El Guapo - Sneak Peak

My phone camera washed out the photo, but as you can see below the frame was sprayed a glorious shade of orange. I've also managed to prep and spray most of the small brackets and other little items, like the kick stand, footpegs, rear hub stay etc. Most of the hard work is ahead of me, as I need to do some finish work on the fenders and tank. Which means sanding. My least favorite job.

Miyata Details - Paint and Wheels

I took advantage of the good weather we've been having lately, and got a bunch of the Miyata parts painted. That means I might be able to do some assembly this weekend! Which is always the fun part.

But before that, I managed to get the bastard wheels fully assembled. Bastard, because as mentioned before, the Miyata used a bicycle size wheel and tire. I wouldn't be able to reuse the original wheel rims because the chrome was knackered. I had a spare set of good 17" rims, and ordered a set of shorter 184mm wheel spokes from the land of Bangkok. It all managed to come together quite nicely, after an evening of lacing.

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Bridgestone BS-7: Stripes

I started the process of putting down some stripes on the tank and seat of the BS-7. A simple stripe over the top, that also ties in some of the shape of the tank:

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Bridgestone BS-7: Some Paint

I got a little paint on the BS-7 over the weekend, and did a quick mock-up this morning just to see how it looks. It is coming together. Now, time to pack for our Seattle and Victoria trip!