The Zephyr Zone

yes very smart z perfect proportions looks better with the round headlight

Had a full day on the 550, polished the f and r wheel spokes and rims, refitted the f tyre (without innertube as the wheels now seals the tyre). found a v good match for the caliper paint, Ford Mercury Grey, vapour blasted them again and painted the calipers plus f discs, put the mudguard extender on the f mudguard and installed it. Finally painted the panel in the sprocket cover. time flew.

More pics from today's work. brake calipers and mudguard extender etc

Polishing looks good. I have stripped the callipers on my C3 so will check out the paint you have suggested.

It dries semi gloss, i have gloss lacquered them

Looking good! What is your process for polishing the wheels? I can think of a couple of ways I would try to do it, but any of them would take me many hours, where you seem to have got it done fast.

Not fast at all. scotchbrite wheel on demil then 800 w/dry, took all day for both.

new f brake pistons and seals fitted

here is the f wheel with the calipers fitted after painted (Ford mercury grey) also fitted f mudguard extender.

Very cool. Makes me miss that lovely Candy Atlantic Blue that my bike used to be.

More work done today, frame side plates were painted a week ago and now refitted, swing arm in and back wheel in. could do with removing rear shock springs and painting, will see if i have time next week,.

linuxrob wrote: ↑10 Nov 2023, 20:25 could do with removing rear shock springs and painting, will see if i have time next week,.

My opinion, don't waste your time painting the springs. Get hold of a suitable size/strength set of progressive springs (really dual rate) and you may be able to get those original shocks to be passable. There is a solid reason NO shock manufacturer today sells twin rear shock with linear springs, and this has been the case for quite some time. A set of springs are not that expensive.