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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:56 pm Post subject: RG250 mk3 Walter Wolf re-creation - resto |
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Project RG250, started as a regular Canadian edition '87 Mk3, will be a Walter Wolf when done. I got a complete set of extra bodywork and tank, so I can 1 have spares and 2 i have the option of doing the original colour scheme later if I decide to buy extra wheels and seats.
some of my other bikes....
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Looking great.
Particularly like the NS400R _________________ We are where we are... |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks very much, i have a few other bikes too,
I ride a 2014 CBR500R as a regular rider, I have this 89 Yam FZR400 that i just restored and I just ordered a 2016 Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin
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bobbyboy Show Star !
Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 315 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:45 am Post subject: |
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Lovely job so far on the RG.
The rest of them are looking good too! _________________ www.taffmoto.co.uk for your replacement fairing panels |
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gagster55 Show Star !
Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 219 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:49 am Post subject: |
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nice work - watching this one |
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Bitacticus
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:26 am Post subject: |
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very nice
I am going to built the same Walter Wolf you are.
Do you have the color code or the paint you used on the wheels?
I have most of the panels but been unable to find a genuine red wheel for normal money.....
enjoy the build and please post pics
Regards Erik |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, yes the red wheels paint is from a rattle can. its just VHT Brake Caliper paint in Red with VHT Caliper Clear Coat on top.
stuff is very durable and a perfect match.
goes on beautifully, you cant tell its a rattle can job.
I did my FZR400 wheels with VHT Wheel & Rim paint too.
here are the FZR wheels...same approach for the RG wheels, except I removed the rotors etc when i did the RG since it was a colour change from white to red.
some times you can use a deck of cards when painting the wheels, other times its too tight a fit between the rim and the tire so you have to mask it...ive done both
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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hope to finish putting the engine back together in the next week or so, then its the long wait till spring (cold Canadian winter has its grips on us till April)
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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I have 2 options withthe exhaust silencers, the originals were a pretty banged/rashed up (see the first pic in the thread at the top) so I ended up with pretty clean used set that came with the bike, and a set of new reproduction aluminum sleeves that go on the stock cans.
Pipes are cleaned and painted (Tremclad high heat gloss)
I stripped the old aluminum sleeves off, blasted and painted the old cans and riveted on the new sleeves. No picts of the finished result yet, but they do look really nice...here are the in progress shots I have handy...
cans stripped and painted (Duplicolour high heat manifold paint)
new sleeves ready to rivet on (protective film left on till theyre riveted)
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Bitacticus
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Straycat wrote: |
Hi, yes the red wheels paint is from a rattle can. its just VHT Brake Caliper paint in Red with VHT Caliper Clear Coat on top.
stuff is very durable and a perfect match.
goes on beautifully, you cant tell its a rattle can job.
I did my FZR400 wheels with VHT Wheel & Rim paint too.
here are the FZR wheels...same approach for the RG wheels, except I removed the rotors etc when i did the RG since it was a colour change from white to red.
some times you can use a deck of cards when painting the wheels, other times its too tight a fit between the rim and the tire so you have to mask it...ive done both
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Thanks very much for the help.
I will buy the cans and use the cards trick
Regards Erik |
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gammaguy21
Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 70
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work.
Looks like it's come a long way since Silverstrom had it. |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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LOL, yea, it's still taking me longer that I'd like though.
I think I'm Silversrom's best customer he's a stand up fella', glad to have him as a friend. |
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wizbit
Joined: 20 Aug 2015 Posts: 56 Location: Isle of Wight UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:30 am Post subject: |
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That card trick is a fantastic idea, never seen it before. I can't make my mind up about the colour scheme on my 250 resto. I like the two tone blue and white scheme in your first photo but getting the decal kit for that version seems the hardest bit. Ultimately I will probably put it back to the factory colours of the early Mk3 (Martini-ish style if you know what I mean). Great work by the way, thanks for sharing it. |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Wizbit, I have 2 complete decal kits for the original double blue and white. They run at just over $200 with taxes & shipping to buy new, Id sell one of mine to you much cheaper, if your interested PM me.
I got 2 sets because im anal retentive, one set for the main bodywork and a second set because I always have a complete set of spare bodywork for my vintage bikes.
Then... I changed my mind on the colour scheme and went Walter Wolf.
hence i have 2 sets of spare decals, one of which i will never use |
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gammaguy21
Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 70
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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Straycat,
Can you let us know where you got the WW decals and how much they were?
Did you do the paint yourself? What did you use for the WW blue? |
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