Triumphrat

Thrux-ton-up · 04-13-2007

Last night I wet sanded the paint with 1500 grit, used a medium buffing/cleaning compound and followed up with Zymol cleaner polish. I did not sand on the clear coated graphics but worked around them. It's always a little nerve wracking sanding on work someone else did - you just don't know how much clear is on the base color coats. Happy with the results though no burn throughs, or other screw ups. Smooth as glass.

sweatmachine · 04-13-2007

god bless that's a clean and mean machine. :upthumb:

Say, what'd you do with your other corbin seat? gonna keep it?

Mancha · 04-13-2007

I like that little "Thruxton" graphic on the tank stripe.

TJRCARRILLO · 04-13-2007

Your bike looks amazing! I love the red accents, the color, everything. Well done. What kind of grips are you using?

SBTThruxton · 04-13-2007

Great looking bike. How do you like that smuggler seat? I think they're a great idea, I'm just not 100% sold on the looks.

vertwrks · 04-13-2007

Yeah, I am thinking you will not be allowed to post any more pics......this site is available for anyone to view regardless of age and that my friend is defintely BIKE PORN

Nice cut and buff, you can tell from your reflection you did it right like the rest of the bike. Most excellent.

Thrux-ton-up · 04-13-2007

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On 2007-04-13 08:58, sweatmachine wrote:
god bless that's a clean and mean machine. :upthumb:

Say, what'd you do with your other corbin seat? gonna keep it?

It's on the T100 right now. Probably keep it for solo riding on the bike. Much more comfort than stock.

Thrux-ton-up · 04-13-2007

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On 2007-04-13 10:35, TJRCARRILLO wrote:
Your bike looks amazing! I love the red accents, the color, everything. Well done. What kind of grips are you using?

Thanks, Grips are Renthal's

Thrux-ton-up · 04-13-2007

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On 2007-04-13 12:25, SBTThruxton wrote:
Great looking bike. How do you like that smuggler seat? I think they're a great idea, I'm just not 100% sold on the looks.

Thanks, I really like the seat - would never pay full retail for one. The storage is perfect - I hate the look of tank bags. I'm with you on the looks - some angles are good others are less the pleasing to the eye, but functionality and comfort offset that enough for me.

rodburner · 04-13-2007

Hey John,the "new" bike looks terrific.I know what you mean about the look of the Corbins. The tail section on mine looks downright bloated.I plan to remedy that soon. One question about your paint prep on both paint jobs [new and old]. I`ve used chemical strippers on my new tank and had no problem with the clear and paint coats,but the primer or base coat seems to be a powder coat of some sort. Impervious to attack.Did you run across this [or your painter] and how did you deal with it [or not deal with it :-D ] ?? :???: