Not quite so bling...

This is the kickstand - pretty ropey quality, had a hole in it, now filled in i hope and I also ground it down so that it'll be good for chroming

The after shot, came out pretty good, that angle grinder works wonders.


home polishing :D Dremel - gotta love 'em!

missed interiors..



For some reason ChromeMasters missed a few parts - the spring was especially annoying, as it was also meant to be copper finished; however it maybe a good thing, i've decided to keep it as chrome and once the rust spots are gone then it'll all be good. I've sent them back to be fixed and also sent the exhausts off too - please please please dont fall apart in transit!

Bling!

Christmas time!

Chrome arrived, looking forward to seeing how the girder came out, theres like 50 other bubble wrapped goodies in there too! :D

Seats Ready!

Roberti customs finished my seat - looks nice and simple, looking forward to seeing it on the bike, hoping that it'll flow with the bikes long long lines. $150 incl shipping aint half bad for a custom seat.

Pipes ready to go - I think..

Um..

So, where are we, bike got the point where it was ready for tear down, took it all apart and was ready to send to chrome when I found that the half SS and half mild steel wouldn't chrome well due to the heat on the SS being kinda flakey, sooo, chopped them up, bought some mild and went to Rexs and we remade the exhausts, just waiting for them to be welded then they can be sent off to Chrome Masters along with everything else to be made beautiful. Once you start with chroming/ polishing stuff then you cant stop - its like an addiction - cant wait to see the final product - about 3 weeks to go.
Also finished off the frame spent last weekend with a file and a Dremel type tool and took out 90% of the highspots to hopefully save me some money of the prep time before paint. Have design from painter, not 100% sure but will probably go for it; as have done with the seat which has been sent to Roberti Customs for some basic leather work, nowt flash, that the job of the chrome and paint. April release - it'll be tight.
Also cant make up mind on getting tortoise shell spokes - i'm 60/40 on it yet..

Painter is ready to finish off my design, figured he'd be able to get the final design a rocking as he is used to this style of bike - cant wait. www.ryzart.com Note: Ray bet me $100 I wont have it ready for April - he'll see, $100 here I come :P
Image below doesnt look like the same bike but it is (cept from front tire is correct below and rear is bigger as its now a 5x16) this is kinda the look i'm going for - was looking at some twisted spokes but could be over the top..