Got my bike painted finally

[Mildew]

[mario]

 

[john]

               certanly brightens things up                           
          looks good                     

[Earl in Pensacola]

Looks great, but how many MPH did you lose?

[BamaDrifter64]

Dude...you stole my color!!!!      

[NCGhostrider]

Very nice!!!   But blue paint is very heavy and causes a lot of wind drag.  Sorry you can't keep up with black or the even faster red and black!


(love the color)

Craig
NcGhostrider
99 I/S

[Paxton]

Very nice! 

Thank you for sharing. 

[Disco]

Nothing better than blue & chrome!   

[9Ball]

like the color but not the crooked tank emblem....sorry   

[BF]

like the color but not the crooked tank emblem....sorry   

Ditto.  What's the deal with the tank emblem?  Do like the color though.   

[tank_post142]

the angle provides lift so it can run as fast as the black ones 

[SANDMAN5]

Congrats!!! You've got half of the fastest Valk colors...although it's a
different shade of blue. Put some creme color in a few spots and no
other stock Valk will be able to keep up!!!!!

Disclaimer...you may not notice a HUGE difference in speed because you're
Valk was black....which, according to Honda and those with experience, is
the SECOND fastest color. 

[BF]

Congrats!!! You've got half of the fastest Valk colors...although it's a
different shade of blue. Put some creme color in a few spots and no
other stock Valk will be able to keep up!!!!!

Disclaimer...you may not notice a HUGE difference in speed because you're
Valk was black....which, according to Honda and those with experience, is
the SECOND fastest color. 

Mine used to be a red & white.  I picked up 10 mph and 20 mpg by going black.....honest. 

[SANDMAN5]

Mine used to be a red & white.  I picked up 10 mph and 20 mpg by going black.....honest.

Well, a red/white would be faster no matter WHAT color you painted it!!!!

[Chrisj CMA]

Mine used to be a red & white.  I picked up 10 mph and 20 mpg by going black.....honest.

Well, a red/white would be faster no matter WHAT color you painted it!!!!

No, he changed the tins....the fast tins are on the workbench

[Tropic traveler]

Mine used to be a red & white.  I picked up 10 mph and 20 mpg by going black.....honest.

Well, a red/white would be faster no matter WHAT color you painted it!!!!

No, he changed the tins....the fast tins are on the workbench

[BF]

Mine used to be a red & white.  I picked up 10 mph and 20 mpg by going black.....honest.

Well, a red/white would be faster no matter WHAT color you painted it!!!!

No, he changed the tins....the fast tins are on the workbench

They're not so fast sitting on the bench.    

Actually, the tank is at Jerry's Cycles getting etched and Por 15 treated.  It and all of the other tins are going to be offered up for sale soon.  

[Mildew]

Thanks for the replies lol. What kind of glue did y'all use to re stick the valkyrie tank emblems??

[9Ball]

I use 3M automotive trim tape..it's heat and fuel resistant and comes in different width and thickness.

[redflash]

BF, still interested in your tins!!!

[Mildew]

Batwinged it

[Mildew]

$110 wing and shield. Just needs cut around the headlight to fit. What a deal http://www.mutazu.com/products.php?cat_id=26&menu=Accessories&product_id=380&s=prod.php

[WamegoRob]

Very cool, Mildew!  Will you post pics of the fairing from the back and of how it's mounted?

[salty1]

Nice job mildew. 

[dreamchaser]

Thank you for the link to your source for the batwing.  Do you feel the quality is such that you could recomend them for bags and trunk?  Their stuff looks awsome and at unbelievable prices!  (I could have done that emblem trick, but I'm glad you beat me to it  )

[JaysGone]

Nice I like it.
My favorite and same color I plan to do.

[Mildew]

Very cool, Mildew!  Will you post pics of the fairing from the back and of how it's mounted?

Don't think I have a backside pic with me but I'll take a pic of it and post it in the morning. It's mostly done from windshield mounting hardware.

[Mildew]

Thank you for the link to your source for the batwing.  Do you feel the quality is such that you could recomend them for bags and trunk?  Their stuff looks awsome and at unbelievable prices!  (I could have done that emblem trick, but I'm glad you beat me to it  )

I think the stuff is good.  They was very helpful on the phone and shipped it within 20 minutes when I place'd the order. I called after I ordered and they sent me an email saying it was on the way.  It came in a metallic silver that looked very good.

[Mildew]

Well I'm not going to make it home but my friend had a couple pics of the inside.

[UskCoastie]

So Mildew are those mounts available from the Fairing Manufacturer or are they from someone else and an idea of the mount cost to get figure out if this is doable on my cheep budget.

[Mildew]

Nothing comes with it but 4 pre drilled holes. I took two strips of rectangular metal and cut them to line up with the holes. Put them in a vice and twisted slightly to line them up better. I also had to put a bend in them to lay flush with the contour of the fairing. That was done by stepping on them using a block a wood.  Cut 2 small pieces and welded to the windshield bracket. The windshield bracket was modified slightly to bring the fairing closer to the bike. (hack saw and a drill)  The fairing was cut to fit the headlight. It didn't take long after the figuring part was over.  My friend with the red bike in the pic was pretty much the engineer, I was just the welder. Lol