Supermoto thread

[slaterd]

So much for a lazy Sunday...
Now dressed in white with black tank. Gotta finish up the headlight housing but it got kinda late.

[randomsv650]

Nice, now chop that fender down!

[jaywood]

Is that the same tank? Or did you get a new one?

[slaterd]

Same tank and plastics. Just sanded, heat treated (paint sucks at adhering to straight polypropylene plastic) and repainted. I painted the desert tank black because if it was white then it'd be waaaaaaay too much white going on. But when I get a 426 tank I'll paint it white. And for the front fender, I'm just gonna leave it as is. The kit includes an Acerbis front fender and I'll have that white. It'll be a few weeks though before the kit because it is $$$$$$.

[jaywood]

Did you do research on painting the tank before you did it? The gas tank "outgasses" and probably won't like having paint on it. Wrapping it in vinyl doesn't work well either (bubbles)

You should RIT dye it. There's a youtube video out there of a guy doing it to his tank. I'll look for it. BRB


I'm back, here it is.

[slaterd]

Awesome I'll keep this in mind for future use. The paint will be temporary. From what I read, very temporary ha. Oh well...
Any chance there's straight white RIT dye? The closest I found was Taupe.

[slaterd]

Edit: May have lucked out, did some research and it turns out Krylon Fusion paint is suppose to be the shit to adhering to plastics (that's actually what I accidentally used for my tank and plastics). I also found an article from someone who painted their plastic tank 10 years ago before Krylon came up and this is what he said

"The gas vapors come from missing the spout, or when you are filling the spout the vapors are surrounding the filler hole and making contact with the plastic. The vapors also find their way out of areas that bolt into the plastic, like the petcock, or a loose cap. The fuel does not find it's way through the plastic. If it did, there would be some regulation against plastic tanks as those external vapors could combust from a spark. The stickers come off due to a capillary effect that wisks the fuel to the edges of the stickers if you accidentally spill gas on the tank. The gas breaks the glues bond. You can paint your tanks and it should be fine. I painted an XR200 tank about 10 years ago. No paint has bubbled peeled, or anything else. You just have to prep the surface well. Also, I painted my tank before FUSION was around. This FUSION paint actually is supposed to form a BOND with the plastic. Not just like it's sitting on the surface. "

[jaywood]

I have been thinking about selling my 450r (see first page for those who haven't seen pics) and picking up a newer CA plated KTM.


Talk me into or out of it.

[jaywood]

I have been thinking about selling my 450r (see first page for those who haven't seen pics) and picking up a newer CA plated KTM.


Talk me into or out of it.

Bump!

[lambo]

Awesome I'll keep this in mind for future use. The paint will be temporary. From what I read, very temporary ha. Oh well...
Any chance there's straight white RIT dye? The closest I found was Taupe.

People in Lacrosse use RIT dye all the time for lacrosse heads. You won't be able to dye a black or blue plastic down to white. It works a lot like clothing dye.

[slaterd]

Yeah it's originally a clear tank.
Better picture

[LJ851]

[jaywood]

Valves adjustment done today. It was my first time ever adjusting valves on anything. I ordered the Hot Cams shim kit. Everything went smooth, it runs great and starts easily again. New white plastics are on their way.

[chance]

Looks like I might be picking this up today



2003 525 sx. Street legal!

[chance]

Anyone have any tips on what to look out for?