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Beastly Black

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:20 pm
by MikeCam
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Holiday Project Completed

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:24 pm
by DJ Downunder
Very nice.. :smt023...great job....btw..I like those wheels better than the more common and wider ones.

DJ

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:11 pm
by Deans BMW
Mike, looks great, in fact fantastic.

San Jose BMW has a one off Remus can and adaptor that we displayed at the show, would look fantastic on your bike, would you like for me to see if you can get it, would be the only one in the US for quiet a while. :twisted:

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:21 pm
by riceburner
DJ Downunder wrote:Very nice.. :smt023...great job....btw..I like those wheels better than the more common and wider ones.

DJ
We have those wheels (the thinner ones) on ours. :D


Very nice bike in All black, we're going to do it cheaply by buying a black Bagster cover as soon as they're out. ;)

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:10 pm
by rivi7777
I like it! I was going to do mine in dark graphite metallic...Oh well...

Hey, where's your "fork" covers?

The Job

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:03 pm
by MikeCam
Removed the yellow fork covers because I think they are hideous. Found black fork legs underneath more acceptable.

Hand painted the peg assemblies and rear plastic body panels - not too bad a job but not concourse quality.

Ordered the BMW panels via Chicago BMW in the Dark Graphite... 75 days for delivery but worth the waiting.

Will leave the headlamp silver for now. Getting a new windscreen later - in dark smoke probably - waiting for a Cee Bailey's version or whatever San Jose has....

Dean - Interested, yes. Is it black/dark? Can you get me a pic first? And a ballpark on the price? Thanks.

Mike

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:09 pm
by Deans BMW
Mike, I just found out this afternoon that Remus "borrowed" the can back to show at the rest of the Cycle World motorcycle shows, don't know the price, will keep you informed.

Do That

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:30 am
by MikeCam
Dean,

Do keep aware of how that can moves around and if it becomes available, at some reasonable price, I'll probably want it - in black!. Also looking at ceramic coating -- but don't know much about that.

Thx

Mike

PS

I'll be calling San Jose's Lisa next week.

Faster, Smarter, Stronger than Before....

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:20 pm
by MikeCam
Well, rode the beast a couple of times since the conversion. I find it faster, more supple in the corners and better behaved at speed. I am suddenly a better rider and I believe my hair is growing back in.

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:38 pm
by DSKYZD
That bike is badass, Mike. I still would like to have black wheels and valve covers on my R like Rivi77's. Well done!


DSKYZD