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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 27 Sep 2016 21:27 #743771

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Nicely done sir!
You don't leave any details undone.
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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 28 Sep 2016 05:47 #743795

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kickass work vic :evil: !

that (as with everything else you have touched)turned out very nice.
good job man.

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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 28 Sep 2016 09:43 #743824

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thanks guys. the files are off to the water jet cutter today! Since I'm paying for the drops as well i decided to have them cut in a manner that i don't have to create a fixture to mill them. Once the mill operations are done I will cut off the excess with a band saw and then finish them.


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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 29 Sep 2016 11:49 #743920

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Nice and clean!
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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 05 Oct 2016 11:39 #744549

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Green won. Hopefully ill be able to prep everything and spray the test piece I have this weekend before committing fully


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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 09 Oct 2016 20:53 #744888

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everything is ready to rock and test is sprayed. I was hoping it would be a little more green but i do like the color. I might go buy some of the green toners and add a bit. I also pressure tested the gas tank in my sink to check for leaks before committing to paint. Hopefully this Friday it will go down B)



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Re:Saving a 1980 750 twin. 09 Oct 2016 21:23 #744890

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I'm not much on green but that's purdy. B)
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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 22 Oct 2016 15:31 #745950

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Paint came out pretty good. Photos don't do the metalics in this justic, it really pops in the sun. Unfortunately they sprung for the cheap filters on this spray booth and the fibers seem to find their way into the paint no matter how much I clean before hand, luckily when wetted by the clear they turn transparent so a little cut and buff and you will never know. I won't be able to get to striping this for a couple weeks.






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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 22 Oct 2016 15:55 #745956

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Nice B)
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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 23 Oct 2016 06:10 #745999

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DoctoRot wrote:
I then drew up a bracket in CAD and laser cut the profile out of .060" acrylic so I could stack them to get the correct spacing.


I have a safety concern about your brackets. How are they going to react to the harmonics when the brakes are applied?

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 23 Oct 2016 06:20 #746002

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Nebr_Rex wrote:

DoctoRot wrote:
I then drew up a bracket in CAD and laser cut the profile out of .060" acrylic so I could stack them to get the correct spacing.


I have a safety concern about your brackets. How are they going to react to the harmonics when the brakes are applied?

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Those are just to get the spacing correct so he would know how thick to cut the bracket, thus wasting less metal.
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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 23 Oct 2016 13:09 #746027

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My brother said i should paint those black and bolt em on! :lol: I had that design water-jet cut out of 3/4" thick 7075 sheet. Super tough stuff. I picked them up last week, I will get around to milling them pretty soon.

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