July 26th, 2017, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Recommendations for my 01'?!
Hello all! My name is Austin and i very recently bought a 2001 250r and have some questions and am seeking advice on some cosmetic parts on my bike.
I bought the bike for 500 missing the front fairings and with some scratches and dents, but the bike only had 1800 miles on it and was always maintained/winterized (I live in Minnesota) and it ran perfectly so my purchase was mostly based on the drive train condition. That being said the bike isn't in that rough of shape cosmetically, few scratches on the sides and a few minor dents in the gas tank. there is one larger dent in the tank that id like to try to fix. I was thinking the plunger puller method might work where you buy a tool and try to pull the dent out. the front fender is scratched and cracked, I was thinking about just using some bondo to hold the crack better. I'm not going to worry about any of the scratches for now. if anyone has done anything that i'm thinking of or has any ideas please let me know. The other thing I want to change is the front end. it came with this aftermarket headlight/mini-fairing universal piece that you'll see in the photos. its not my favorite looking but the bulb is bright and it has built in LED side blinkers which is a requirement here in Minnesota. I don't mind the look but its not my favorite and the plastic is cheap and fading color, I either want to try and find a cheap paint or spray paint that matches the color of the bike or remove it. I do like the streetfighter look others have done on this site with the round headlights, but I also like the sportier look of the bike originally. the problem is all the universal headlights and fairings out there its hard to know if it would look good on the bike without buying it and I don't want to waste a lot of money on this peice. I was thinking possibly a squarish (rectangular with round edges, sort of like the stock headlight) headlight may keep the sport look while still having the naked bike, streetfighter feel aswell. If anyone has seen a headlight like this online or has one please link it here. I do have the stock headlight and may look into making a custom mount to use with no fairing. The last thing I want to look into short term is getting a new gauge cluster that will fit with the streetfighter look but I will probably look through other threads for info on that as it seems to have been discussed alot here before. Sorry for the long post and if there are already threads here covering anything i went over. I tried to read most of them but I am new to navigating this site and may have missed something, anyway i'm excited to have got this bike and joined such a great community here! |
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July 26th, 2017, 09:18 AM | #2 | ||
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Hello Austin, it's good to meet you.
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July 26th, 2017, 09:26 AM | #3 | |
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July 26th, 2017, 09:36 AM | #4 |
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Yes, I painted it. I used Dupli-Color grey sanding primer and Dupli-Color acrylic lacquer, and a clear coat of Spraymax 2K, which is a 2-part clear automotive quality acrylic urethane in a single spray can. The lacquer is not fuel resistant, so the clear is necessary. Next time I'm going to use an automotive urethane color coat and 2-part clear, because the lacquer, although nice looking, is not anywhere near as durable as urethane. Here's the little Ninja:
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July 26th, 2017, 03:03 PM | #5 |
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Welcome! Minneapolis remains one of my favorite cities, though I don't live in the area anymore.
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July 26th, 2017, 03:43 PM | #6 |
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Welcome SpaghettiKnight!
I notice your bike has no turn signals... You might look into some LED strips to wrap around the upper part of your front forks like I did on mine. They were pretty easy to wire, and show up even when the front fairing is back on (though just barely). Another thing you may consider (that I still haven't gotten around to) is putting extra lights in the empty tail sides. The holes etc are there, but there are no lights. Depending on the MN laws, you may even be able to wire them up as blinkers (CA requires a certain distance between them). You're probably also going to need a license plate. |
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July 26th, 2017, 10:34 PM | #8 | |
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Paint to match your bike; www.colorrite.com Good luck, Bill |
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July 29th, 2017, 01:58 PM | #9 | |
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July 29th, 2017, 08:53 PM | #10 | |
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July 29th, 2017, 09:05 PM | #11 |
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Yes, you can get ABS filament for printing. It's the same stuff, and can be dissolved with acetone.
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July 30th, 2017, 11:33 AM | #12 | |
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July 30th, 2017, 11:40 AM | #13 |
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If you have any trouble with the repair cracking, and you may not, you can get some thin ABS sheet and form it to the back of the crack with a heat gun like in the video, and cement it in place.
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July 30th, 2017, 11:59 AM | #14 |
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Thank you for the suggestion, Ya I'm thinking it may as I ride the bike more I may need a more permanent solution and that will probably do it, but for now I just wanted to ride it without the fender rattling around so this should do.
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July 30th, 2017, 12:33 PM | #15 |
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It may hold fine and never crack again.
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July 30th, 2017, 12:42 PM | #16 | |
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July 30th, 2017, 01:28 PM | #17 |
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That's the hope haha
I actually may have some fiberglass weave somewhere, we used it to repair our fiberglass boat a while ago but that's a good idea. |
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July 30th, 2017, 03:29 PM | #18 | |
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Jeepers, can you imagine working in a factory that produces fiberglass cloth? I itch just thinking about it. Bill |
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July 30th, 2017, 03:46 PM | #19 | |
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Not an endorsement, just the first example I found by searching for "kevlar boat laminating cloth": http://www.fibreglast.com/category/Kevlar |
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July 30th, 2017, 04:14 PM | #20 | |
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July 30th, 2017, 04:39 PM | #21 |
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No, when you're ready to buy, do a much more thorough search for "kevlar boat laminating cloth" and find a good price, etc.. As I said, that is just the first example of what turned up in my search.
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July 30th, 2017, 05:09 PM | #22 | |
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