I changed the colour of my bike! Woohoo! :)

[Wolfman]

Awesome job...looks OEM! :thumbup:

 

[ozzieboy]

Awesome job...looks OEM! :thumbup:

Man that looks great. Nearly as nice as a blue one...lol.

Really does look great. Love your work:thumbup:.

 

[opds9091]

Only the headlamps and the windscreen are new, well not new, but from some bike in Germany (EBAY rules ), all the plastics are original, I fixed them myself. Lots of patience, super glue, Bond and filler. That first pic shows the fixed fairing with my paint job. But then the tank needed to get fixed so I took the whole bike apart this winter and gave the parts to a guy who painted them professionally.
The disc lock doesn't rattle, I never heard or felt it. It's just so much more practical than having to lift the seat up every time.

This might sound lame, but what does a disc lock do and what is the functionality of it????

 

[Jedi]

It locks through the holes in one of the front brake disks, meaning it's a lot harder for a thief to wheel the bike away. Some of them also have a vibration sensing 110dB alarm in them so if the bike is moved, it screams.

It's just an extra way of making your bike more of a PITA to steal than someone elses!

 

[Jedi]

PS to the OP - nice job!!!

 

[vela]

This might sound lame, but what does a disc lock do and what is the functionality of it????

I can see why you're confused, that's just the place where I keep my disc lock. That way I don't have to lift up the seat every time I want to lock the front disc. I know that if it was under the seat, in most situations I just wouldn't bother.
Here's a pic of it:

WARNING! For anyone who thinks this is a good place to keep their disc lock... Don't put the lock side towards the tire! You'll be able to lock it (because you don't need a key) But, you won't be able to take it off. There's no room for the key to go in. You'll have to take the rear fender off. (Believe me, I'm talking from experience! Ha, ha, ha!)

 

[antijoy]

It looks great, well done. :thumbup:

Has your bike gotten any faster or slower? I'm sure everyone would like to know.

 

[vela]

It looks great, well done. :thumbup:

Has your bike gotten any faster or slower? I'm sure everyone would like to know.

You mean because of the airbox mode? No. Just a bit more mid range torque and it's gotten a lot smoother since it doesn't brake so hard when you let of the throttle.
But if we're talking about color... that's another story. Much faster!

 

[Sawblade]

I was right about to ask why the silver is a different shade until I saw it was a real paint job.

 

[sfcali86]

great job man !!