FlatoutBu
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posted March 29, 2009 03:01 PM
Miracle in a can....?
Nah, i wouldn't say so but it is good stuff. I never trusted something that came out of can....never been a big fan of them. I gave it one last shot with Dupli-Color ceramic 1200 deg paint. I followed the directions to a Tee and this is what I got.....
I had to bake these for 350 for 2 hours and 400 for a hour and a half. I let the parts sit over night with 2 light coats and 1 heavy. There are 2 problems with this...one you need to build a small metal wire rack to hold the parts up off the rack so they do not touch. "I layed them in there and they left little dimples on there where they touched." 2....It stinks the house up....I pissed the GF off but I told here to "deal with it!" lol I heat cycled the bike for over a hour today and so good so far. I would take it out for a ride but it's snowing now...Damn Indiana weather.
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Shane661
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posted March 29, 2009 03:04 PM
looks really nice...where did you bake them and what did you do to prep the exhaust?
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 29, 2009 03:07 PM
I baked them in the kitchen. I sanded with 600 grit then sprayed them off with brake parts cleaner. I scrubbed them with hot soapy, dried them off...and never touched them again. I always had a towel in my hand when i picked them up.
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Shane661
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posted March 29, 2009 03:10 PM
How much of it did you paint...it looks like the header pipes are unpainted?
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 29, 2009 03:14 PM
I didn't do the header pipes yet...too be honest I wasn't planning too. It crossed my mind but with wednesday being the first track day of the year I don't have the time. I still have a million little things too do to get ready and with work,mma,the gf and working on my car, I don't have alot of time. I'll put that on the to-do list.
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WRECKSHOP
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posted March 30, 2009 03:06 AM
LOOKS dam good....
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dubious
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posted March 30, 2009 05:16 AM
Nice work!
Now go and finnish it ! LOL
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 30, 2009 07:50 AM
Hey wait...this coming from the guy with his bike sitting on the stand for how long?! Damn, you guys are worse than my ex-girlfriend....nag nag nag. LOL
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iflyems
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posted March 30, 2009 08:49 AM
Now why the hell did you do that to my former pipe???
Seriously though, it looks good.
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Bawls
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posted March 30, 2009 09:13 AM
I found a cheap way to make the billet endcap look like new again lol. Brasso and a felt wheel for your dremel will work wonders lol.
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 30, 2009 12:08 PM
Seriously though, it looks good.>
I'm trying to get rid of all the bling bling on the bike. I'm getting into this all black stage for some reason.... I made another bracket for the exhaust too while i was at it. I rotated the can some more because the little tab was scraping pretty bad in right corners. I pulled the can up and closer to the bike..I lowered the bike some more for this year and it was catching the exhaust pretty bad.
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iflyems
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posted March 30, 2009 02:12 PM
quote:
Hey wait...this coming from the guy with his bike sitting on the stand for how long?! Damn, you guys are worse than my ex-girlfriend....nag nag nag. LOL
ROFLMAO....he's got ya there.
Hey, what the hell did you do too my pipe???
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 30, 2009 04:25 PM
Well I have gotten some good use out of it. I rode the bike more last summer than I ever had. i doubled the miles in one summer....I'm up too 4200 now lol. I pretty much just ride it to town and back and at the track. I took a ride with a friend last summer ( 5 hours total) and my right ear was ringing. I even made a baffle that slips into the pipe and it still left me saying "HUH"???...for 2 days.
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Silver08
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posted March 30, 2009 04:32 PM
how do you turn right on the street with the sidewinder?
did you tape up the Brocks plate when you sprayed it? looks really good.
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posted March 30, 2009 10:47 PM
HMMMMM
Wonder if they got it in Silver ?
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Hawkman
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posted March 31, 2009 12:32 AM
Looks great to me. Nice job.
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FIFTH
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posted March 31, 2009 09:03 AM
quote:
how do you turn right on the street with the sidewinder?
did you tape up the Brocks plate when you sprayed it? looks really good.
no right turn, you just go up a block and go left 3 times.... lol
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FlatoutBu
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posted March 31, 2009 09:43 AM
You can turn right...you just can't really lean into it. I have been riding it on the street for 2 years now with that pipe.
There are just 2 rivets holding the Brock badge on...drill them out and just replace when your done.
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jarhead
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posted March 31, 2009 06:55 PM
Looks good flatout, hope to see you guys down there a few times this year. My bike is still in pieces, and the parts are scattered all over the state. It has been a really really long winter.
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FlatoutBu
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posted April 01, 2009 07:18 AM
We will be there. Just going to watch tonight myself. I got the bike hanging off the cherry picker right now with the front wheel off....
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