Well, here is a quick photo of the bike all assembled. We will get some more/better pictures as soon as we have some good sunny weather but for now, you can get an idea of how the bike turned out. Aprilia should look and learn because when you compare it Read more…
The clear coat is on all of the parts and looks great. Here are a few pictures- you can see the pearl in the white in the close-up of the tank. Really pretty color. As soon as the owner sends me some pictures of it all assembled, I’ll get them Read more…
Now that all the colors are on. we need to put the logos and graphics on. It really isn’t as easy as just sticking some decals on. Placement needs to be precise since a logo at the wrong angle will be very obvious. I spent a lot of time with Read more…
Today, we are putting on the last of the colors- black. Since we already have red and white painted, we have to be extra careful masking everything. A little black mist on the red or white will show up like a wart on the end of your nose. We are Read more…
Next, we are going to spray the white and also put the diamond pearl on it. We wanted a very bright white so that the pearl would not cause it to look dull or milky. The color we used is called polar white and it almost has a slight blue Read more…
After the bodywork and primer is done, we need to tape off for all the colors. In this case, the first color we are spraying is the red and there is no taping to do. The only parts that are getting sprayed red are the small headlight fairings and the Read more…
This is a great video of some Urban Trials riding. The scene towards the end on the bridge is awesome. Fred Crosset urban trial ride 2010 monster energy from dd on Vimeo.
Today we need to do a little bodywork. The tank needs to have the decals removed and the tail needs to have a bunch of bodywork to fix spider cracks in the gel coat and fill the big holes where it would have mounted if it was installed on a Read more…
We spent about an hour laying out colors and deciding what graphics needed to go where. As you can see, the tank was barely damaged. After deciding on colors and scheme, I took pictures with small tape strips on the body work marked with the colors. The bike will be Read more…