Guhl Tune/Derestriction

[mvk24_imp]

That's awesome!! Love it!!

Thanks PowerDubs!

Can you still get to the oil filter?

Oh yeah, no issues at all getting to the oil filter. Same clearance as before. Wanted to ensure that in repurposing the stock header that it retained the usability and functionality, while also looking mostly OEM.

Thanks guys! Appreciate the props!

I'll take some closer pics of the exhaust and post them as well. The fabricator/builder is absolutely outstanding, and his welds are works of art in themselves. While he was working on my bike, he just finished a KZ for a client and that bike was just recently in PipeBurn. He also finished a CB750 which was exceptional as well. I got a pic of them together I will also share.

Mvk24 - I had the fenders powdercoated by a company here in VA, ASCO. I've used them a lot over the years for tons of motorcycle parts and several sets of wheels for my car and truck. I did rattle can the taillight housing myself though since it is metal over a plastic frame and couldn't be PC'd. I sanded, scotchbrited, wiped it with degreaser, washed, then dried it thoroughly. Then used several coats of etching primer and gloss black. Finished it off with two coats of clear and hand buffed it out. It came out pretty good, I guess my OCD pays off at times haha

Oh and yeah, the rear fender is a bit of a pain. The taillight wire snakes through the fender, its very clean but disassembly and reassembly is a little time consuming.

Haha nice! I'm the same way it i do it i have to go through the entire process to do it the right way so I wanted to avoid paint.

I just did the vinyl wrap to the headlight brackets and it came out looking like the factory did it. Theyre pretty simple and flat thought.

I did a carbon vinyl wrap to my KZ440 tank on the third rebuild and that was a whole different story.. again because I'm anal and had to get every single wrinkle out. That took about 2 days and 2 attempts each because my buddy melted the wrap on me halfway through the tank lmao

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Haha nice! I'm the same way it i do it i have to go through the entire process to do it the right way so I wanted to avoid paint.

I just did the vinyl wrap to the headlight brackets and it came out looking like the factory did it. Theyre pretty simple and flat thought.

I did a carbon vinyl wrap to my KZ440 tank on the third rebuild and that was a whole different story.. again because I'm anal and had to get every single wrinkle out. That took about 2 days and 2 attempts each because my buddy melted the wrap on me halfway through the tank lmao

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Oh no! I feel your pain...that is so frustrating! Its not easy work, it tedious. I picked up a roll of matte wrap to do the hood scoop on my Tacoma and botched it like 3x with wrinkles. Its a painstaking process for sure...hell the powdercoating was easy in comparison! But me being me, I also purchased an extra front and rear fender assembly off ebay and left it chrome. Just in case I sell it, I'll swap the fenders or sell them separately.

I also tried installing the Lamin-X yellow film on the Tacoma's foglights and after spending hours getting them smooth and perfect over the curved surface, when they dried they crinkled up like bacon. I almost threw them in the woods haha Thankfully the Lamin-X was easier to apply to the CB (yellow) and Superduke (smoke).

Thanks PowerDubs!

Can you still get to the oil filter?

Oh yeah, no issues at all getting to the oil filter. Same clearance as before. Wanted to ensure that in repurposing the stock header that it retained the usability and functionality, while also looking mostly OEM.

Thanks guys! Appreciate the props!

I'll take some closer pics of the exhaust and post them as well. The fabricator/builder is absolutely outstanding, and his welds are works of art in themselves. While he was working on my bike, he just finished a KZ for a client and that bike was just recently in PipeBurn. He also finished a CB750 which was exceptional as well. I got a pic of them together I will also share.

Mvk24 - I had the fenders powdercoated by a company here in VA, ASCO. I've used them a lot over the years for tons of motorcycle parts and several sets of wheels for my car and truck. I did rattle can the taillight housing myself though since it is metal over a plastic frame and couldn't be PC'd. I sanded, scotchbrited, wiped it with degreaser, washed, then dried it thoroughly. Then used several coats of etching primer and gloss black. Finished it off with two coats of clear and hand buffed it out. It came out pretty good, I guess my OCD pays off at times haha

Oh and yeah, the rear fender is a bit of a pain. The taillight wire snakes through the fender, its very clean but disassembly and reassembly is a little time consuming.

Haha nice! I'm the same way it i do it i have to go through the entire process to do it the right way so I wanted to avoid paint.

I just did the vinyl wrap to the headlight brackets and it came out looking like the factory did it. Theyre pretty simple and flat thought.

I did a carbon vinyl wrap to my KZ440 tank on the third rebuild and that was a whole different story.. again because I'm anal and had to get every single wrinkle out. That took about 2 days and 2 attempts each because my buddy melted the wrap on me halfway through the tank lmao

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Haha nice! I'm the same way it i do it i have to go through the entire process to do it the right way so I wanted to avoid paint.

I just did the vinyl wrap to the headlight brackets and it came out looking like the factory did it. Theyre pretty simple and flat thought.

I did a carbon vinyl wrap to my KZ440 tank on the third rebuild and that was a whole different story.. again because I'm anal and had to get every single wrinkle out. That took about 2 days and 2 attempts each because my buddy melted the wrap on me halfway through the tank lmao

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Oh no! I feel your pain...that is so frustrating! Its not easy work, it tedious. I picked up a roll of matte wrap to do the hood scoop on my Tacoma and botched it like 3x with wrinkles. Its a painstaking process for sure...hell the powdercoating was easy in comparison! But me being me, I also purchased an extra front and rear fender assembly off ebay and left it chrome. Just in case I sell it, I'll swap the fenders or sell them separately.

I also tried installing the Lamin-X yellow film on the Tacoma's foglights and after spending hours getting them smooth and perfect over the curved surface, when they dried they crinkled up like bacon. I almost threw them in the woods haha Thankfully the Lamin-X was easier to apply to the CB (yellow) and Superduke (smoke). Never heard of the lamin X? I have seen the film for our bikes headlight though. I think there is a smoke, yellow, and blue film protective films.

I saw clear films for the gauges and cluster also

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