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Doug,
Some of us are just quietly admiring your work and would be sad if you quit posting updates. Since you want chatter, here is a little---

What brand of adjustable levers are those?
Will you be able to get the mc reservoirs close to level?
The rear caliper bracket seems to be hanging at an angle when viewed from behind, yet the caliper seems to be parallel with the disc. Is that an illusion or is that part of the design?

Thanks for chiming in TexasKz. Sorry if I seemed whiny, just was one of those days...

Anyways, to answer your questions.

The levers are just some Chinese knock-offs from eBay. Quality seems pretty nice but I haven't seen a CRG or Rizoma, etc up close to compare to though.

Not sure I'm following on the M/C being level?

The caliper and bracket are both parallel (as far as I can tell) to the disc. I'm taking pics with my phone so they sometimes appear slightly distorted.

Later, Doug

Here's a few more updates...

I had already stripped the front wheel in preparation for painting the spokes and hub. The lips are machined from the factory but I wanted them to be a little shinier. I bought some metal polish and started to polish the lips some. I'm not a huge fan of shininess but I wanted a small amount of reflection in them.



After polishing them some, I started masking for the paint.



To be cont'd...

I used Epoxy Appliance paint on the wheel as well as several other parts on the bike. It requires some good prep and once cured (1 week+) it's pretty tough stuff.



Pulled the masking off while the last of 4 coats was still a bit tacky. I think it came out great!



To be cont'd...

I wanted some nice bar ends but didn't want to spend much $$ on them so I rummaged around and found a couple old knurled style bar ends. Not exactly trick looking but a few minutes on the lathe to remove the knurling and they looked 10X better.



Later, Doug

StreetfighterKz wrote: I used Epoxy Appliance paint on the wheel as well as several other parts on the bike. It requires some good prep and once cured (1 week+) it's pretty tough stuff.

Pulled the masking off while the last of 4 coats was still a bit tacky. I think it came out great!

To be cont'd...

LOVE the wheels. NICE !!!!!

Dave

The wheels really look fantastic !!! I have always been a fan of that style wheel, I have a rear in pretty decent shape that may end up on my bike after seeing what you have managed with yours.....rear brake caliper arrangement is also very cool, do those calipers work in any direction or do some have to be above the axle?

Love the wheels! You'll have to post an update on how well that type of paint holds up to road use; I'd be really interested to find out.

I have been following your postings and have never replied to your thread, as I don't have much to contribute, what I am saying is that I and other members here enjoy reading your postings and learning from what you are doing, and not everybody is as skilled as you are, so keep on posting your work. I for one appreciate it, now I like the way your wheels turned out, however it would be nice if you would share what you used or how you polished those rims, I have also used Appliance Epoxy paint on my rims , and they have held very well to stone chips.

BlueZbike,
I've seen the rear Brembo caliper used on top (Ducati 750/900SS) or the bottom (Monster and 74X/9XX models). The only thing that I may have to change is flipping the pad spring

Mopguy,

I stripped the rim using Aircraft Stripper bought from the hardware store. Took several applications to get all the coating off the machined lips. I grabbed some Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream. No particular reason I went with this other than there was a warning that it contained ammonia. I figured it must be pretty decent stuff with a warning like that. Lol. I used a lot of elbow grease and a couple old cotton tube socks to get it to shine.


Later, Doug

I like what you did with he wheels. I think that should accentuate the width and low profile of the tires much more so that a fully black wheel. It also adds a bit if visual interest to the tire - wheel combo.

Let the finish cure for a couple weeks and reassembled the wheel with some used Braking rotors. I had been watching eBay for several months to find a set.


And a preview with the Gsxr caliper.


Later, Doug