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| Thatch | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2010 - 16:31 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | |
Don't want to wear out my welcome at the dealer.... |
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Something tells me you're well past that point my friend. 
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Careful, don't want to go too far. Next time we see you're bike she'll be looking like this...
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2010 - 17:25 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Thatch) | | | Thatch wrote:
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Thatch - I can see you've been busy this winter (and that you found some drag bars)! 
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| Andybuzz | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/12/2009 | | Posts | : | 84 | | Location | : | Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2010 - 17:54 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: EnGage) | | | What a ugly piece of metal. I hope nobody gets any ideas?
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2010 - 18:39 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Andybuzz) | | | errrrrrrrrrrrm..... I like that helmet 
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2010 - 18:48 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | I thought you wanted pull back handlebars
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2010 - 18:26 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Thatch) | |
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2010 - 18:31 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | SHWING!!!!
Looks great. I've got to get back on my badge project.
Anything left to do on the bike now?
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2010 - 18:36 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
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 RIDE IT! 
But with snow on the roads - there's no chance of that!
But seriously - things still to do:
- Oil pressure & temp gauges
- Custom colour
- Rizoma hand grips
But I have to sell one of the kids first to get the money!
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2010 - 22:42 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | Hey you didn't mention what you (or they) did to get the badge curve sorted. It looks to me like it matches up great but I'm wondering what was done. Did the tape have to be replaced? Details
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2010 - 23:02 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | The badges and lights look really, really good!
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| SeanS | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,179 | | Location | : | Matlock, Derbyshire UK, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2010 - 03:47 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | Looks good Lee. Bike and Badge Starting on replacing my badge now but another style. How easy was it to remove the originals?
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| odamus | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 21/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 56 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2010 - 07:53 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | |
They look awesome Birdy!!!
Job well done mate.
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| BlueNose | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,478 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2010 - 11:15 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | Niceswan Birdy!!
...and I must say your garage is very impressive too!
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| opium89 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/12/2008 | | Posts | : | 100 | | Location | : | Austin, Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 18 Feb 2010 - 12:54 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Birdy68) | | | I seriously doubt it. More likely to get a "Customer of the Year" award over there.
Birdy68 wrote:
Don't want to wear out my welcome at the dealer....
Actually I'm waiting for the left side badge - they only had 1 right side in on stock!
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| Anaconda44 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 53 | | Location | : | CT, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Jun 2011 - 19:14 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: opium89) | | | Just tumbled upon this thread. Birdy your Bird is incredible!
Was wondering how the paint is holding up the badge?
Like this option the best. Was thinking about matching the background to the blue of my Bird and doing like you did for the white . How did you prep it for the paint? Did you clear coat the colors after? What kind of paint did you use?
Sorry for all the questions but what you did looks great!
John
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| Druid | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 06 Jun 2011 - 20:45 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Anaconda44) | | | If it helps I used birdies idea with the blue. I went to a model shop and got a close enough blue enamel and a cream for the lettering. I used a cotton bud with white spirit to make sure there was no oil residue ect and used a generous amount of paint to give a good thick covering whiping the chrome clean to get a good edge. I then use a clear varnish when it was all dry .
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| Anaconda44 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 53 | | Location | : | CT, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Jun 2011 - 22:50 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Druid) | | |
Druid wrote:
If it helps I used birdies idea with the blue. I went to a model shop and got a close enough blue enamel and a cream for the lettering. I used a cotton bud with white spirit to make sure there was no oil residue ect and used a generous amount of paint to give a good thick covering whiping the chrome clean to get a good edge. I then use a clear varnish when it was all dry . |
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Dru,
Thanks for your info! How is it holding up?
Also, how did you get yours to shape to the bike?
John
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| Druid | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Jun 2011 - 18:13 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Anaconda44) | | | I tried a hair drier and that didnt do a lot so I put it in the oven @ 120 for 5 minutes . Its quite time consuming getting the right shape but u get there eventualy. Dont forget to use oven gloves or similar when takeing the badge out of the oven.
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Jun 2011 - 19:55 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: Druid) | | | You can also try boiling it... worked great for me. And yes, mitts are essential!
Also, don't skimp on the double-sided tape. Go to your local body shop (or a body shop supplier, if you've got one in your area) and get the good automotive quality 3M adhesive tape. I'd also recommend the 3M adhesive adhesion promoter (comes as wipes).
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2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
1985 Suzuki GS550E
1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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| Anaconda44 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 53 | | Location | : | CT, United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Jun 2011 - 20:27 Post title : Re: Birdys' Choice Of Badges (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | | Thanks guys!!
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