How on earth did you get that engine so clean? mine looks all gray and crappy like yours did to start... I'm using mothers polish on my chrome, but the pits are still there. what compound do you use?
Thanks guys, appreciated. For the chromes I used :
Get a waxing pad and go at it, scrub as hard as u can on the chromes. I also had great success on my trucks bumper with :
really have to scrub hard till the compound wears off after drying. Then hit it with a clean rag to remove the powdery residue.
As far as the engine, I sanded it with this look alike abrasive wheel that you find at autozone in the body work dept. I used the softer one connected to my drill.
Don't go too crazy as u are removing a bit of the alluminum when u do that. To prevent the alluminum to tarnish again, I coated it with spary can clear coat, and so far it didn't burn. If you want to chrome look polish them, u start with the wheel, then u go higher and higher with sand papers like 160 200 500 1200 1600 ... and every new sanding u sand 90 degress from the previous sanding. You don't sand in circle, but back and forth.
... or you go on ebay, you can pick them up already chromed for $30 each cover.
Yes I'll paint the number 59 in a mil style, already made the template, have yet to cut it, tape it.
I might still go with dark yellow rim
So far :
$850 for the bike
$200 ignition coils (old ones too rusted)
$25 spark plugs
$100 new intake manifold boots (old ones cracked)
$30 footpegs/brake pedal/shifter pedal from the junkyark.
$80 vinyl bombgirl/checkers
$160 cafe racer seat from 750cafe.com
$30 for oil, $20 something for the air filter.
about $50 of spray cans/primer/sanding stuff.
$35 clubman handlebars
$40 BMW blinkers.
about $1,500.00
I knew about "zip" about bikes, they are really easy to work on, including electrical. Every bolt is 10, 11 or 12mm. Go for it man, you'll have fun and it's pretty rewarding to drive something u drew on paper a month ago.
