New Bike

[fr499y 0]

soo yeahhh.. couldn't get in the house yesterday as someone went out and didn't tell us after we checked if she would be in *no names mentioned here ) So me and me dad decided to take a trip to a bike shop, got there, looked at the bike i really wanted to get ( MT-03 ) and seen something hiding in the corner, little scratched and no price/sign on it to say for sale.. Well turns out it was, and now its mine few hours after leaving the bike shop and it was delivered here Anyway, here it is

Stock cans, like there staying...




Oh yeah thats right.. there not

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Nice Matt

[dick65 0]

nice one matt,you and your cans lol

[Stue11 0]

Nice one

[fr499y 0]

@dick65 wrote:

nice one matt,you and your cans lol

They will do :P when I sort the panels out I will strip the cans down and sort them out. Nasty dent on left.

[darkember 0]

Niceone

[fr499y 0]

Work on bike starts tomoz!

[dick65 0]

keep us updated matt

[madsod 0]

lot of fun to be had on that ride

[RichardH 0]

nice bike, looked bloody awful with that top box on.

[fr499y 0]

aye, not a fan of having a metro strapped on the back of the bike, but might be handy lol

[dick65 0]

i agree with rich but handy to have

[lee1 1]

nice bike matt

[fr499y 0]

This is what im dealing with.

other bits are not as bad, but still, deep scratches

[lee1 1]

@fr499y wrote:

This is what im dealing with.

other bits are not as bad, but still, deep scratches

new paint job,with a tin of filler

[fr499y 0]

@lee wrote:

new paint job,with a tin of filler

Well atm, i want it looking presentable. the panel on the left thats got the major damage is upwards of £150, then the stickers to match are again, around £150.. now £300 for a tiny panel is steep, so i will do a tart up patch up for now, got some filler on it as we speak which should be dry by the morning ready for a sand down

[lee1 1]

@fr499y wrote:

@lee wrote:

new paint job,with a tin of filler

Well atm, i want it looking presentable. the panel on the left thats got the major damage is upwards of £150, then the stickers to match are again, around £150.. now £300 for a tiny panel is steep, so i will do a tart up patch up for now, got some filler on it as we speak which should be dry by the morning ready for a sand down

nice one mate keep us updated with the work

[fr499y 0]

yea,h panel should be back off tomoz for a rub down and hopefully a lick of paint! filler only takes 20 minutes to set before you can rub it down but leaving it over night, let it set nice and hard Brilliant stuff, uses the same hardener as fibre glass so got plenty of it incase i run out

[Stue11 0]

Excellent Matt

[sweban 0]

nice one

[stantheman 0]

why not pm ian madcarper for a price to fix it properly mate hes a f;;kin genius when itcomes to bodywork ive seen his work and its amazing oh and i think he used to paint ferraris and other top end cars

[fr499y 0]

why pay someone to do something i can do myself And like i said before, not wanting to spend £150 just for a sticker set. I could re do the whole panels, but for now i want it looking presentable for when i get it on the road in a few weeks time I redone a smashed TT600 in Mercedes silver back end of last year, paint was like glass when i finished, so this should be easy as 1.2..3...

[fr499y 0]

bit more of a update

Bit of sanding before another lot of filler/primer





some black primer on the main panel to see how bad/ how much more filler will be needed and where..



and a filled, primed and painted mudguard!

[Stue11 0]

Nice one Matt

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

[dick65 0]

nice one matt

[fr499y 0]

panel was pretty bad, so i've filled it all in, and sanded the lot, so the whole panel will be sprayed tomoz instaid of just the *worse* part oh god it tax'd and insured so will try it out tomoz while i wait for paint to dry

[fr499y 0]

Here ya go, panel filled again, primed, painted and a few hours ago lacquered and in the warm waiting to dry ( if my parents find out where it is im a dead man!! )



Oh and took it out for a spin, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD :| i think i've found the best bike EVER

[Stue11 0]

Looks all okay dokey to me Matt, good job mate if you get a chance of a blip on an Rc8 go for it

[fr499y 0]

already have supermoto all the way

[dick65 0]

nice one matt take it easy in this weather m8

[fr499y 0]

indeed i shall

[Stue11 0]

@fr499y wrote:

already have supermoto all the way

[Stue11 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

@fr499y wrote:

already have supermoto all the way

[fr499y 0]

good vid ent it , i might have to get a inch or so chopped out the seat, im only 5'8" but got long legs lol

[Stue11 0]

@fr499y wrote:

good vid ent it , i might have to get a inch or so chopped out the seat, im only 5'8" but got long legs lol

lol, i'd be scared to do that again especially how my knees are these days

[lee1 1]

great work matt

[fr499y 0]

@lee wrote:

great work matt

Thanks mate

[fr499y 0]

Right, got decal set on its way aswell so that should hide the remainder of the damage on the panel. Again this is just a cheap fix to make it look decent and less like its been thrown down the road at a race track lol. All in all this panel has cost £50 to fix, Which is a lot cheaper than £150+ for the panel and near enough the same for the decal set

which includes:
Filler, primer, paint, lacquer, masking tape, W&D paper & the decals ( Genuine KTM parts so ent cheap rofl!! )

[fr499y 0]

Turned out better than i hoped. Heres the panel done, just over a week for the lacquer to cure ( need panel on ready for tuesday )

[dick65 0]

good work matt

[fr499y 0]

just got the headlight surround to paint, mudguard if i cba ( dont look too bad patched for now ) and back fairing which has some damage but again, not too bad

[lee1 1]

spot on that matt

[Stue11 0]

Excellent job Matt

[fr499y 0]

Right, well bike has been back once already, had a few parts replaced in the carbs as it was causing the bike to flood.. Went to start it this morning, same thing bike flooding time.. well.. first attempt to start it ended up with a burst ear drum, my mum running into the garden as it sounded like someone shooting a shotgun in the garden... soooo looks like bikes got to go back again, im not bikeless as the zed needs MOT/Tax and i dont want to do it this time of the year, the XJ has no speedo so dont want to risk that... oh and i've spent a grand total of £300 for parts to tidy it up. Guess im going to be out of pocket

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

not good Matt

[fr499y 0]

Oops i mean will be bike less as MOT runs out in a couple days time!

[Chadatious 0]

cant you get a cheap digi speedo fopr divi just till you fix it? and that does suck mate

[fr499y 0]

@Chadatious wrote:

cant you get a cheap digi speedo fopr divi just till you fix it? and that does suck mate

new speedo cable is in the post, but when ya pay good money, you want it to work. It's basically broke every tank of fuel i've put in it so far!

[Chadatious 0]

@fr499y wrote:

@Chadatious wrote:

cant you get a cheap digi speedo fopr divi just till you fix it? and that does suck mate

new speedo cable is in the post, but when ya pay good money, you want it to work. It's basically broke every tank of fuel i've put in it so far!

yeah, thing is ktm arent known to be the most reliable bike, olderones seemed better, but a lot of bad ones got through. remember in motocross a girl had a branmd new ktm 125sx and it kept fouling plugs, in one dasy she had 4 plugs in the bike, took it back found engine was naffed had to get anouther new one from then, and that one seized after half a season. they year after she came back on a suzuki