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those look sharp man, if they look half as kool on your scoot as they do now i think i'm going to paint my rims like that. keep up the good work

thanks :D

it is going to look funny for a little bit, it'll be a while till i get around to painting the plastics. as soon as the wheels are done i'm ...

here's the (almost) finished rear wheel. as you can see, my masking job failed there at the bottom of the wheel, i'm gonna have to fix that, but overall it came out really cool. on the front wheel i painted the black first, that way if it happens again i can sand it off, the spokes are easier to ...

Here's a pic i took on my phone of the what i've painted so far.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/76cobra2_2007/wheels.jpg

looks good so far. I have a question though, about how long is it gonna take for the paint to stop rubbing off, i don't want to try to put the tires back on yet ...

How do i go about prepping my wheels for paint? I'm gonna use duplicolor chrome around the outside edge/rim and the middle and spokes are going to be a gloss black. If it turns out will it's going to look awesome, because later i'm going to shoot a new coat of black on the bike, and pretty much ...

i'll try it, we have a HUGE adjustable wrench somewhere but i couldn't find it, that's why i had to use the channel loc, and mine is barely big enough, it just slips off. I'll try to find that wrench because that should work. otherwise i'm going to start searching for an EXTREMELY long socket so i ...

since i was already at the honda dealer today picking up an air element, i had them look up the numbers for the lock nut wrenches, it's a no go, both numbers where invalid, he tried calling two different places and looked in a honda tools catalog too. i'm sure you guys could have told me it wasn't ...

So what do i need to be using on the steering stem locknut? i need to tighten it because the stem is lose and wiggles around and i don't really need to be riding it like that. I see in the manual that there is a special tool but can i still get it? i've been trying to use a channel lock and a vice ...

it is my ride... :wink:
if you want to know mods or the pics are too big let me know

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/76cobra2_2007/CheasCobra4.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/76cobra2_2007/CheasCobra2.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/76cobra2_2007/CheasCobra5 ...

im almost done with mine, there a little bit thinner, but they are good. iv made about 4 now, they fit fine, and work fine, i also modded the clip slot, they will start at 20.00$ + shipping.


you talking about the petcock covers you were making? i'll be getting one of those after i put my scoot ...

i tried to do a plug chop yesterday but my scooter wouldn't stay running. It takes a good handful of kicks to get it to start and then if i get it to start it revs up and dies, i tried readjusting the throttle stop and the air screw but nothing seems to be helping, i took the spark plug out and ...

Whats your plug insulator look like when you throttle it as high as you can without it dieing? Check that the main jet is clear.

how long should i hold the throttle on the stand before i kill it and check the plug? i'll try it tomorrow after work when it's light out, i'm startin to get worried ...

it has spark, i checked, something else is wrong. by messing with the air and throttle screws i've been able to get about 10mph out of it but it is still not running right. when i get it to idle though, if i put my finger over the air box holes it dies, does this mean it is not breathing through the ...

plug chop?

i'll try, but i can't drive it and it is kind of calling the shots at the moment. i tried to start it today to show my girlfriend and it did but it kept dying and i had to give it throttle, then i tried again and it just wont start now. i'm gonna decarbonize the muffler and exhaust ...

Sounds like you may have had a bunch of oil in the crankcase that has at least partially burned off (which is not atypical with a Spree that sat for a long time). Typically there is a little smoke coming out, and it's grey. It's really easier to see if you watch somebody else take off on the bike ...

so i got my spree running, but i need help getting it running right. it has no power and it almost dies under throttle. if i try to help it start i can get it to accelerate with the throttle cracked open a little less than 1/4 but as soon as it hits about 7mph it will try to die. do i need to set ...