m900 makeover before and after

[Pancho]

heres a few pics of my 900 i bought a couple of months back. illlet tthe pics do tthe talking.
before

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster016.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster014.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monsterassoff024.jpg

after

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster152.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster150.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster153.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster156.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster160.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll464/wilkybarkid1981/monster162.jpg

[Albie]

Very nice job indeed. Love the satin finish black with gloss stickers.

[chris yeatman]

very nice, like it!!

[He11cat]

nice bike! quite a transformation!!... Ilike the decal strip as well..
Really like your bar end mirrors!!

one thing not being rude... I do it all the time and get bollocked for it..... take your reg off the plate in the pics.. to be on safe side... hope you don't mind me saying that :)

top job on the bike!.....
Im itching to do mine as soon as I can get the cash together .. lol

[Pancho]

thanks for the comments guys.

hell cat,noted about the plate ill sort, my bar end mirrors wer cheeof ebay £11.22posted hard tobeat.

[ladybird]

That's really nice :)
You want to get some crash bungs on it though, worth their weight.

[gary tompkins]

Very neat. Did you spray bodywork yourself? Footrest hangers look much better satin black. I must get round to painting ones on the trike over winter.

[Pancho]

Very neat. Did you spray bodywork yourself? Footrest hangers look much better satin black. I must get round to painting ones on the trike over winter.

cheers for comment,the bikes been built on a serious budget. a mate powder coated the hangers in bin black,and a local guy painted it all for £140. really pleased with the results

[uksurfer]

fantastic transformation there, like the mirrors, i had same on my 600 (just put some on S4 yesterday)

[LVC]

Very nice sir - a credit to you :woot:

[Saint aka ML]

As on the other site great looking bike and price for paintjob as very very good. I was quoted around £500 for my one around London.

I would love to do the tank, seat cowl, front mud-guard and front cowl for round 300 but can not find anyone.

[Diego]

great work! it all comes together nicely!

[Albie]

As on the other site great looking bike and price for paintjob as very very good. I was quoted around £500 for my one around London.

I would love to do the tank, seat cowl, front mud-guard and front cowl for round 300 but can not find anyone.

I paid £220 for my tank,cowel and two pieced fairing.PM scapps for details. They are near canterbury in Kent and they also did his sparkley tank.

[He11cat]

If I can get a mudguard then I could just dump my parts at a sprayer.. I am on budget as tight as Dafyds tight pvc shorts in Little Britain!!.. lol

I like the red with the black stripe!
but I am afraid would I be that tasteful NEVER!! lol

[Cutter]

Very very nice - what are the cans if you don't mind me asking. I have bought some nice low level Sils but wondering if they look aggressive enough and have done tail chop. Yours look right.....

[Pancho]

I've no idea what they are, I bought them damaged for next to nothing and chopped out the bad bit, and just so happened to look pretty well! They sound awesome, really deep rumble.

[Saint aka ML]

I paid £220 for my tank,cowel and two pieced fairing.PM scapps for details. They are near canterbury in Kent and they also did his sparkley tank.

Thx I have saved this thread for when I am ready to do the paintjob. Will need to find a temp tank for that time.

[scrapps]

The bike looks great. Glad more people are building bikes on a low budget and getting great looking results..... Well done.

Ps happy to pass on paint details. I am more than happy with my metal flake paint job. I can also get decals cut to order to.

[Saint aka ML]

The bike looks great. Glad more people are building bikes on a low budget and getting great looking results..... Well done.

Ps happy to pass on paint details. I am more than happy with my metal flake paint job. I can also get decals cut to order to.

Scrapps will your place do paint + stripe.

[Gamsa]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but is it really a good idea to take the cam belt covers off?

[Pancho]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but is it really a good idea to take the cam belt covers off?

i couldnt really see any major risks in doing it, there could be,but at least i get to keep an eye on belt condition. i like the mechanical look of it.

cheers for all the positive comments folks, all appreciated

[Albie]

Scrapps will your place do paint + stripe.
excuese the second hijack but of course they can do stripes. If they do sparkley deep laquer they will do stripes.

[stormcock]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but is it really a good idea to take the cam belt covers off?

i couldnt really see any major risks in doing it, there could be,but at least i get to keep an eye on belt condition. i like the mechanical look of it.

cheers for all the positive comments folks, all appreciated

Just flicking through some previous threads and came across this one.

I've been riding around for about 3 years with no covers on with no problems whatsoever.
And I'm with you Pancho. I like the mechanical look too.

[barrysampson]

That's lovely, and very inspiring as I start tidying up my low budget 600.

[Yorkie]

Nice transformation!

Gamsa,

Bareing the belts is the way ahead, how else can you see if they are about to snap!!!!

Yorkie

[Pomp1]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but is it really a good idea to take the cam belt covers off?

I run the belts open myself and never had a prob, although I left the part that cover the front cylinder pulley in place, to avoid picking up any stone from the front wheel.