K75rt Cafe Project - almost finished

[Markus77]

Okay that's great news - I'm going to see if I can find a place to do the ceramic coating. Does anyone know if I would have to sand down the muffler as well or can they just coat the whole thing as is? The muffler is already coated black, but if I'm going to get it done I'd want to get it done to both the pipes and muffler so that the black matches. Thanks for the help guys!

[jc55]

Most likely have to blast the muffler, but call them to see what they require.  Is the muffler stainless? Polish the whole setup yourself. (amazing bike, by the way!)

[Markus77]

The muffler is stainless. I'm going to try and find a shop that does the ceramic coating and see what they suggest. I have no problem sanding the muffler as well - just elbow grease:) I do have a silencer fitted in the muffler that's aluminum though, would this pose any problem do you think?

[jc55]

WHOA!!! the muffler is stainless? Just my opinion, but you've somehow managed to pull off a really clean and classy look on your bike. With all of that black and those beautiful pin stripes, it looks simple yet expensive. I'd suggest stripping the paint off of the muffler with a chemical stripper and seeing how it looks on the bike.

Ceramic coating would look great too. and the aluminum won't be affected.

[jc55]

yeah, I looked at your bike again. Polished exhaust would look trick and would set off the front forks and gloss black paint :2thumbup:

[Markus77]

Thanks JC55:) I'm going to take it to the shop that did my powdercoating and see if they do ceramic coating or can recommend another place. I'm pretty sure the muffler is stainless but not 100% - I would have to check. I selected that muffler because it was black and the right size more than anything. I'm leaning towards all black as of now, but I'll keep you guys posted on how things progress. Thanks guys for the help/advice - liking this idea of ceramic coating more than my original ideas!

[Boxermann]

I love the bike! Definitively one of the nicest K's I've seen.  :2thumbup:


+1 on the ceramic coating.

[rbm]

Here are some suggestions:



High Tech Coatings
2256 County Rd 31, Ruscom ON N0R 1R0.
info@hightechcoatings.com
888-225-8648.
10am to 4pm eastern M-F


FlashFire Coatings
1457 Hwy #2, Courtice, ON L1E 2K2
http://www.flashfirecoatings.com/locations.html
Telephone: 905.432.8861
After Hours: 905.243.0697
E-mail:sales@flashfirecoatings.com
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 6:00
Saturday: Call for Appointment...


Brightside Coatings
416-570-8893
brightsidecoatings.com

[Markus77]

Thanks Robert! I'll check those out for sure:)

[D.Bachtel]

Markus the bike looks great! Very tastefully done. :clap: I appreciated the nod to the old standard paint scheme.

There is a Cad colored ceramic coating that would come close to your aluminum rear sets.
I think you  might even be able to have them alumicoated.

Did you end up with stock pieces in excess of your needs? I see a few I could put to use on my 87K75C.

Don in Nipomo

[Markus77]

Hi Don,
I'm going to take the pipes and muffler to some of the shops Robert suggested and see what they say in terms of colour for the ceramic coating. At that point I'll have some decisions to make:) Yes I have lots of parts off the original bike that are in boxes in my garage. Let me know what you need and I'll see if I can find it,
Mark

[jc55]

Whatever you decide will look great.

[The Dude]

Pipes look good to me as is.
I tried a silver ceramic coating (Guzzi headers),looked good for a couple of years but deteriorated exponentially wrt.time.
At least,as is,it can be scuffed back to shiny.

[Mike Flores]

My exhaust is ceramic coated. I think the place you take it to is likely to sandblast the entire item anyway, just to assist the adhesion of the coating, so I wouldn't worry too much about having to do that yourself. I think it would look great coated in a satin black.

[Markus77]

I dropped off the exhaust last night. Looked at the colour options and decided on the satin black. He's going to sandblast it, then paint and I should hopefully have it back in a few weeks. Saw some other pipes in the shop with the same finish and they look great so I'm looking forward to getting it back on the bike. In any case, I'll post up some pics when I get it back:)

[MaraudeRS]

What muffler is that? I really like the look and since it doesn't protrude farther than the rear axle I'd be interested in getting one.


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[Markus77]

It's from Lossa Engineering: https://www.lossaengineering.com/products/lossa-brand-reverse-cone-muffler
I also put a db dawg in: https://www.dirtwerkz.com/Pages/products/exhaust/dB_Dawg.html
As It was a bit too loud for my tastes without it:)

[MaraudeRS]

Thank you! Love the bike, btw. I want my '92 k100rs to look similar to yours when I'm done


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[K75s Scrambler]

TrueAce the pipe is from Lossa Engineering and the rear sets from BSK speed works. The pipe has a baffle in it, otherwise it's just too loud:)

For my project I just need the leather seet padding, just like the one you got. Is the leather seet padding with diamond pattern also form BSK Speed Wokrs ???

[Markus77]

I had the seat made from an upholstery shop here in Toronto. I measured where the tank sits on the seat area and then brought the tail piece into the shop for them to make it. If I were to do it again, I'd probably bring the whole bike there so they could measure it perfectly. Also I opted for marine vinyl instead of leather as it's much more durable etc. Good luck with the build!

[K75s Scrambler]

I had the seat made from an upholstery shop here in Toronto. I measured where the tank sits on the seat area and then brought the tail piece into the shop for them to make it. If I were to do it again, I'd probably bring the whole bike there so they could measure it perfectly. Also I opted for marine vinyl instead of leather as it's much more durable etc. Good luck with the build!

Thanks, I'le check if I can have the seat made here in Norway. Can I ask how much you paid for it ? (I realy like the looks of the on you had made in Toronto...)

[Markus77]

I paid $300 for it. Seems expensive for plastic, foam and vinyl! But then again I don't think I would have had much success building one on my own:) Maybe you could save some $ by fabricating your own seat base and just having a shop do the upholstery etc?

[richarddacat]

Very nice work. I don't see many K-bikes transformed into Cafes that look sharp but you did a good job on that one.  :clap:

[Markus77]

Thx appreciate it - had fun with the project and looking forward to the spring and riding season!

[kenbass]

Where did you get the seat pan/cowl assembly? Its perfect! Also your bike looks amazing. I started with the same bike and am just getting started on it. Thanks and great work!