Recent content by burtonstratton

Paint booth worked well. I got my paint from VMR Paints. Excellent products and service. Highly recommended. Color is spot on. The paint job wasn't that difficult. As long as the gun is set up correctly and you are careful with your technique, it goes on very nicely. Next is decal pinstripes...

I have never put on a candy tri-coat paint job. This should be interesting. The paint cost $1,200 so it is quite a gamble. I won't count the paint booth as a direct cost for this bike because I plan to use it again. That said, if this comes out nice, I'll be about $2,700.00 all in on this bike...

Paint booth is up and ready. I bought a canopy 10x10 canopy tent and wrapped it with 6 mil plastic. Added a zipper door. Used the vent in the top of the tent for a return - stuck a filter under it and added another return in a side wall. Bought a high velocity exhaust fan with a 30' tube to...

Well I'm pretty close to shooting the new paint job. Everything is off and apart and sanded. I am building a 10'x10' paint booth in my barn. Should have that completed this weekend. Next weekend No work will be done, my son is in town to run the marathon. Weekend after - painting. I just put my...

I have the following extra crash bars for my 1982 Interstate: (2) left motor crash bars (1) right motor (1) right saddle bag (1) Trunk stay All are in reasonably good shape. I just can't bring myself to take them to the recycling place but they need to go. Too much extra stuff laying around. If...

Turns out my fairing is broken on the right side where it bolts to the mount. That explains why the pockets on the right side are also broken. The bike must've gone over at some point hard enough to break the fairing. Found a replacement in pretty good shape but shipping is crazy expensive...

Thanks, Derrick. I ended up replacing them when I had to take the radiator back out to replace the temp sending unit. Peace of mind...

Surprisingly the decals are applied in the same manor as models. Wet them then slide them into position and dry them off. Pretty simple. Got my fairing off and dicovered it was broken on the right side where it bolts to the mount. Maybe fixable but found a decent replacement for about $300...

Thanks. Makes sense. I'll be using my guns for this so I'd have to lay down a couple coats and let it cure. How difficult is it to place the decals Can you move them after they are down. I think I need to see if there is a video out there by someone who knows what they are doing. So many people...

Decals for the Interstate have become a challenge. I found a set for the 82 interstate but black only. The closest I can find is a decal set for the 83 Aspencade in wineberry red. I found them on the KZ900 site. I think they will work on the interstate. The site does say they recommend...

Resurrecting this thread. Put quite a few miles on this bike last season and have become very partial to it. Everything is put to bed for the winter and I am looking for something to keep me out of the bars. I think I am going to attempt to re-paint the old girl. Not the frame. Frame looks very...

You are correct. The bleeder valves I used didnt match threads on the drain plug holes so I needed to use some thread sealer. They worked well enough. I suppose metric bleeder valves would work but never tried.

I had the same problem when I rebuilt the carbs on my 82. OEM seats and needles (not rebuild kit) solved the problem completely. You want to bench test so you can check float adjustment. I used clean kerosene instead of gas becuase I had some.

Need a starboard side bag lid for 82 Interstate Wineberry

Starboard side candy Wineberry. 81 Interstate no rack attached to lid.