ok so I am really liking the original look of the Drifter 800, I do not want to stray too far from that old school look. I have ordered a few parts which in my mind were like options you can order later from the dealer for the bike, I could not find a blacked out light bar with the blacked out spotlights, I did find an original one in chrome so bought it and had it powdercoated. as per photo's of the original ones also bought the visiors for all the lights. The front fender guard and sissy bar came from the Netherlands as options for the 800. I then added some body moulding to parts just because I think it gives that finished look and makes it more mine, and swapped out some of the button nose bolts. I think I have left the bike still in the orriginal look other then when I add the Indian head fender light. As I get the changes done I'll post pictures and see what people think. Thanks.
the tank edges now
rear lights and that was it for today....
Looking really good!
what are you doing up so late? Figured at your age you would have been in bed at dark.
oh and thanks.....
Looking good Rat.
Comming right along. Looks nice!!
Dan
ok got the light bar done and mounted next couple of days we ..actually the mech from the Kaw dealer ship is coming to my house to wire it for me, his idea, and he said a case of beer would be decent payment.....lol...fine with me....not having to pay shop rates. Plus he is a buddy from way back....lol....
Some pictures to look over ......49 I copied the original headlight set up for the idea....
I am still mulling over the idea of the Indian head front fender light......still not sold on it .....will think it over.......
Looks fantastic RATMAN.I especially like the molding you added,good thinking it really does give a clean look.I've never seen that done before.What is it?regular car molding.
Yup regular car moulding I picked up at Canadian Tire for like $10.00 and it did the tank, front fender and part of the rear fender. I kind of like it now.
My PO ,but I think it looks awsome,post a pic of the rear fender when you get a chance...
:) ask and you shall recieve......
I only did the bottom portion of the rear fender, and the reason is that the fenders are thicker then I expected, the moulding is meant for a car door edge so not really that thick. I actually used a small ball peen hammer to make sure it was getting on and into the groove, and had to at times use a screwdriver to keep the moulding spread apart to slide on to the edge of the fenders.
Drift1 think of the work getting it around that popout in the third picture, now I suppose you could remove the fender from the bike, undo all the wiring harness. Then with a couple of really careful cuts (slits) and some gentle application of heat you might be able to mould it around that part. I do have at least 3 more months to ponder and think if I want to do the complete fender or just leave well enough alone. Some thing to think out. But to do the whole fender I am sure it will have to come off to do it correctly and make it easy.
Ok Drift1 I will take back my last comment, the fender is now off, 6 bolts, and one quick disconnect. Also while out for my nitely walk I came across the owner of the body shop down the road from me, on a side note he painted the rocker panels on my Jimmy this summer and did an awesome job and more then he charged for..... so mentioned what I was doing, he told me to use hot water and a really sharp exacto knife to mke really fine cuts to remove the dimples on the back side of the moulding and to take my time around that area. So tomorrow morning off to Canadian Tire to buy another roll the moulding and do the complete rear fender, and do that side first so as to not lose my temper and get the BIG HAMMER out....
Looking really good, old man; I was looking for a blacked out version when I bought mine, but up here they are few and far between in either configuration. Are you going to powder-coat the chrome light bezels as well? As to the fender light, you could always get one powder-coated; that mine set it apart too. Whatever you do, it looks awesome.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Thanks, I am not a chrome fan but I do think that the bezels look really nice chromed and the spot lights really brings out the black colour.
I could get the Indian head powder coated, in either black or red, just for a different look. Something I need to think through...lol like I said 3 more months at least......
Paint the chrome part black with a spray-bomb, set it in place with the lens. As long as you get to the paint before it is cured, you can remove the paint from the chrome with solvent without hurting the chrome. Then, you would know if you want it chromed or powder-coated.....
Regards and such,
49Reo
RATMAN,Great job on the molding.I like the rear fender just the way you have it now.Looks clean,good planning on the start/stop points hiding them behind the fender rail.Thanks for the pics,i see were the fender gets thick there,that's definately going to be a pain in the you know what.Dude I would leave it just the way you have it set now,the reason being that thick part will probably collect dirt and stuff in the molding if there's a slight gap at all.This is going to make it tough to clean and eventually It's going to start peeling off.My vote would be leave it just the way it is now.Looks very clean and no ones going to see the inside of the fender near the frame any how.....
Well after a bit of time and work I got it done and it is cool. Glad my second job has me using my hands a lot becuase the moulding seems to want to tangle up and not just slide on. Bu the fender is now done and so it will be re installed tonight. Think I am done now with the mods and personalization and will wait for a bit now and see what is happening with others.
Wow, what a difference! It didn't look like it needed anything before really, but it looks so much more "finished" now!
Glad you like it. Thanks.
RATMAN,i have to give credit were credit is due......you pulled that one off, bud!That's one hell of a clean look.I thought it looked fine just the way you had it earlier,but this is great.2 questions for ya,did you have to use the hot water method that your auto body man suggested.....and the slits you had to make to the molding to form tightly done on the inside of the fender I would imagine...how difficult was that?Once again, great job RATMAN
actually it was easy, I laid the moulding on the floor in front of the fire place for a few hours, when it was nice and warm I then started once I got to the little bump out, I used my heat gun on low and got it hot almost too hot to touch and used my needle nose vice grips to hold it in place and then make the slits on the inside, the moulding comes with a small amount of plaible glue in the base of it, I also used a small hammer to ensure I had it down and tight to the base. It has stayed tight to the bump out so far.
So both fenders and the fuel tank have been completed.
45 notice I did it in black and not chrome...lol....
Thanks.
Now that you have gotten the fender done, you can address that "whitewall" tire....at least the chrome wheel looks shiny!
RATMAN,thanks for that info.How did you come up with that idea,if you dont mind me asking?Like I said earlier,I've never seen that done before.
Quote from: Troll on December 28, 2012, 18:51:21 PM
Now that you have gotten the fender done, you can address that "whitewall" tire....at least the chrome wheel looks shiny!
I just had to laugh at this post,TROLL.RATMAN did such a great job on the molding that i wasn't going to go there,glad someone else did ;)
oh Difter1 I am going to answer you once I get that knife out of my back...it feels really deep, never thought I would be knifed by that kindly, gentle, caring, Grandfather like figure Troll like that .....but to be thrown under the bus like that. I throw myself on th mercies of the court your Worship Troll, I did not find time to clean the WW's prior to parking it, and it is my fault because I let the winter creep up on me. As soon as I can wash them and clean them outside I'll get right on the SIR. SORRY SIR.
Ok Drifter1, back many years ago I had a 1973 550 four Honda and they had a moulding in chrome around the tank, and I hated it because I never have like a lot of chrome. Had a friend who's dad was a body person, and he told me of the black stuff and he got some for me from a body shop. I have always kept that info in the back of the mind. About 5 years ago I had a Metals Tech build me some hoods for my fish tanks and I installed cold cathode lighting.....this is before LED's were out. I used them to simulate night and day with the blue colour,.....any way around the edges of the aluminum hoods I used the body moulding from Canadian Tire.
When I bought my Drifter, I kept looking at the gas tank and it just did not look right the edges seemed like they were missing something, either pin stripping or something...so decided to try the moulding and see what it looked like and then just decided the fenders could be done also and see what happens. The really good part of the whole thing is this moulding comes in a variety of colours, gold, chrome, black, silver, and red. Now if you decide after a couple of months you don't like itthen you simple peel it off. Take some solvent that will not harm the finsih and clean the small amount of glue off the edges, bingo ...done back to original. Now seeing as I can not paint a straight line this was the cheapest and easiest way to give it a finished look. I kind of am getting to like it
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;) Ah yes but my time will come .......and Troll does it so innocently, you just don't expect it and WHAM he drops a load on you....
how such a gentle quiet gentle soul who likes like Father Time or Christmas can do that to someone...questionable.....
But just remember....I WAS NICE!
Well keeping that image paid off for you,that's for sure......1973? wow,......never mind.....TROLL ribbed you pretty good already,and he was smooth about it.
Yes Troll hammered me good already, 1973 I was stationed at my first duty station and making a huge salary compared to the lads in the steel mill or INCO plant. So I had my 1973 Plymouth Road Runner, 440, 4 barrel, 4 speed car. Then bought my 1973 Honda orange in colour, it was a really nice ride, fast and nimble in the corners, then Kawasaki came out with their 900cc.......and life too another turn. !974 spring and off I went to the Winter Warfare School for 2 years.......oh well......
PC has been nice I am now losing sleep and am worried he has strained himself really bad........
See, here's the thing.......I'm still young and resilient.......
yes you are young...wondering when you will show respect for your elders.......
Have I not done that for you lately?
no because you have not been yourself, we want to know when the earth was invaded and what they did to you and were you really are, the real PC is missing and you are not him.......
440 RoadRunner....nice choice. I had a friend with a Hemi Charger, circa 1968...beast of a car. Back in the good old days when you could fill a 20 gallon tank for $10...I had a '58 DeSoto firedome convertable...392 cid. Fast, but nothing like the Charger. Sorry about the whitewall jab. I had whitewalls on one of my ElectraGlides....pita to keep clean, so when they wore out, black walls! Must be pretty easy to clean the tire with the fender off and the jack adapter you made....
Quote from: CDNRatMan on December 29, 2012, 04:21:54 AM
no because you have not been yourself, we want to know when the earth was invaded and what they did to you and were you really are, the real PC is missing and you are not him.......
Remember, you asked for this! ;D
Troll I am waiting for the holiday season to be over so I can go and pster my welder some more becuase I think I have the adaptor figured out. If not when I am at the bike show in Toronto I'll look for a lift like yours in your pictures. With a lift it would make cleaning the rear wheel a breeze, and so easy to just be in one place to do it.
PC if that is really you then stay if it is an alien then bring back a nice version of PC we can live with that too......a nice PC ...mmmm
RATMAN,did you have to pull the front tire to take the fender off?
Man,I can't wait for the Aliens to get done with their experiment on Philip.It's kinda weird with him missing and all ???
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Never took the fender off, did the moulding in 2 sections because of the area behind the forks is not visible, and at present I can not lift the front of the bike.
PC haqte to say it but I kind of like the alien PC because he is really a nice and cool person.......
Order will be restored to the universe soon.
Thanks RATMAN,I was just curious.I'm having the same problem (not being able to lift the bike),but I'm finally off work for the next three days so hopefully I'll get time to fiddle around,to raise the bike.It's going to drive me bonkers sitting in the man cave,starring at MA-DEUCE, and not being able to mount these WWW's.I see Philips captives sent a message that he should be back soon.Wondering what there doing to our poor fella?
There is NO probing going on! Nothing worth probing for, so they tell me.
I think they just find me a curiosity.....
Don't worry Ratman, you're safe! They have you ALL figured out.....and they don't want any part of that!
good I was not really happy to think they might want to probe my mind....
I hope to have the final attempt at the lift this weekend if my welder is free from family things....and then I can see if my idea works...
It's rather frustrating not being able to lift.....someone,some were has to have an adapter made already....at least one would think.Good luck on your idea,bud.By the way Philip has been dropped off
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WOW! I need to get some sun!
I think I might have been surgically altered a bit! At least I've lot some weight!
This is how I used to look.....
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Drifter1 there seems to be no one who makes an adapter for a lift for the 800. but there are people who make lifts for the 800
http://www.discountramps.com/motorcycle-lift-jack.htm
if my adaptor idea fails then I will order one of these if I can not find something at the bike show in Jan.
PC a fine lookin Gentleman you make in front of the Stone Orchard
Yeah, but look what they've done to me now!
Haaa....that's the alien dropping you back off,PC.You must have slept through the ride back down to the home stead....nice pic by the way.
RATMAN,I'll give that site a look-see....thanks for that
OH!!!! GOOD!!!!!
I didn't have a mirror handy, and I was getting scared!
Here I got a mirror for you...look......
Hmmmm, I don't think I know a plastic surgeon THAT good!
***Hey, don't we have a rule about you and self portraits?***
Drifter1 finally found a picture of what my 73 Honda 550 four looked like.....and my Road runner the dark green and just plain with the white stripes but nothing saying what it had in it.....
PC get into the sun it will help you, and don't ride without a full face helmet, all them wrinkles will falp and slow you down....but the sun will dry them up.....
:o....now that's a pic!!!!I'm laughing so hard my guts hurt......
not a self portrait because we had a understanding on them.....so talk to someone else..please.......
....a pic of Richie maybe?.....
I had a '75 Honda 550 SS that looked a lot like that!
RATMAN,those are nice rides......I have a Kawi 440 that I turned into a bobber....
were did you find that pic of that guy?you have me in tears over here
PC,my Kawi is an 82......not a pic of me.....kinda does look like someone on here though
Quote from: Drift1 on December 29, 2012, 22:04:59 PM
......not a pic of me.....kinda does look like someone on here though
OK, spill the beans.....who?
Looks like an old bud,MARSHALLDOLL.... ;)
HEY!!!!! YOU'RE RIGHT!!!!
Laughing.....he's gonna kill us,you know
He's gotta catch us first! I've got a 1500, you have an 800. I only have to outrun you!
***Didn't really think this thing through, did ya?***
Not at all.....you know he might just keep up...he does have that suicide shifter installed by Teds Designs....well maybe this will wake him up any way...It's been sometime since I've heard from,em
You might have done better to pick on John Hopkins or Gerhard Berger...at least they're on another continent!
OK guys it looks like me except I have more foreheadf wrinkles. Great pic!! Wait till my wife sees all you guys have my picture on the wall she will be thrilled to know I am so famous!!
Dan
Ratman,after further review on the jack stand situation my jack is to wide,not only is the mono shock in the way I would have to remove the floor boards to accomodate...way to much work each time I would want to clean the undercariage.That being said I'm leaning towards 2 center stands...either the black widow or the nr123 I believe it was,only lifts one portion of the bike at a time,but that's more convenient then what i would have to do to lift the bike now.DECISIONS....DECISIONS......
MARSHOLLDOLL,I see my bud PC got a hold of ya,huh.Hey for the next pic were TROLLS hat,he seems to have lost it chopping ice on his side job....The guys seem to be passing it around,right now PC has it ,but I'm sure he'll lend it to you...that's if It's not already on the way to RATMANS place ;)...good to here from ya,bud
RATMAN....hey bud,I know you've been kicking around the idea of putting the Indian headlight on your fender...decisions sometimes can be over whelming....what color should it be?Black powder coat,maybe red...think this would fit you perfectly in YELLOW......of course
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Now that's personalization,my man ::)...LOL
IIIII and a Sea Captain to boot, now if I lived in NS or NB then I would but way up here in ON we don't have Sea Capt's, just fishing boats......so I'll pass on that head. I still have three months to ponder and tweek about, Also I have all Day tomorrow at the bike show to look for my tires and battery tender, not sure what else I want or need. I have been slipping every penny I could save and my xmas gifts were all cash and they are on my Visa card now for tomorrow......
Take a pic or two of those cute Biker Chicks your gonna see. All these pics dont have to be bikes! ;D
For you I will have my Brother-in-Law take pic's of me with all them biker chicks......wonder what I should be wearing.....
Hopefully "clothes".....and yes that consist of pants and shirt....minimal ;D
I'm going to have to second the chic pics...good call CHILLIDRIFT
ok light bar and spotlights project completed and wired ready to go......
next phase is new tires as you can guess from other threads.......