Daytona

[cygnus]

Pulled the ass end off for cleaning and inspection. The battery acid damage rust was more than I could bear even though I told him I wasn't refinishing anything. The paint was just falling off the shock springs with soap and water as well.

[cygnus]

and the rotor looked like shit......so I beadblasted all of it and headed over to my friends place with the home powdercoat rig. Used Sherman Williams gloss on everything but the rotor which i used VHT caliper paint and baked it.

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[cygnus]

I got nearly all the acid blotches off the rear wheel. Took my time as I didn't want to be repainting that hahaha. And a million other little things not to bore you with.

[cygnus]

Oh, if you redo many twinshock/koni style vintage shocks this is the style tool I would suggest. It does not damage the oem paint or your new powder/paint at all if you cured properly and it isn't expensive

[cygnus]

Clocks are back from having the pine tar damping fluid renewed so the cluster is done and shocks are back together. Going to have my buddy who owns a graphics shop repop the KYB decals since they came out so nice.

[Tuck]

It's looking really nice! You have been giving me lot's of flashbacks. 

[paul1478]

there is going to be one very happy Daytona owner shortly. 
great work.

[cygnus]

Thanks! Wish I was the happy owner  Buffed her hind end up before reinstalling the swinger. Mount the rear tire tomorrow so cleaned all the wheel bits. Then we will spin her around on the lift.

[cygnus]

Rear all done but the brakes.....other than waiting on the tank I feel on the downhill side

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[Czakky]

It's nice when they start looking like a motorcycle again

[cygnus]

Been chipping away. Steering head bearings were bad at 5000 miles from being overtightened. Fork internals looked like new. These pipes are fantastic. 99.9% of the acid stain was on the backside of the right on the rough "barely" chromed part.....that never happens. I'll tell the tank story in a few days. The rh headlight ear was bent so nabbed a super reasonable NOS piece. Bead blasted the old varnish and corrosion off the fork lowers, then gave a rubbed finish and hand wiped a coat of Nyalic on them. I had originally put the battery box back in rusty when this was a "simple" project. After powdercoating the other stuff I pulled it back out and refinished it, tossed the wet battery and got an AGM.....after all this I couldn't sleep thinking it would happen again.  Then I had to get the repop KYB decals because hahaha. I fell behind timewise updating sdetails o I'll just toss up some pics.

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