Complete Restoration of BMW R75/5 into Cafe Racer

[balkowitsch]

Heh, you do know that's a dude in the drivers seat, ehh?

Dear Les, I think you need to get your eyes examined.

One beautiful dude.

Thanks,
Shane

[les_garten]

Dear Les, I think you need to get your eyes examined.

One beautiful dude.

Thanks,
Shane

That's a very famous Trans-sexual named Tula.

You've been had my friend!

http://tgmedia.enacre.net/lorna_lynne/tula.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Cossey


Don'tcha feel dirty now!

I can fix ya up, if ya like...

[balkowitsch]

That's a very famous Trans-sexual named Tula.

You've been had my friend!

http://tgmedia.enacre.net/lorna_lynne/tula.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Cossey


Don'tcha feel dirty now!

I can fix ya up, if ya like...

Damn it Les, I hate it when you are right, I have to say you set me up a little bit, your damn knowledge of all things transexual caught me in a pickle, thanks for making my day, that is good stuff. Only you would have saw the "Tula" on her race outfit and put two and two together. Good one,

Thanks,
Shane

[les_garten]

Damn it Les, I hate it when you are right, I have to say you set me up a little bit, your damn knowledge of all things transexual caught me in a pickle, thanks for making my day, that is good stuff. Only you would have saw the "Tula" on her race outfit and put two and two together. Good one,

Thanks,
Shane

I got caught on another forum the same way!

The wiki entry is actually a fascinating read considering the dates that all this occurred.

[balkowitsch]

Just paid for the ceramic coating for the exhaust, headers and clamps. One of the things that I really wanted to avoid was the discoloring that takes place on all exhaust systems and I was not too keen to add exhaust covers since we are doing the whole Cafe Racer thing, so Jet Hot seemed like a good solution. I have heard nothing but good things about their product and their work.

http://www.jet-hot.com/

Damage was $343 for everything if anyone is contemplating using their service.

Thanks,
Shane

[les_garten]

Just paid for the ceramic coating for the exhaust, headers and clamps. One of the things that I really wanted to avoid was the discoloring that takes place on all exhaust systems and I was not too keen to add exhaust covers since we are doing the whole Cafe Racer thing, so Jet Hot seemed like a good solution. I have heard nothing but good things about their product and their work.

http://www.jet-hot.com/

Damage was $343 for everything if anyone is contemplating using their service.

Thanks,
Shane

What color?

[balkowitsch]

What color?

Sorry Less, it will be their silver chrome looking finish, not as shiny as chrome but no discoloration at all.

Thanks,
Shane

[les_garten]

Sorry Less, it will be their silver chrome looking finish, not as shiny as chrome but no discoloration at all.

Thanks,
Shane

Kewl! Thought you might be going black. The Silver will look good on there.

I always liked the Blue discoloration of the Chrome for some reason.

[balkowitsch]

Kewl! Thought you might be going black. The Silver will look good on there.

I always liked the Blue discoloration of the Chrome for some reason.

Yeah with all of our shiny bits we wanted to go with Silver. Thanks for the support Les and thanks for telling me about the guy! Damn it anyway!

Shane

[les_garten]

Yeah with all of our shiny bits we wanted to go with Silver. Thanks for the support Les and thanks for telling me about the guy! Damn it anyway!

Shane

"He" fooled a lot of folks!

[balkowitsch]

Josh has all the little bits ready for the powder coating process, well in fact it is a liquid coating process we are going to use instead. Can't wait to see the results and life brought back to these original parts.

Thanks,
Shane

[balkowitsch]

Our round wheel hubs will be liquid coated in white. Most of it will not show except where the spokes attach, but it should add a little detail.

Thanks,
Shane

[balkowitsch]

Well I did it, I purchased some of my safety equipment for the bike. I am going with the Classic Jet helmet by Davida, it is DOT approved, per our previous conversations, I stayed away from the less safe models and are going for function over form this time.

http://www.davida.co.uk/type.php?id=classic-Jet

The helmet is going to be all white to match the stripe on the bike, these are handmade and will take about 6 weeks to get it from U.K.

Also went with a set of their goggles and their face mask for cold mornings in North Dakota and to protect against bugs if I feel in the mood to wear it.

http://www.davida.co.uk/type.php?id=halcyon

their Halcyon goggles are very cool.

Have a great evening everyone.

Sincerely,
Shane

[rowens816]

Liquid coating process? Please explain. Liquid coating soulds like "paint"!!!!

[balkowitsch]

Liquid coating process? Please explain. Liquid coating soulds like "paint"!!!!

I have asked Josh who he is using and asked for any technical information about this process, all I do know is that it is different than powder coating, is suppose to be more durable, so I will find out who is performing this process and any information I can to share about it.

Josh posted an update on his site:

http://beemersandbits.com/2012/02/re...g-and-coating/

Thanks for your interest,
Shane