Rollin bones Movin on

[Captain Awesome]

I've got an '02 sportster with a Buell Lightning motor (101 HP) that is stripped to the bare essentials (400 lbs). Built it many years ago. I'm scared to ride it anymore.

I raced an XB9 a few times and really wished it had a 1250 kit

 

[marshall hudson]

Marshall, your style of humor hits my funny bone every time!

I archive any photos I find on here of over stuffed garages and bike sheds, so when my wife asks "How many bikes do you have now in your shed?" I just send her a message and say , "Not as many as this guy."

I just hope when I'm gone my wife sells my bikes for what they're worth instead of what I told her I paid for them.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I hope I get to sell them before she has too. My fleet isn't getting sold to just anyone, my bikes deserve to be passed on to a caretaker. (Insert top hat and monocle emoji here)

 

[marshall hudson]

Slow progress right now. Too much work and rain. I plan to get the frame primered up Monday. I need a little advice. How do you remove the head badge with out damaging it. I may reuse it or go with a custom one. Any tips appreciated.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

I’ve used a hooked awl in the past, insert it into the headtube and push the rivet out

 

[marshall hudson]

I’ve used a hooked awl in the past, insert it into the headtube and push the rivet out
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Thanks. I will give it a shot.

 

[RustyGold]

Drill. Start small and increase size until it spins out. With solid rivets, center punch before drilling.

 

[marshall hudson]

Drill. Start small and increase size until it spins out. With solid rivets, center punch before drilling.

Thanks for the tip. I dont want to ruin anything original if I dont have to but I do have some original rivets somewhere.

 

[Reallybigtim]

For headbadge rivets, I use a long heavy straight-edge screwdriver. Put the side of the straight edge on the rivet from the inside and push it out using a lever action like a pry bar. It has never failed me.

 

[marshall hudson]

Got a little something done today. I painted up a different chain guard than i started with. The original plan was to use the girls with the fender skirts. Unless i find a different fender i'll have to scrap that idea because the fat franks are to big. The mounting brackets for the skirts hit the tire on both sides. I could go with smaller tires but i just love my franks. If all else fails i have another idea for the back end. Color is washed out. I will do better pics tomorrow

 

[marshall hudson]

Talking to a buddy of mine yesterday he asked how my build was coming aolng. I showed him some updated photos where i'm at. His comment was, you should have called it Orange Crush. I originally thought about this but i think i remember someone else doing this before. I had ordered some waterslide decals that i think i will use somewhere on my build.

 

[marshall hudson]

I finished getting the frame primed for paint last night. My wife thinks i should do the frame in creme and i was leaning toward the orange. Well while i was watching the paint dry and enjoying a cold beverage, the color started to grow on me. It is lighter than the cap on the can. It turned out to be a green grey shade. More green in the sun more grey in the shade. I really don't want to change directions in the middle of a build but i really like this color. I hate when i think to much. Back to work tomorrow so i have a couple days to toss it around.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Always wanted to do a bike in ‘etching primer green’.
I think it looks cool,if you have any clear laying around it might be interesting to see how it looks as the ‘color coat’

 

[KJV]

 

[marshall hudson]

Always wanted to do a bike in ‘etching primer green’.
I think it looks cool,if you have any clear laying around it might be interesting to see how it looks as the ‘color coat’

Never been a big fan of green but this color just stood out to me. I will try out a couple different clear coats on a sample piece later this week.

 

[OddJob]

Marshall, this deserves to be back on Page 1 ! Any good painting weather in your part of the world??

 

[marshall hudson]

Marshall, this deserves to be back on Page 1 ! Any good painting weather in your part of the world??

Rain the last several days off and on. Weather says Wednesday will be clear then 4 more days of rain. I"m off the next couple days so i will get the small pieces done in my basement. As much as i like the green paint i"m going to stay with the orange to match my accessories. pics coming soon.

 

[marshall hudson]

Another rainy day in southern Indiana. I guess i'll get some more small parts painted in the basement shop. I picked up a can of Rust-oleum dead flat clear to keep that rat vibe alive. Has anyone used this and how did it turn out. A iitttle color sanding and i will be ready to give it a shot.

 

[OddJob]

Used that Dead Flat clear on my RaTsberry BuffeT Sears Spyder muscle build. It gives it a very 'old paint' look, something like an implement , tractor, old tool finish might have.

Not completely without a 'glint' or shine, but not glossy at all.

 

[marshall hudson]

Used that Dead Flat clear on my RaTsberry BuffeT Sears Spyder muscle build. It gives it a very 'old paint' look, something like an implement , tractor, old tool finish might have.

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Not completely without a 'glint' or shine, but not glossy at all.

That' s the look i was hoping to get. I will get a little sprayed today.