How many miles should a bike have on it before grinding the cylinders?

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[Cormanus]

Depends, I guess.

Josh, I've changing the title of the thread because it is too long to let people reply easily. There's a character limit and when the software automatically inserts "RE: " at the beginning, the title is too long.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

No problem.

The answer is probably never... but the bike has 655 as we speak.

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And since I'm taking pics-




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[jimgl3_imp]

???????

 

[LongRanger_imp]

What's the story behind that Colorado license plate?

 

[Lord Popgun]

Jim, he is taking the paint off the fin edges.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

What's the story behind that Colorado license plate?

I was stationed in Colorado when I was a medic in the Army.


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Did a rough cut on the back half of the right hand cyl head. Need to stop so I can do my Sun night house chores. That's ok because I need more sand paper. Long weekend of grinding.

The bright overhead lights are good for working- bad for pictures. This is going to be something to see in the daylight from a distance. But should tie in nicely with the valve cover and engine covers.

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[TINK_imp]

What's the story behind that Colorado license plate?

I was stationed in Colorado when I was a medic in the Army.


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Did a rough cut on the back half of the right hand cyl head. Need to stop so I can do my Sun night house chores. That's ok because I need more sand paper. Long weekend of grinding.

The bright overhead lights are good for working- bad for pictures. This is going to be something to see in the daylight from a distance. But should tie in nicely with the valve cover and engine covers.

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I was stationed in Colorado when I was a medic in the Army.


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Did a rough cut on the back half of the right hand cyl head. Need to stop so I can do my Sun night house chores. That's ok because I need more sand paper. Long weekend of grinding.

The bright overhead lights are good for working- bad for pictures. This is going to be something to see in the daylight from a distance. But should tie in nicely with the valve cover and engine covers.

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Like it!

 

[Razor]

The polished valve cover is cool.
Probably won't do it to mine, but the fins are making me itch to get my sander.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

The polished valve cover is cool.
Probably won't do it to mine, but the fins are making me itch to get my sander.

Thanks for sharing.

I have a feeling after I am done, there will be others to do this as well. Out of all the things I am doing, the fins are by far the easiest. Nice, quick and simple.

 

[jimgl353_imp]

ok, to me grinding is a bit different from sanding off the paint... but maybe that's what it takes.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

If you look at the stock fins, you will see the edges are tapered. I am grinding them down to a square edge.


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[PowerDubs_imp]

While waiting on Amazon to deliver my new batch of supplies tomorrow- (various grits sanding pads, black touch ups, clear coat touch ups)- I went back to the garage tonight and burned up what I had left of the existing sand paper pads.

I then turned off some of the overhead lights to try to get better pictures.

This is not the finished product- still needs more grinding, then polish and clearcoat-


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[Elipten_imp]

That looks great!


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[the Ferret]

That looks great!


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+1 it gives some definition to the motor

 

[Lord Popgun]

I like it! Looks great!

 

[Retsel_imp]

I got my Dremel out and gave it a shot. I already have a hi temp clear coat. Should be a no brainer. I am going to send off my headers to Jet-hot. May be a good project while I'm down.

RLETS, Baby face Sliders, Staintune Slip-on, CB500 Mirrors, smaller led taillight, OEM rear rack, Guhl reflash, handlebar risers, Kawasaki Gaiters.

 

[flynrider]

Looks good, PD! Kinda reminds me of what Honda did with the later CB750s with the blacked out engine.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

Did a little more work on it tonight. The way it was- you had to get at certain angles to really see the fins, especially with the bright lights on overhead.

I figured out a solution. You can't just shave the fins vertically- you need to radius each fin to catch the light from above.




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[Motogeezer1949_imp]

About 500k. LOL