View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
|
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Steve, we need sunglasses... Top job!!! _________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Desmo_Demon
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 240 Location: Easley, SC, USA
|
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
2bims wrote: |
|
It came out looking absolutely stunning! I like the rear seat cowl. It really makes it stand out from other bikes. _________________ Look for my books...
"If I Wrap It Tight Enough"
"The Journals: If I Wrap It Tight Enough"
"Map Junkie: My Motorcycle Journeys" |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hello Desmo....Where you been? Glad to see you back again anyhow....updates please...bikes, guns, painting, wife on the road to recovery...although not necessarily in that order of priority........
I chose a different single seat unit from the standard superlight...prefer the narrow R6/851/888 rear end with slimline tail light....Bike is now registered, tested and on the road...jsut waiting for a bit warmer weather...may need to refinish the seat pad though...bit thin...crushes my legs up on the standard pegs...so an extra inch or so in depth would be appreciated.... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia
|
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
2bims wrote: |
...may need to refinish the seat pad though...bit thin...crushes my legs up on the standard pegs...so an extra inch or so in depth would be appreciated.... |
Probably would suit my midget legs just fine Steve . I'll hire it off you when I come over for the TT (one of these years ) _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Well its been a couple of years....and the pup is still around and until recently had been languishing at the back of the garage.....well until yesterday when it came back out and had a slap and tickle with the old duster and polish.....just in time for the photographer from Practical Sportsbikes to come round and take a rake of photos ready for its inclusion in next months edition........
Early shots of bike done by the photographer certainly shows up the difference between a pro and a mere amateur....... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia
|
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:34 am Post subject: |
|
|
Share some pics when you get them Steve. You did an awesome job on the 900 Super Sport / SL _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
who
Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 402 Location: Melbourne Australia
|
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
Another one saved! Nice job, Congratulations! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Well.......its been a full three months since Practical Sportsbikes did an article on the Old pup 900ss.........and seeing as it took that long for them to finally get the time to send me through the photos they took....I though I'd share a few of them with you.....tis nice to have a professional around taking piccies....far better job done of it than I could ever achieve with my box brownie.......
A total of 156 photos taken and each one at around 12megabytes resolution...although not all shown here...Photobucket would blow a cog or two if I tried to upload them all...
Last edited by 2bims on Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:36 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
And a few others...loading in stages due to size of piccies...
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Last lot....some with me in them...so you've been warned and can thus skip otherwise......
And as Warners Bros says at the End.........
"Thats All Folks!"........... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
stox
Joined: 08 Dec 2015 Posts: 31 Location: Bedfordshire
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Lovely (not you, the bike). |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I would concur......... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
welshlamb
Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 592 Location: South Wales , Nr. Abergavenny
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Pity about the black mirrors....(just joking )
very nice for the record and reflect the extensive work you put in (and attention to detail!)
I do like the alloy exhaust 'collars' but you wouldn't see them much on a faired DB2. _________________ Not as many bikes as I would like and already too many to keep up with! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I should have bought a few more pairs of those collars....nicely turned out in billet and they came with copper finishing nuts as well....the originals were rotted through and the half moon collats were rotted to dust so much so that the headers were rattling loose......came from the same German company that the seat unit and bikini fairing came from..
Almost forgot...the cylinder heads and barrels were stripped and gloss black coated by Camcoat in Warrington also...a nice job done and no more peeling of paint....... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 6:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The bike is top... nice pictures too... I love the look without side panels and monoposto seat. But I wonder how can you resist to cut the air filter cover and mount K&N filter? _________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|