RCV '03 Movistar Rebuild

[barhebraeus]

Hello all! I'm a newcomer to the forum and a novice. I've been building about 2 yrs--all motorbikes, mainly MotoGP. As I've gotten more ideas from forums such as this and gotten more comfortable with new techniques and applications I've decided to re-do some early builds. This one isn't too exciting--and I'm a bit humbled even posting it in the company of such wonderful builds as I've seen here. Anyway, I'm looking to re-do the exhaust system with All-Clad and burn staining, CF appropriate parts, re-paint the cowlings, and PE here and there. Here are some "before" pics, though the pic of the cowlings is with the new paint job:

The old paint-job was with Acryl cobalt blue. I stripped it all off with the decals and sprayed with Tamiya TS-51 (I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the spray lacquers, and they look so good when everything goes on right).



Rather than stripping the old, I put together and puttied a new exhaust system from spares:


Here are some pics of the pre-rebuilt bike minus cowlings. The tank and grill were sprayed with All-Clad II Polished alum.






I would really appreciate any feedback--negative, positive, or neutral. Looking forward to posting this and hearing from ya'll. (and call me Mike)

[robrex]

Mike,
It looks like you are doing a good job on the kit.....problem is the pictures are SO small that we can't really see much. You should be able to re-size them?
Welcome to the forum

[barhebraeus]

Rob, Thanks for the feedback. I've finally figured out how to enlarge the pics and have edited the initial posting.

[ketje]

This looks like a very good start.
Keep it coming.

[ketje]

Hey Mike,

I saw on mail that you asked me how to post images. For some reason this question is not shown on my thread. But anyhow, I see that the problem is solved.

[barhebraeus]

Ketje--I figured out how to do it and so deleted the message. Right now I'm wokring on the spring fastener's for the muffler--following your lead!

[barhebraeus]

My progress is slow, but here's the latest: I've added spring "hooks" to the right side exhaust system. I'm not going to bother with the one under the rear cowling, since it'll be hidden (I guess I'm not that intense of a realist). Anyway, here are some pics. I used copper wire, bent it and cyano-ed it to the plastic, taking my lead completely from YOU ketje, in your Blackbird thread. Before priming I'll sand the edges of the wire where it's glued to the metal...

[ketje]

looking good Mike. What are you going to use for the springs? For my Blackbird, I used the springs from Hiroboy, these are amazing. But you can bent them yourself or maybe use some material from Wave.

[barhebraeus]

Ketje: thanks for the encouragement. Yes, I have the Hiro springs--they do look amazing. Can't wait to finish the exhaust and get them on! BTW, I haven't looked, but do you know if the ST27 RCV PE set has spring fasteners?

[geronimo77]

great build.
What will you use for the spring? Last time i tried Wave spring set in my Yamaha. I it quite strong and hard to handle but look very good.

[barhebraeus]

Geronimo: thanks for the encouraging word. I love your bike builds. Do you know where I can see a pic of the WAVE spring set? The next build I'm planning is the '04 YZR Pacific GP w/ST27 transkit, so these springs might work very well.

[ketje]

Originally Posted by barhebraeus

Ketje: thanks for the encouragement. Yes, I have the Hiro springs--they do look amazing. Can't wait to finish the exhaust and get them on! BTW, I haven't looked, but do you know if the ST27 RCV PE set has spring fasteners?

I can't help you with that. I find it easy to make them myself, so normally I wouldn't use these from a set.

[ketje]

Originally Posted by barhebraeus

Geronimo: thanks for the encouraging word. I love your bike builds. Do you know where I can see a pic of the WAVE spring set? The next build I'm planning is the '04 YZR Pacific GP w/ST27 transkit, so these springs might work very well.

You can order them at http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/index.html

1012010111011,WAVE,,120yen,OP11 A-SPRING NO.1 1.0mm
1012010111012,WAVE,,120yen,OP12 A-SPRING NO.2 2.0mm

Length is 15 cm and you have to cut them at length and than bend some hooks.



The HIROBOY springs are much easier, but these will do also.

[barhebraeus]

Thanks Ketje. I'll keep this info on file for future reference. For now I'll stick with the Hiro springs, since I've one pack and another on the way...

[geronimo77]

Originally Posted by barhebraeus

Thanks Ketje. I'll keep this info on file for future reference. For now I'll stick with the Hiro springs, since I've one pack and another on the way...

Do you have photo from the hiro spring ?