We evacuated our home and it was hit by Hurricane IKE on 9/13/2008. These are pictures of our home, neighborhood and city. We are fine, as is our house. We were lucky.
March 2008 - This is a picture of the frame and tank before I start my work.
Wheels arrived yesterday.
Pulled the dents in the tank.
Pictures from repairing the tank.
4/20/2008 - This is the oil tank after I stripped it down. There were just too many different layers/colors of paint for me to be confident the new paint I was about to apply would stick on a long-term basis.
New Decals from Auburn University's bookstore.
Painted top triple clamp.
5/04/2008 - I had some spare time today so I finished the frame and started hanging pieces on it. As you can see the cases to the motor are now installed.
5/10/2008 - I had time this week to paint the side covers.
6/13/2008 - The seat, headlight bucket, gauges, headlight ears and other assorted parts have arrived. I found some very small dents in the tank and fender when I was wet sanding them for painting, so I fixed the dents and sprayed another layer of primer.
I am trying to get the wheels out for powder-coating before I leave for summer vacation. That way they are done while I wait. Also, the Tiger eyes decals are in and I ordered a custom set of Yamaha Daytona Special decals done in orange and Navy Blue. It is all coming together nicely. - OK, I didn't find a powder-coater until I returned from vacation, so I'm hoping to drop off the wheels this week.
7/15/2008 - I completed the painting last night late, so I waited until the clear coat was dry before taking pictures.
7/20/2008 - I finished the decal install, applied a layer of clear coat over the decals and placed the pieces on the motorcycle to see how it all looks.
8/02/2008 - I dropped off the wheels with the powdercoater. They should be back in 3 weeks.
8/27/2008 - The wheels are back from the powdercoating shop.
The list is getting smaller!