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Old 07-19-2008 | 09:23 AM
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Anyone atempted this i know about the lip but im thinking of doing the whole rim picked up a set pretty good deal so i figured what the hell ill polish them my buddy said im crazy any thoughts ???????????
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 11:03 AM
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Huge work to do, and even more to keep clean.
There is a special paint that looks similar to anodising and comes in many colours. Not cheap though.
I did the edges on my old GPZ900 - see attached - that took DAYS.......
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 11:51 AM
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Nice finish on that brake rotor Shadow. How long did it take you get that done?
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 01:19 PM
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around two hours for the rotor.
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 01:27 PM
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That's a lot of rust in only 2 hours. Good Job!

What year was your gpz900? I had 1984 900 Ninja (same bike as yours?). I bought it brand new. It was radically different than any other sport bike back then. It got a lot of looks and comments back in it's day!
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 03:29 PM
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Mine - 84 model
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 03:35 PM
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Yep, same bike, but mine was red and anthracite. I can only see the seat and rear end in the pic?
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 05:02 PM
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Shadow1, don't you ever clean your bikes?
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 05:41 PM
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right click the pic and save it to your desktop you can see it in its entire glory .. nice bike
 
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Old 07-19-2008 | 06:07 PM
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Nope - never clean them - too busy fixing them.
This is what I started with......[X(]
 


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