Whats your RC51 look like???

[RCVTR]

It was my first complete paint job. It took hours and hours and then some more hours after that.

I painted everything white and didn't have the guns set right. So I wet sanded the orange peel off. Then I painted everything red. I wet out nicely. I was just finishing the tank, when I bumped the tailpiece with my ass and knocked ot on the floor. So I got to do that over again.

Then I started the masking - way harder than it looks. I'm not a graphic artist, so it was hard to visualize the end result. It's not perfect, but I'm more than happy with it.

I have to say, I really like House of Kolor paint - but must admit, I don't have a lot of experience. The thing I like is that the base colors are non-catalyzing, so the reducing solvent will dissolve the paint after it dries. So when you paint the next color, ore the clear, it reactivates the paint and chemically bonds to it. You don't add a catalyst until you spray the clear, which then makes the paint impervious.

By the time I sprayed the clear, I had a good feel for it and the finish is brilliant!

Headed for Thunderhill in a couple weeks!

[b.miller123]

Nice paint, looks very good!

[5.4 speedster]

These bikes belong to a rc guy from across the pond. He can get all sorts of nice HRC goodies

[RVT2002]

He must really love th RC's(3) Love the exhaust on the red bike.

[JDRC]

Repsol scheme looks awesome...................

[garysol1]

very trick.....do you have a mod's list?

Originally Posted by 5.4 speedster

[DynaMight]

Originally Posted by 5.4 speedster

These bikes belong to a rc guy from across the pond. He can get all sorts of nice HRC goodies

I am pretty sure the Repsol one used to belong to a friend of mine. He sold it to a guy from Finland (I think it was there anyway) it has strange round headlights. Extremely tricked up and sounded immense, made 140BHP RW on the same day a 2008 R1 made 155BHP.

[5.4 speedster]

yup thats the guy. I guess he has access to all kinds of HRC goodies.

[janjayand]

Originally Posted by 5.4 speedster

These bikes belong to a rc guy from across the pond. He can get all sorts of nice HRC goodies

Is that some sort of works swingarm on the repsol one?

[DynaMight]

Yeah I cant remember if he said it was HRC or Harris though.

[vtredwards]

Originally Posted by DynaMight

Yeah I cant remember if he said it was HRC or Harris though.

+1. very cool swingram!
Laguna 2002 replica :



From Spain.

[Ogri]

So I fitted the high mount looks and sounds even better imo, just waiting to pick up a tank to do a spray job, then fit the 40th Aniv Repsol plastics.

[Modidy]

Originally Posted by Ogri

So I fitted the high mount looks and sounds even better imo, just waiting to pick up a tank to do a spray job, then fit the 40th Aniv Repsol plastics.

I'll swap you a tank for your stock side fairings Glad you are liking those high mounts, I am really appreciating mine standards

[Ogri]

Sorry, I'm hanging on to them for when I want to go old school "stock" in a few yrs, plus she might be up for sale soon and it'll have two sets of plastics to go with,

[RC51Stunna]

[ChipRC51]

One more pic of mine. At Barber:

[bensexcessbikes]

Stunna.... when did you fit the HRC link? Looks great BTW.

[*RJ*]

Love my RC.hate the levers got to change them with some Pazzos

[bensexcessbikes]

RJ - whereabouts are you located? That looks like a Hayden I used to own...

[RC51Stunna]

Originally Posted by bensexcessbikes

Stunna.... when did you fit the HRC link? Looks great BTW.

Thanks for the compliment.

I have had the new link for over a year, but it has taken me till now to get installed properly because I have been pullin teeth for months to get Ohlins USA to provide me the adjustable end eye-bolt I needed to use it with my Ohlins rearshock. After many months of hassles and headaches, I got the new bolt for $100 from them and now everything is perfect and my geometry is within an acceptable range.

I cant frickin wait to test the new rear suspension link and ohlins forks!

Stunna