CudaChick's Dirt Bike Thread -- '90 Honda XR200

Starting to look like a dirt bike again!

Silent Bob, this time with an involuntary close inspection (he was crawling all over it the whole time) ...

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A couple close ups of the Blue Odyssey over Super Chrome

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ID plate reattached ...

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Mocked up the repaired / repainted rear fender ...

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Electrical ...

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These bars are bent. Since I coated them, he found another pair of Tag-5s on ebay for like $20. They should be here in a few days at most, and they'll get coated too.

But he went ahead and put the levers on to see how it'd look anyway.

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That's about where it stands now. It needs a few odds and ends but has come a very long way in a short time on a very small budget.

And I learned something new about my job as a result of this project which can only benefit my bike customers: That pic up there that's headed by "Electrical ..." -- well, this is the first dirt bike frame I've coated, though I've done a few choppers. That photo I took for me as a reminder to use a little silicone dot where the ground wire goes to keep the powder off of it. Never too experienced to learn something!! I don't want my guys to have to grind on ANYthing when they get my work home and if you do, I want to be the first one to hear about it. :-D

I'll be adding more pics to this thread as work continues, but this little Honda XR200 has already undergone a total rebirth since its arrival a few weeks ago.

Please feel free to add comments! I'd love to hear them. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.