With the frame all polisehed its time to tackle the engine mounts which were rubbed down prior to polishing and needed a coat of paint to finish them off.
Masking the frame off was surprisingly easy, I decided to use newspaper to cover the engine so the mounts could be painted with the engine in situ.
The paint used is silver caliper paint this has high temperature qualities however its also has a glossier finish than UHT or VHT paint which is always matt and never lasts.
Radiator mounts were given a few coats of gloss black to freshen them up. Plus new allen bolts of course!
I have used silver caliper paint and matt black paint for my PRM stencil work on the cover seen above. Im not over the moon with the finish so im looking for alternative methods of stencilling.
The choke bolted back on gives me the feeling im past half way on this project.
I will need to find and after market expansion tank for this over flow pipe to feed to. The original unit had to hold and average of 330ml of coolant. I may improvise with a bottle or canister if nothing turns up.
The false air intake and radiator cap were given a lick of paint to add a bit of colour.
Battery supprot mount was given the same lick of paint. it was the only thing letting the rear of the
bike down. The newly powder coated swinging arm and shock still look divine.
This is the overall state of the bike, we are now toying with the idea of introducuing an alloy front mudguard to the bike, this will bode well with the frame and other polisehed ally parts. How it will be fabricated and fitted will be posted soon!
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