

[Pedro]

Lucky devil, I had to buy mine....

:chuckle:

[Splinters]

I'm sure I'll spend a small fortune in the years to come modding it even further....I'm already full of ideas....

Splint.

[bad-yeti]

Hey Ped, believe me it isn't perfect at all, it looks very nice though, best taht I can do with my limited talents.;)

[Pedro]

BY

don't knock yourself, it looks bloody good. I've painted a few things in my time and they've never looked that good!

Email me the pics and I'll bung 'em on the gallery for you - pm'd you my email addy

Ped

[Zimbo]

An excellent job BY, well done! Graphics look really good too.

[dlloyduk]

Looks really good. Need more info though, How did you do the Corse flag side of the tank?

[Nonnie]

Oh I like. I like the bike, the hard work, the love story everything!

Damn sweet.

And Happy Birthday Splinters

[kaysee]

...spay jobs in your garage arent the easiest even with the right mask...



The mind boggles:D

[Splinters]

lmaooo kaysee.....very good...

and thanks Nonnie.....

Splinters.

[queen_gpants]

Aaaaawww what a lovely story and Splinters you have a top bloke! :thumbsup:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY x

[Splinters]

Celeste...I know........*grins*

[tamtbam@hotmail]

Great job mate.
I've just done the stripe kit and fitted carbon cans and heel plates to my 620ie and it does make a differance. The paint job you've done on the bike is ace, fancy doin a few.