my restored kr1 [finished]

[col]

Very very nice.
excellent attention to detail =D>

[mgtkr1]

yeah your right elf, the fork bottoms are polished, think i got carried away withthe solvol

yeah, any luton residents keep an eye out for a bloke on a totaly immaculate kr1 with no fingertips left! i will only be ''our'' martin nippin to the shops to get his daily supply of autosol/bandages changed! the amount of time spent on the polishing alone is mighty impressive, that combined with the ultra proffesionally executed paintwork, and fine attention to detail make it the best kr1 ive ever seen. id say yours and kaze bikes are about equal in terms of presentation but its easy to judge as you have the best kr1 and kaze has a perfect (the fact that it has champoinships under its belt is purely amazing giiven the way its been looked after) kr1s race bike. if we were to have botm im sure you would dominate things along with kaze and thus prompting all us lazy gits to pull our fingers out and get some polishing done! to be fair there are some stunni9ng kr's around, yours and kaze's are the most recent on here though. well done.p.s im so jealous of you and kaze you set of swines!lol

[frog32]

nice bike martin

a real credit to you =D>

[martin]

sent pics to a couple of bike mags, may be there could be a kr1 in the mags again [if they think its good enough]

[nickwye2]

It looks really really nice. Sets the standard for a restoration.......

[Ninjawil]

Very very nice =D> =D>

Ninjawil

[alanw]

Martin, its Exceptional. =D> =D> =D> Although you may have tipped ever so slightly into the obsessive compulsive 10/10

[garye345]

martin that is simply stunning friend,best i have ever seen,in fact they didnt look that good brand new! =D>that honestly has got me inspired,hope that i can get mine to 90%of yours,gotto say by far the best colour scheme they ever did a kr as well.do you rate the 300 conversion?cause i was thinking of 1s barrels,exhausts and maybe a light tune.gongratulations on a fantastic job well done! =D> =D> =D>

[garye345]

martin how do you go about polishing the bits?got myself some peek and autosol but when i rubbed it on my bits dont look as shiny as yours,where my forks have oxydised and the yolks whats best,wet and dry it upto the fine paper then polish?got a spare frame forks and swingarm that i would like to do this summer,and if your gonna do it you may as well do it right.

[nate]

Gary this might help

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[martin]

different people do it different ways gary, am sure someone will come along and tell you different, but this is how i did mine, first you must take your time and do one bit at a time. start with medium wet and dry, once its smooth and all the scrathes and anodise has gone, then move on to fine wet and dry, keep going with the fine wet and dry until it is really smooth, [dont be tempted to start with the metal polish until its smooth.] then start using the metal polish [autosol] with a scotch pad[spray a bit of wd 40 on the scotch pad] you will find using a scotch pad will speed things up.[cuts the time down with the polishing cloth] when you have it shiny . then go on to a soft cloth with autosol [keep the same cloth for putting on the polish] and always use a different cloth for polishing. you can always use polishing wheels on the electric drill when finished. but i reckon the way i do it works out best[even if it does take lomger] try a bit and let me know how you get on

[garye345]

well here is me first go

thats off the top of my head how you did it,now ive read it again realized i just used wd with the scotch pad then the peek with the clothes.doing the bottom yokes and they are fiddly,all curves and pesky little hard to get places,will update my method.now where is the peek

[Glock 19]

Absolutely Superb, this bike is a credit to you and your hard work.

[scooble]

do you need welding goggles to view it on a sunny day?

[okala]

So nice =D>

I've read that you have done the Stan Stephens 300cc conversion kit.
I'm looking after the reference of the piston to do this here in France.
Any idea about wich model of Wiseco piston is it?