My 1988 Vmax build follow along....

[scuff]

mmm....Sleeping Bear Dunes is sweet, kinda busy until after Thunder with one daughter graduating and the other's 16th B-Day July 9th, but after that i'll be up for something like that

 

[customizedcreationz]

Cool, keep me posted.

 

[customizedcreationz]

Decided to start the Busa brake conversion last night.

Ended up being another side track...

Parts

Old original setup.

Street outlaws playing on the tube.

Its apart....the easy part.

Stock rotor vs R1 Rotor.

Size difference between the too. More disc area, more stopping power!

AND THEN THE SIDE TRACK!!!

Stock rotor bolts.

Lasering them....

Ready for plating.

In the tank.... to find my first mistake. These are crap bolts, cast or pot metal....

Had to strip and redo it. Now first flash copper strike for the nickel to stick to it.

Plated first attempt.

One side done...

I stopped at 2:30 am this morning. I put the wheel back on so the bike would be safe. I ll start working again later tonight on it. I have to finish the other side bolts. I can let these plate while I work, and then tonight I ll install them and start on the calipers. Going to do High Gloss black on them. I am going to do Matt's wheels tonight too if I can get them apart. So hopefully tonight I ll have the calipers finished and I can start making the adapter plate tomorrow.

This is probably one of the longer parts of the build. Most everything else has been a few hours max. This will be a few days since I am rebuilding calipers, powder coating, doing the bolts and making brackets. I also have some braided line, but its not for the Vmax, so I am unsure on the length. I also have a Busa read caliper, not sure if thats a bolt on, but its new in box, so I might bolt that on also. I ll check the rear rotor as well.

One thing I will say, is once you start, you have to do everything. Doing the front calipers black, means I have to rebuild the rear caliper and make it black also. I guess it keeps me busy...... If there was money in it, I would build other peoples bikes again. But alas, no money in building things for other people, atleast in the motorcycle world.

I also talked with my buddy about wrapping this fenders and tank cover on this one. Waiting to hear back. I think I am going to keep it red though. But thats not 100% for sure. I was basing the build off the bike being red.

 

[Biker Dash]

Ok, the laser engraving on the bolts, that is just beyond awesome. That is one of those fine details that makes the difference between your average custom, and something that truely defines customization. OUT-******-STANDING!

 

[customizedcreationz]

Thanks BD.

 

[customizedcreationz]

Got side tracked again....

Valve covers are just needing to be fixed. They need to look factory black and not that ugly gold color.

Stock

Its off!!!

The tools....


800-1200 grit 5 inch DA for the top raised portions.

One of the 4 buffing machines I have setup. Thats the black sisal wheel setup. Thats the machine that will rip a finger off if it catches a part.... I ve been damaged by that thing a few times.

Polished the tops, not a good pictures, but you get the idea.

Media stripped after I polished the tops, they are masked.

Powdered High Gloss Black.

Powdered awaiting curing.

Finished product.

Now to do the front.... I hate the dual color right now. But I have alot of other pressing things going on. Honestly I should have just waited on the valve covers.....

And no.... the brakes arent done lol.

 

[VMax-Mike]

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Now you have to take care of this on your bike because its ugly and stands out big time after you did valve cover. You will never be done. I will make sure i call you the night before thunder and remind you to check your license plate.:biglaugh:

 

[VMax-Mike]

http://www.iowaz.info/cycle/vmaxstarterclutch.htm

your link didn't come up so here you go.

 

[customizedcreationz]

Yeah that has to be one of the funniest things I remember on the 99 Vmax LOL.

That was all because of this display of smoke lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoAYYPLH0c

 

[VMax-Mike]

HaHA :rofl_200: you ain't all there.

 

[customizedcreationz]

HaHA :rofl_200: you ain't all there.

:rofl_200:

 

[fmcandrew]

I feel your pain...my bike is in perpetual mod mode...but at the end of the day it is gratifying!!

 

[customizedcreationz]

Stator cover engraving....

 

[customizedcreationz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJGfcyTnH40

 

[leecifer]

I have to say that having a shop with all those machines would be fun for non work projects. That laser engraving is bad ***. I'm enjoying this build.

 

[customizedcreationz]

I have to say that having a shop with all those machines would be fun for non work projects. That laser engraving is bad ***. I'm enjoying this build.

Thanks Lee

I do enjoy Vmax's. A Gen 2 build is next I think. :biglaugh:

 

[Biker Dash]

I feel your pain...my bike is in perpetual mod mode...but at the end of the day it is gratifying!!

perpetual mod mode

Eeyup

 

[customizedcreationz]

Stator cover installed.

I outgassed the part prior to powder coating and it actually bubbled? Not sure how that happened. But just another case of poor pot metal cast china metal junk.

Ready to install.

Installed.

 

[CrackerRican]

Every time I get on the forum im looking at your thread to see what you've done. You definitely got your creative juices flowing. Pretty cool ideas you have there & hoping your gonna do a small production run on some of your creations. Im liking what your doing & looking forward whats next, so keep them juices flowing......unk:

 

[customizedcreationz]

Thanks!

This is only a stress relieving hobby for me. So hence the reason you don't see a full time production of parts for sale. But I ll have somethings at Thunder with me.

Todd