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At least you won't lose it in a crowd of bikes, I like this pic of my kr-1 taken at the ace cafe kawasaki day, the kr-1 stands out amongst the drab, boring coloured bikes.

Yesterday the Fella came to collect his one set of pipes and I decided to keep the GP style pipes for this build, aswell as being different I hope I will avoid the side stand and chain clearance issues with side by side pipes

Hi Martin
It will look great (do you want those pipes mirror polishing?)
Cheers
Bernie

Hello Bernie

I like the more restrained "brushed" look

Some folks do think it's sacrilege to polish out the weld burns though

Marmite and your Triumph don't look restrained
Anything but

My black finger is waiting

Well I must have meant , not mirror polished

Triumph's were already done but I did hand polish Marmite #1 but not at the backs where you can't see them

Was going to get the frame powdercoated but need to keep the frame number so it can be read easily as it needs registering but maybe have it sprayed ?

High Gloss black [-o<

SATIN

headcoats wrote:SATIN

Nooooooo
Even when it is done well, it still looks like a botched attempt at gloss

Got the 2 frames ready for the welders now,well he is going to have a look at them

Got to start the ball rolling again

German frame just needs the fork lock stops modifying and a bit of strengthening around the swing arm pivot and a bit of repair to the bottom of the frame stem but the UK frame which I have the log book for (easiest way to get it on the road) needs

Lock stops modded
Swingarm pivot strengthened
Front engine mount cross tube repaired
New tube welded in centre stand section
side stand bracket area repaired and bracket re welded back on
Rear side panel grommet pegs re welded back on
Engine tie bar brackets fabricated and welded into place
Small dent in rear subframe tube filler brazed or welded
Sheared bolt removed from mudguard underside bracket

Seems a lot now I have typed it out but gone are the days of scrapping these frames (and petrol tanks)

Worse case scenario will be to get the German frame done and then get it UK registered and get the UK registered frame repaired bit by bit

Hi Martin
Sounds like it would be easier and cheaper to take a welding course and buy a second hand welding set.
Cheers
Bernie

It was cheaper and easier when I had my mate Lee to do the welding, but since he met his new woman he's on another planet

Wow how long has this been
I get the frames from the welders on Friday

Then got to decide if to just paint or powdercoat frame

Just noticed it was a whole year since last post

Just thought 2 frames, 2 builds ?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Got frames back from welders and one is a UK frame with log book and the other a German frame with German log book and Nova cert.




Problem is both numbers are correct but just so faint that any powdercoat or paint will pretty much obscure them




Would it be unwise to re punch the numbers clearer ?

I guess you would need exactly the right stamps and be very accurate ?

Take a series of detailed photos.