{"id":1450,"date":"2022-04-23T17:28:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T17:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2022-04-23T17:35:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T17:35:30","slug":"second-build-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/23\/second-build-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Second build \u2013 Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another day pottering around doing bit by bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Inspect, clean and paint RD250LC(4L2) Exhausts<\/li><li>Paint all the exhausts with one coat of pot black brushed on except downtubes.<\/li><li>Wire brush the newly bushed RHS Footpeg hangar<\/li><li>Dismantle both old footrest hangars  for cleaning and parts<\/li><li>wire brush LHS Footrest hangar to get (most of) the old lacquer off<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose to paint the pipes with pot-black, (now renamed, Cylinder black), because of the shocking state of the exhausts after 3 months on the road and just 500 miles, albeit in all weathers.<br>The pipes were sprayed with 3 coats of hugely expensive high temperature paint, which gave a nice finish&#8230; almost like the OEM finish, but it had all but disappeared, leaving rust streaks all over the place.<br>&#8220;Back in the day&#8221;, I used to brush paint the pipes with a couple of coats of pot black, taking the pipes off, and repeating every spring. <br>While the finish is poor, (from close inspection), they look decent from a couple of meters or more, and the pot black seemed to last for a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After letting the paint dry overnight&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Clean and paint RD250LC(4L2) Exhaust headers (2 coats of pot black)<\/li><li>Fit footrests and hangars<\/li><li>Fit powder coated brake torque arm<\/li><li>Engine in frame (protect frame rails with bits of old carpet)<\/li><li>Route and connect the wiring<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3429-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_3430-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s looking like a motorcycle again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day pottering around doing bit by bit. 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