Today I sprayed on the Polar White base coat and then 1 coat of clear so that while we are remounting the bodywork to lay out the graphics we don’t have to worry about getting dirt, fingerprints, etc on the white base. I will sand it all with 400 grit after it dries for a couple of days so that it is ready for the red and blue stripes after I tape it up and cut out the designs. One of the saving graces of this project is that it is a copy of an old race bike that only exists in the Yamaha museum- so there will never be a “real” one sitting next to it for comparison.
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1971 Honda Z50A K2 Restoration
One of the latest projects in the shop is the 71 Z50A we restored using as many of the original parts as possible. Often, these Z50’s are just rebuilt using all the reproduction parts available Read more…
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