Hi-Bird 200 build and help - Page 4

Killerbracing · 03-01-2014, 03:24 PM

Before

Killerbracing · 03-01-2014, 03:27 PM

After

Weldangrind · 03-01-2014, 04:51 PM

Those look great! How did you do it?

katoranger · 03-01-2014, 05:22 PM

Looks better than new. They didn't look that good from the factory.

Killerbracing · 03-01-2014, 08:54 PM

Thanks guys! Believe it or not, that is the dupli color metal cast system. It also took some brake clean to degrease, sanding and prep solvent as prep.

Killerbracing · 03-01-2014, 11:18 PM

Fixed the ignition switch short. One of the screws was gone and the other was walking out. They are 4mm if you need some.

Killerbracing · 03-09-2014, 08:58 PM

Got one number plate made. Just got to trim it up.

Weldangrind · 03-10-2014, 10:42 AM

It's really starting to take shape.

Killerbracing · 03-10-2014, 09:28 PM

Got the other side roughed in. Now I get to try to figure out what seat or seat/tank combo to use.

Killerbracing · 03-11-2014, 09:21 PM

Washed up the tank and a little bit of frame. It's going to clean up well. Just have to find a seat. Any suggestions? There's a bike show in Springfield in a month. Gonna try to shotgun this thing together and take it.

Weldangrind · 03-11-2014, 09:43 PM

Why not repair and recover the existing seat? You could do virtually any colour you like.

**cheesy** · 03-11-2014, 09:45 PM

I've following this and wondering what might have been.

Killerbracing · 03-11-2014, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Why not repair and recover the existing seat? You could do virtually any colour you like.

I would be better off making a new pan with fiberglass. The stock one doesn't line up right with the tank anyways.

Killerbracing · 03-11-2014, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesy

I've following this and wondering what might have been.

I think of it as a technical challenge and an art project at the same time. Lol

Killerbracing · 03-15-2014, 10:03 PM

Put the forks together and gave the bird a bath.

I used Mobil 1 synthetic ATF. Holy stench batman! Stuff smells like a week old dead dog that was in the middle of taking a shit when it died!

03-01-2014, 04:51 PM	#48
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Those look great! How did you do it? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-01-2014, 05:22 PM	#49
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Looks better than new. They didn't look that good from the factory. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-10-2014, 10:42 AM	#53
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	It's really starting to take shape. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-11-2014, 09:43 PM	#56
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Why not repair and recover the existing seat? You could do virtually any colour you like. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-11-2014, 09:45 PM	#57
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,844	I've following this and wondering what might have been. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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03-01-2014, 08:54 PM	#50
Killerbracing Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Buffalo, Mo Posts: 259	Thanks guys! Believe it or not, that is the dupli color metal cast system. It also took some brake clean to degrease, sanding and prep solvent as prep.
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03-01-2014, 11:18 PM	#51
Killerbracing Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Buffalo, Mo Posts: 259	Fixed the ignition switch short. One of the screws was gone and the other was walking out. They are 4mm if you need some.
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03-11-2014, 09:21 PM	#55
Killerbracing Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Buffalo, Mo Posts: 259	Washed up the tank and a little bit of frame. It's going to clean up well. Just have to find a seat. Any suggestions? There's a bike show in Springfield in a month. Gonna try to shotgun this thing together and take it.
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