Me? Finished? Pah...

oneil sg1 · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Karma :

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Coming along nicely Steve Thumbs Up

Is that a left hand heelplate on the right?

oneil sg1 · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Karma :

Thanks Craig,
You are correct, I was putting it all together( foot rests etc) Local mot chappie said he,d fit her in,within the hour. Bit of a rush job,all sorted now.

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Got bored, more stuff, wonder what's next Confused

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(Wasn't sure if the white would go as I thought it might be too white (had considered spraying it purple). Blends better than I thought, even though the white is a shade too cream (or am I the only one who can see that?)

Simple · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

The wrong shade doesnt show in the photo due to the brilliant sun shine, take a picture of it in the garage (shade) and we'll see.

looks good, leave it as is now / ride it/ borrow my bike and tart it up Laughing

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oneil sg1 · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Karma :

Looks better each time I see her Craig.
What happened to the other seat cover , Wink

Is that a hinged one or just a clip on?
Did you junk the fender extender ?

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Thanks Steve, been trying to keep to my word in keeping her in good condition. I've been noticing people taking pics of the bike at meets recently - seems to be attracting a bit of attention whenever the sun's out guaging the occasional group of fellow bikers she attracts. Can tell they're interested, as some start peering into the fairings and suspension linkages (just to be blinded of course (see below)) One chap even came up to me asking if the paint was original Confused

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The standard seat covers safely stored away, I sold the one which came with the bike as patches of laquer came off when I removed the Renthal stickers Embarassed

Not to worry, as I bought this one recently off Ebay for only a few quid more (I've gone through 3 other cowls trying to find an appropriate 1 (2 clip ons plus a whole single seat unit) - none of them were good enough quality to adorn the bike, until this one of course Wink

I was in two minds whether to opt for a single seat, but after scaring a couple of pillions, plus getting hold of a Harris exhaust hanger, thought what-the-heck.

The cowl's a hinged one, so the bootspace is still accessible (picked a toolkit and manual off Ebay a few months back for authencity (then cleaned them before it went in)). The fender extender's still in place - it's nice and discreet (like the new hugger) and helps keep my downpipes shiney Smile

oneil sg1 · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Karma :

Funny how a small peice of plastic/carbon fibre can save you so much hassle.When I had a blade like that,I was grateful for the amount of protection to the front of the engine block+down pipes,the extender gave.Mind you mine only had standard black painted jobbies on. Wink

Dark · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Karma :

I reckon thats the tidiest '92 blade i've seen in the last 10 years. Hats off to ya Craig Thumbs Up

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Cheers Dark Thumbs Up

I'm sure I'd find some more things to do on it though.

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

I'm sure if you showed these pics of your bike to a honda advertising exec, they would offer you a 5-figure sum for the bike for use in commercials/advertising, or just for a museum.

Thanks for your advice on polishing my frame by the way, i love being able to see my own reflection in it Mr. Green

Just to add the final bling, i need some autosol fine, but haven't come across any. Would belgom alu be any good? i've heard it's a cracking polish.

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

lol, not sure about that, the Blade's not that clean.

I haven't found any finer grades of Autosol either, although it's been mentioned on the forum a couple of times. Belgom Alu is very good stuff - leaves a layer of protection as well. However, I found it didn't work too well on my RVF's frame; it looked fine when applied, but as the frame got hot, it lost some of its sheene - maybe the wax protection didn't like the temperature increase too well?

I used Brasso instead for the RVF frame.

akaDAVE · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Karma :

That's a great pic up there ^. Thumbs Up

So so very shiny. Shocked

Do you carry around a special mat to wipe your feet on before getting on that bike?

It is bordering on the obsessive but I think I'd do the same with that bike, it is a classic to be well looked after.

In one of those pictures I'm sure I can see someone looking out of a window in the background, probably saying "bloody hell, look, he's out there again cleaning that bloody bike again. That's the third time today, now he's taking more pictures of it. I wonder if he'll sleep next to it on the driveway again tonight" Wink

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Never thought i'd read such blasphemy Shocked

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