SuzukiSavage.com - Painting tins

Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: Painting tins - Day 2 Reply #15 - 07/28/09 at 07:03:49 really really nice job!!!
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: Painting tins - Day 2 Reply #16 - 07/28/09 at 11:22:15 Nice blue accents. ...BTW, how does the bike ride & handle w/o rear shocks? (we're moding an old SR250 in the shop into a bobber and were thinking of removing the shocks and installing a spring seat) C'ya
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Re: Painting tins - Day 2
Reply #17 - 07/28/09 at 14:22:44

Stimpy - FSO wrote on 07/28/09 at 11:22:15:

Nice blue accents.

...BTW, how does the bike ride & handle w/o rear shocks?
(we're moding an old SR250 in the shop into a bobber and were
thinking of removing the shocks and installing a spring seat)

C'ya

Thanks, when I bought it the struts were already on the bike, and I have never ridden it with shocks so I don't have a point of reference to compare the ride quality. I do know that I hit a manhole cover today that felt like it shook my teeth loose Shocked

If i end up picking up some shocks to compare, I will let you know.

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05 S40 15" Memphis Slim, FXDWG Bars, Moved Rear Signals, Saddlebags, Fork Bag, Mini-Tach, Raptor, Cone Filter, Fishtail Muffler, Mix Screw Out 2.5 Turns, 4" Fwd Controls, 147.5 Main/55 Pilot @ 4500

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Re: Painting tins - Day 2
Reply #18 - 07/28/09 at 17:32:43

EJID wrote on 07/27/09 at 06:51:01:

Thanks, I "borrowed" the two-tone idea from another member, kevinphan, but used a difference color variation. I really like how the flat black contrasts with the glossy blue. I will try to get some better pics with a real camera now that she's "done" being updated for a while.

Good Job! I remember your first post and pic of your before pics. The new look rocks! Enjoy your new bike.

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Re: Painting tins - Day 2
Reply #19 - 07/30/09 at 08:56:21

I was sitting at a stoplight yesterday and there was an older couple moving their HD Heritage Softail w/trailer back so they could pull out of the gas station, when he looked up at me, got a great big grin on his face and said "cute, I like it." I just nodded and said "thanks."

I guess I didn't realize just how much smaller/more versatile these bikes were until I started riding it to work this week and park it next to a Softail Custom and a Road Glide. Those things are HUGE, I don't know if I would actually be ready to ride one of those at this point. Glad I went with my thumper for my first bike back on the road in over 15 years

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05 S40 15" Memphis Slim, FXDWG Bars, Moved Rear Signals, Saddlebags, Fork Bag, Mini-Tach, Raptor, Cone Filter, Fishtail Muffler, Mix Screw Out 2.5 Turns, 4" Fwd Controls, 147.5 Main/55 Pilot @ 4500

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Re: Painting tins - Day 2
Reply #20 - 07/30/09 at 10:44:19

Cool! ... Our little Thumpers are legit Bikes for sure!

Just this morning on my way back home from doing some volunteer work with our annual summer Foreign Student Exchange Program, a very gristled Biker and his equally Road Worn Harley Softail pulled up to me at a stop light ... He goes, "Cool Bike ya got there man!" I say, "Thanks". He continues, "I'm from out of Province and I'm kinda lost. Can ya tell me where the local Harley Dealer is"? I say, "No prob bud! I got the time, I'll take ya there! Just follow me!" He lights up a nearly toothless grin (no kiddin'!) and yells, "All right!", while punching the air with his right fist! A short (and heart chomping) Ride thru a local Industrial Park at Rush Hour later, we pull into the local Harley Stealership. Dude, who was from Alberta and had spent a month Riding across Canada to attend our (in)famous George Street Festival, then gushed over "what a tidy package" my S40 was and kinda couldn't believe it was a Suzuki!

Sorry for hijacking this Thread!! Embarrassed

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AngloSaxon Full Member Offline I'd rather have one big one than four small ones. Posts: 141 Framingham MA Gender:	Re: Painting tins - Day 2 Reply #21 - 07/30/09 at 11:18:50 Nice job mate.
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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: Painting tins - Day 2 Reply #22 - 08/04/09 at 06:41:19 I have a question about the primer. What kind of primer do you use? I have found only a primer for plastic, but I'm not sure it's suitable! tnx!
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Painting tins - Day 2 Reply #23 - 08/04/09 at 07:06:29 Violent_Rage wrote on 08/04/09 at 06:41:19: I have a question about the primer. What kind of primer do you use? I have found only a primer for plastic, but I'm not sure it's suitable! tnx! I just picked up a primer @ Lowe's - it was labeled as an automotive primer. Here's the majority of the supplies that I used:
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