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Old 06-Mar-2011, 16:55
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I got all excited by the nice day and when i got home from work i put a bit of colour on one side of the frame. I wish i had somewhere to hang it so i could do both sides at the same time. Wonder if the washing line would take it lol. It'll take a couple of coats to cover fully but i'm happy so far. The colour is Ford radient red from Halfrauds. Its not that far away from Ducati red to be honest - Maybe a touch brighter?. Will see what the next coat does. In all it'll be much cheaper than a pro job anyway.

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Old 13-Mar-2011, 19:51
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I've been applying clear to the frame today. Was gutted that i got a run on one of the tubes though. I also came up with a way to hang the frame up so i sprayed the clear in one go all over. When i've sorted the run i'll give it another coat of clear. Not too much orange peel either so pretty happy.
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Old 14-Mar-2011, 13:19
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Well the run is now gone and i've started putting stuff back on. Cant wait to get the swing arm and subframe done so i can get the engine back in.

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Old 20-Mar-2011, 15:37
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No new pics at the moment. Went down to Ducati Leeds last weekend with the intention of spending about £3. Went home with £170 worth of stuff lol.
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Old 22-Mar-2011, 21:26
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Today i stripped down the swing arm ready for painting. Got a friend to use his air tools to undo the nuts. Made it far quicker.
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Old 23-Mar-2011, 13:30
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Dear Chris

I think you bought this bike from me? I lived in a flat in Ware, Herts at the time. If this was mine I'm over the moon to see her back. Had a real lump in my throat when I read of your crash.

I've got a 2005 749s now and still love it.

Good luck with the rebuild, and keep the updates coming.

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Old 23-Mar-2011, 18:35
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Dear Chris

I think you bought this bike from me? I lived in a flat in Ware, Herts at the time. If this was mine I'm over the moon to see her back. Had a real lump in my throat when I read of your crash.

I've got a 2005 749s now and still love it.

Good luck with the rebuild, and keep the updates coming.

Regards

Mark.


Hey Mark i think it was. I came down with my girlfriend to get it. It was a brilliant bike and its hurt me every time i;ve looked at it sat in the garage looking unloved. Today i took the wheels down to NB Coatings in Pontefract to be powder coated satin black.
Got these from the bay to tart them up when they get back.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
In red. Also these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

The bearings that came out of the front wheel are in pretty good nick and feel ok. Am i right in saying that they should be replaced anyway?

Also got some primer on the swing arm :0)


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I'll paint it black over the next couple of days. Took ages to mask everything up.
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Old 21-Jul-2011, 08:30
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I got all excited by the nice day and when i got home from work i put a bit of colour on one side of the frame. I wish i had somewhere to hang it so i could do both sides at the same time. Wonder if the washing line would take it lol. It'll take a couple of coats to cover fully but i'm happy so far. The colour is Ford radient red from Halfrauds. Its not that far away from Ducati red to be honest - Maybe a touch brighter?. Will see what the next coat does. In all it'll be much cheaper than a pro job anyway.



Just a quick question, did you sand blast strip to bare the frame before painting, or did you sand it down manually... Or just painted on top of the old paint??
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Old 21-Jul-2011, 10:24
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Just a quick question, did you sand blast strip to bare the frame before painting, or did you sand it down manually... Or just painted on top of the old paint??


I sanded by hand just enought to give a nice flat finish and get rid of any marks. The old paint is mostly still there.
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Collected a frame at the weekend for my project. Bought a Ford Radiant Red as well... I am planning to sand down to flat finish, do a layer of white primer, then Red then probably a final coat of lacquer.

I hope it turns out as good as yours as my painting skills are not that great...

Wish me luck!
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