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I saw that green bike in the distance and thought sweet there is a bike! then I realized it was a 600 as it got a little closer, then I recognized the helmet and Jacket. and thought damn is that Matt? Once I knew it was you I made sure you saw me. The bike sounded good and loud as always. Yesterday really made me want to get out and ride. I noticed the roads by the airport were a little wet. That doesnt bother you Matt? We were on our way to Marion's Pizza when I saw you

+1 but I get off in 5 minutes. I picked up a 6-pack of Blue moon's seasonal brew called Rising moon, a spring blend. Not near as good as I was ecpecting.

I want it but have no expendable money for another bike. Sounds so sexy

You got it. It looks foggy because you roughed up the surface of the clear. Hopefully you put enough coats of clear down so you dont sand/buff through the paint. Wash it iff with clean soapy water (i used dish soap), dry it, make sure all the orange peel is gone and your surface is smooth as a baby's butt. It will be easier to work in small sections at a time rather than going over the whole peice at once. Then have fun with the polishing and remember to be careful around any edge of the bodywork because ite is real easy to sand through. Time and patience is key in a project like this.

I did the tank by hand too although you could most likely be safe with a buffer if you know what you are doing. if you want a perfect finish, you will have to wet sand. I waited a week to let the clear cure before I wet sanded it. After wet sanding, it will look real foggy, that is why I went through so many stages, to bring the gloss back to life.

Actually, I did this on a rattle can job. I used duplicolor because they have the fan spray pattern that lays the paint smoother and more uniform than a cone pattern found on most spray cans. Like you said, after clear, it looked shiney and ok but far from a deep wet gloss look you get after buffing and wet sanding. You only need to wet sand to cut the orange peel which I would assume you have since you did a rattle job. I know I did. I experimented trying to use the rubbing coumpound to smooth out the orange peel but it didnt hardly smooth it out. Wet sand it untill all the low spots are gone. you will be able to tell that all the orange peel is gone because if there is still some left, you will see little shiney dimple looking things from the un sanded clear. After wetsanding, then its time to buff it and polish. you should be on to buff and polish after only a week or curing to the paint. After you polish it, I would wait a month or two before you put wax on it. Let us know how yours turns out if you use my method. I was amazed how professional my job looked with rattle cand when I was done. Perfectly smooth and a real deep wet gloss. It was like mirrored glass.

Welcome!

If I had an R6, I would buy it just because it seems like a steal and you never know when you are going to need it.

Welcome to the site! Enjoy!

The Kawi would have been my second choice

I dont like the maroon and black personally. I am biased towards Honda but loved the 07 body and the repsol will get you looks all day long. I say spend the extra with the repsol edition because you dont see many out there and who doesnt like the race replica paint scheme?

I have only had it frozen from the grocery store. I dont think it is bad but not amazing either

While you were in Troy, you should have stopped by and picked me up for a lunch date, haha. I would have let you buy too. Did you see the new bike KC claims is going to swallow your 14 whole and shit it out as a tiny 600?

Where are the dynos in Dayton other than Brock's? Do know if Dayton Dyno actually dynos bikes or just sells them? I went to a Harley shop in North Dayton because they were on the dynojet website for approved dyno tuners and they refused to dynotune anything other than Harley because "they arent used to the I4 engine and didn't want to be responsible if something went wrong." Im sorry but if you are certified to dynotune a bike through Dynojet, then you should be able to tune any motorcycle no matter the engine. And I am still confused why EPC takes their customer's bikes from Dayton to C-bus to get dynoed. Unless they get super good deal on the dyno use that they can justify driving to C-bus and still make a profit.

I think so Matt. Still way to much salt on the road for me. I have to wait for a couple real good raind to wash it all off. Plus in my neighborhood. ther are a bunch or puddles and wet spots in the road to splash in. If I had tags and insurance on the 250, I would have rode it, but I dont so didnt want to chance it. I thought about it tho. I saw the normal Hardley guys giving it hell up and down the street making me jealous. but Hardley guys are too bad ass for me, haha. I did get a chub yesderday while walking the dog. A yellow Mustang Cobra cane ripping down the road and I could hear the supercharger from a 1/4 mile away and damn it sounded good. the exhaust sounded wicked as hell too. Not to bad for a Ford. I would have even driven that car.

For wet sanding, start with 1200 grit then move to 1500 and you should eliminate all orange peel. Maybe start with 1000 grit if you have real bad peel. Sand in one direction only so sanding scratched are uniform. Personally, I would buff the plastics by hand so you dont burn up the paint from any or the curves of the plastics. I did my old ninja by hand. Yeah it was a pin in the ass and took a long time but the results were well worth the time. I used Turtle wax brand platnum series buffing compound to get rid of the sanding scratches and then followed that up with turtle wax brand platnum series polishing compound. Both compounds are liquid form and neither are very abrasive so you dont have to worry about cutting away too much at the clearcoat. after the compounds, I hit it with scratch ans swirl remover, followed by a good polish and then with a spray detailer. My process might be crazy compared to how attack painter does it, but he is a professional and I did it all in my garage and my results were damn good for doing it myself and having no prior experience. there are many ways to do it. Its all preference and what you are comfortable with. Just my $.02

Haha I dont think it would be practical for me to drive from Dayton to C-bus to drop off a tool then have you drive from C-bus to Dayton. I can see where you got confused though. If only every person had a unique name.

1/2 inch drive impact gun uses air compressor, not electric. My friend Nathan works with Nick and he can bring it to him

Nice bike man! Welcome!

Kid you made laugh good on that one.

You must have been bored Nick. You quoted yourself just to use a smiley, lol. I would be up for a dyno day too if you want to go up together

I got a 1/2 inch air powered impact Nicky. I can drop it off with Nathan tonight and he can bring it to ya tomorrow.

Welcome back!

Stay Red bro. and Chrome that bitch out haha!