My zx9r project

[Chadatious 0]

Okay ive started already, got the bike mechanically sound, but few marks looks like someones hit the gravel on a track day, a crack by intercator, and on top by screen of fairing. but some cleaning etc it will be fine.

however i am painting it, and going to get it looking nicer.

so this is how i got it



ive took the scott oiler off as i dont like it, bike so oily needs a good de-grease. and ive took the rear rack off, not my cuppa but kept it for it i come up north to meet you guys or if i go germany next year like said etc, be handy to have.

i am going to paint it, at the moment ive got this at mind
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Moto+GP+Hayate+Melandri&view=detail&id=07655BC9075D967A054E62DF8EBE968CDDE0E7F6

trying to imagine it on a road going bike thou, but time will tell.

first stop new exhaust asap!

anyway heres it current state. minus rack in first pic

[Stue11 0]

Nice one Chad look forward to the updates and pics

[BanditMike 0]

Paint looks a bit complicated, but will look good finished Keep the updates and pics coming

[Chadatious 0]

@BanditMike wrote:

Paint looks a bit complicated, but will look good finished Keep the updates and pics coming

All the fun of it

[lee1 1]

That paint job will look well chad

I also like the colour it is now aswell

Im sure you will make it your own

[Robbie 0]

I'd keep it the standard colour as it Looks good but each to their own

[Oldfart 0]

@Robbie wrote:

I'd keep it the standard colour as it Looks good but each to their own

[bladerunner 0]

TheBiker46 wrote:

@Robbie wrote:

I'd keep it the standard colour as it Looks good but each to their own

+1

[Chadatious 0]

i do, andf i dont yes its nice but i like difference, too many blue ones. and secondly its been in a gravel pit so need some paint, and rather do ti different if im paying out

[mdhillug03 0]

have a look at delkevic cans if you are lookking to change. I got a stubby moto gp and its boss on my cbr 600

[Chadatious 0]

and off the road we are going to miss riding the bike. but be worth it as the paintwork now begins.

[Tony nitrous 0]

Personal taste.

Although nearly all my bike are/have been black,
I really do like the 9's original blue paint.
The only bike i've had respayed recently went a similar blue.

Having said that, I'd love a Kwak in the green / white / blue colours

[dick65 0]

the blues a nice colour but i like a kwak in green that was there racing colour in the 1970's,kawasaki also had a red phase in the 1980's

[madsod 0]

best of luck im sure it will be well nice

[Chadatious 0]

Like blue just common. Gunmetal hayaye isn't

[Chadatious 0]

well she has started stripping for me! i told her not to but she wouldnt stop





also my nose cone is in for repair with a mate as this was the damage

[Chadatious 0]

bit of progress ive scotched all the panels down apart from the sides ones, and tank as they need a da to remove paint ridges.

and the mudguard is stuck to the bike, no rust, just been done up so tight it gets to a point i could chew the screws up, might come to taking the risk and if all goes wrong cutting them off







my friend has done some good work on the nose cone,

from this


to this


to this


and this


also painted the purple exhuast, but im not happy with it. if i can get it to sit at a better angle ill get it polished up nicely if not it will do for now



also thought this was funny, thought i would see if i could get 25 miles home on reserve, well i had 140ml of petrol left

[Chadatious 0]

ive been busy.

heres some filler work i did







i primed the panels yesterday and flated the, today


and today the base coat went on



pics dont give the colour justice, and no laquer yet so wont be as shiney.

and now the blacks on




also something for stue, along with a decal ive put this on the bike,

[fr499y 0]

i like that silver

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

looking good son

[dick65 0]

looking good chad

[madsod 0]

Very nice work , & as you have found out lots more to paint then the sv
with all the plastic , still does look good

[Chadatious 0]

@madsod wrote:

Very nice work , & as you have found out lots more to paint then the sv
with all the plastic , still does look good

only did tank on sv.

ive used 400ml in grey, 100ml in black, 500ml in primer, and just clear to go

[Tony nitrous 0]

Nice work there.

Your making it "your" bike....

[BanditMike 0]

Looks good Chad. Should be very nice all finished

[fr499y 0]

why not bin the sleeve on the can, buy a carbon or stainless sleeve? I think carbon can would look perfect with that colour tbf

[Chadatious 0]

@fr499y wrote:

why not bin the sleeve on the can, buy a carbon or stainless sleeve? I think carbon can would look perfect with that colour tbf

Fireblade can so sits at a dodgy angle. So going to.get a werx carbon 380mm at some point

[fr499y 0]

carbon will look the tits on that. How much are the werx cans? because powertech do some nicer looking ones pretty cheap

[Chadatious 0]

Carbon is 195

[fr499y 0]

powertech does there GP cans in carbon for £179 ( or best offer, so no doubt will get it for £160 ) PM'd ya there ebay link

[stantheman 0]

looking good chad

[Chadatious 0]

decals are on, and clearcoat will be on saturday, quite pleased, not sure on the busyness of belly pan but if not ill re-do it in the summer, but pleased with the rest of the bike

[Stue11 0]

Fairplay Chad that looks the dogs ..... cant wait to see her finished, briging the Hayate back into folks memories of gp's

[Chadatious 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

Fairplay Chad that looks the dogs ..... cant wait to see her finished, briging the Hayate back into folks memories of gp's

yeah mate dont know much about them. maybe youll be able to tell us one day, but i think their bikes look really nice, and its rare, so its nice to ride something that not many others have. never seen a zx9r in these colours, and never seen a hayate rep in the flesh

[Tony nitrous 0]

Looking good.

Is it normal to do it so quick ?
The guy who does mine always lets it sit
for a while, not sure if that's to harden/cure?

[Stue11 0]

Hayate means Hurricane in japanese the team decided to use the name rather than kawasaki because there wasnt much involement from the factory support circa 2009

[Chadatious 0]

@Tony nitrous wrote:

Looking good.

Is it normal to do it so quick ?
The guy who does mine always lets it sit
for a while, not sure if that's to harden/cure?

primer you just need to be hard enought to sand. base you can worth with very soon. then clears the killer basically, does ideally need bakeing but ill let it sit for a day or 2 and then will be fine.

high flow bodyshops dont take a week to do a car? need it in an out asap.

saying that my fingers and arms are acheing from all the rubbing down

[Chadatious 0]

nice one stue. so onyl in gp 1 year? knew it wasnt very long

[Stue11 0]

@Chadatious wrote:

nice one stue. so onyl in gp 1 year? knew it wasnt very long

[Chadatious 0]

were they dark grey or carbon?

ive gone lighter as it brings the black out more etc.

[Stue11 0]

@Chadatious wrote:

were they dark grey or carbon?

ive gone lighter as it brings the black out more etc.

Doesn't really matter mate the bike was all black carbon but a splash of grey wont hurt

[BanditMike 0]

Looks good Chad. Will be nice to see it all sorted next year

[Chadatious 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

@Chadatious wrote:

were they dark grey or carbon?

ive gone lighter as it brings the black out more etc.

Doesn't really matter mate the bike was all black carbon but a splash of grey wont hurt

thanks everyone

and stue do you think the belly pans too much?

people saying hayate didnt have that many they did but my pans half the size so its more of a squeeze, but not sure if its too much?

any opinions welcome, as rather move/ take them off before i laquer sturday.

[Oldfart 0]

Looking good Chad. Good job. Be nice to see it when finished

[gravelrash 0]

Personally I like the Belly Pan as is Chad but really it depends on whether your happy or not. Great work on the respray and choice of colour by the way and +1 for the carbon can!

[Chadatious 0]

set back!

coolants got orange crap in. hoping its not head gasket, going to flush it see what it brings, looking at it its hopefully rusty water. someones put shite coolant in it, aka the last service £550 one, bat motorcycles i believe. if not would be ardvark.

[haveugot1 0]

Like the look of that chad your doing a great job

[madcarper 0]

looking good chad,btw you should not leave basecoat to long between clearcoating or you can get adhesion problems.

[lee1 1]

Looking well chad I like the look of it

the bellypan looks fine,ignore negative comments from else where

have I said to much there

end of the day its your bike

[madcarper 0]

@Tony nitrous wrote:

Looking good.

Is it normal to do it so quick ?
The guy who does mine always lets it sit
for a while, not sure if that's to harden/cure?

aye tony if you are putting decals over fresh paint you should let it cure for a few days otherwise the decals can trap solvents which causes micro blisters. chad should be ok though as he put his decals over the basecoat which cures quick and then he will clearcoat over the top. i prefer to clear the base let it cure then flat,and apply the decals wet as you can sometimes mark the basecoat or pull some away if you have to cut or work the decals into awkward shapes then clearcoat again. but hey everybody does it there way.