updates... new tires came in, they look nice besides the purple tread wear mark Out of closet
I finally got around to wet sanding my tank, I was feeling a little demotivated because my bondo job absolutely SUCKED and you could see every little imperfection in it. After wet sanding it seemed to smooth up a bit but maybe I'm just being optimistic. Honestly though, this really isn't a show bike, or a trailer queen. The plan from the get go was to ride the hell out of it. all the dents and other imperfections are battle scars and learning moments for the future, if someone wants to hate on the bike because of an absolutely terrible bondo job then so be it, doesn't really matter what they think anyway.
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on a less philosophical note....
today I also sand blasted my rims only to find out the surface on them is absolutely done for.. nothing but surface rust all around. so I'll sand that down by hand a bit before I send the wheels to the motorcycle shop for some tubes and tire mounting... then I'll prime and paint them.... and cross my fingers I don't pop the new tubes for a reasonable amount of time. :facepalm:
my front brakes also came in, thanks again to Fat Boy for those... I really think I'll need them this time around.
so that leaves, more paint of all sorts and some shocks before I can start putting the puzzle back together again... then I'll worry about the lighting and seat cover eventually... oh and for you machinist guys I may require your assistance creating a smaller sprocket for the rear, I'm not climbing hills anytime soon and that 72t is killing my possible top end power....
...now time to get a glass of soda and fart around on youtube for the remainder of the evening.. those miniature v8's are better than porn. :innocent: