Polish This? Are You Mad?

[outlawtorn]

Looks nice, don't know if it's worth the effort though!

[HDTboy]

Looks nice, don't know if it's worth the effort though!
looks like chrome to me

[White trash]

Well seeing as it's a Yamashit, I'd say it's definitely not worth the effort.

[Sniper]

What a fucken WOFTAM (Waste of fucken time and money!!!)

[justsomeguy]

Looks to me like a show bike that gets transported from show to display stand to garage on the back of a truck, doubt it's ever ridden....... or meant to be.

[Riff Raff]

What a fucken WOFTAM (Waste of fucken time and money!!!)
Yeah - even I wouldn't want to do that much polishing (and that is something I secretely enjoy).
The reflection from the tank on a sunny day would make it a bugger to ride wouldn't it?

[ManDownUnder]

The reflection from the tank on a sunny day would make it a bugger to ride wouldn't it?

Bloody good point! Imagine it, sun's up - you go blind - so you only ride at night... till some prat puts his headlights on you (aarrrhggghhhh!!!!!)

still - it'd be ok in wellywood :rofl:

[Beemer]

Can you imagine the bloody fingerprints from all those snotty nosed little kids who love to touch bikes? I think the novelty would soon wear off, that's for sure.

[placidfemme]

I think it looks really nice... but yeah, way too much damn effort in keeping it clean and the sun would be an issue... certainly a head turner though...

[marty]

some scammer dude was trying to sell that on e bay a while ago for $7000.,.....

[vifferman]

You forget that overseas and especially in the US, there's a whole different biker subculture that we don't seem to have here, where bling is king, and everything else is secondary. They even have their own biker week, totally separate to the Daytona one, and based around stunting and cruising to show off your wheels.

[Motoracer]

The whole bike could pass for a mirror but it wouldn't pass a WOF because of no mirrors.

[Pwalo]

Why the hell would you do that to a sports bike? Chrome on bikes looks pretty naff (unless it's your forks of course), and that's just awful.

Might work in Jaffaland though. No probably not, only in the US of A.

[zadok]

Looks to me like a show bike that gets transported from show to display stand to garage on the back of a truck, doubt it's ever ridden....... or meant to be.
Probably. Totally impractical for the real world.

[v.ros`]

Hey guys.... i actually like the bike... looks pretty different but ofcourse polishing that would defintely be a B*tch !

Can someone tell me what is a GOOD product to use for Polishing "polished rims", (NOT chrome rims but polished)

Thanks

[surfchick]

i love that chrome. it's beautiful because it's ALL ONE COLOUR. every colour...ohh soo cool...come on people where's your imagination? it would be like riding that chrome blobb thing that the terminater came from. as for reflection- sunnies. that bike is more an excercise in aesthetics than performance- pity we can't chrome plate the rider.

[Pwalo]

i love that chrome. it's beautiful because it's ALL ONE COLOUR. every colour...ohh soo cool...come on people where's your imagination? it would be like riding that chrome blobb thing that the terminater came from. as for reflection- sunnies. that bike is more an excercise in aesthetics than performance- pity we can't chrome plate the rider.

Yes it's shiny but someone's just chromed an R1, which is reasonably aesthetic on it's own right. Oh and reasonably performance orientated as well. Besides you'd need to keep it in a hermatically sealed, temperature controlled, dustfree room. Or get very handy with the polishing rag.

[v.ros`]

I like the tail .... looks pretty :niceone:

[Grinner]

So long as it has an engine, two wheels, steering and brakes what else matters ? :ride:
All it really needs is a couple of dead bugs to give that used look.

[Clockwork]

Forgive my ignorance but would they have chromed the plastic parts or re-fabricated them in a metal?

[Eddieb]

The original link, with lots more photo's

http://ueba.com.br/forums/index.php?showtopic=16449

[onearmedbandit]

Normally I'm not into that kind of look, but my first thoughts were "that's fucking cool."

Or maybe its just the beer talking :drinkup: . Once I get home from work I'll check it again.

[onearmedbandit]

Heh heh. If you click on the link a couple of posts up and scroll down there's some freaky pictures of brittney spears. (click on the link White Trash Brittney Spears)

[Bartman10]

For all you R1 fans out there.

I think its awesome!

[Fishy]

Who owns that? 50cent? major Bling Bling on that machine. Its a bike, a mirror and a tanning machine all in one.

[Coyote]

That was on sale on Ebay a while back wasn't it? I think it looks awesome :2thumbsup

[Fishy]

I saw a tricked out Busa on Ebay a while back owned by an anonymous rapper, it was mental it had a dvd player, full on stereo system with tweats 6x9's and everything and it even had spinners on the wheels!!! Was totally ghey.

[riffer]

Difficult to see it getting a WOF in this country though...

and when would you watch a DVD on a Busa?

I just don't get Merkins... :weird:

[Sniper]

Still a WOFTAM

(This is an edit, a slight case of hallucegenic air caused me to think it was cool.)

[Korea]

A little bit of the shiney stuff goes a long way... but this much??? Who said the other day about "a little carbon fibre is good, but too much and you lose the whole effect" ?
It's kind of like using a highlighter - highlight everything and suddenly nothing's 'highlighted'.

[flash]

Heh heh. If you click on the link a couple of posts up and scroll down there's some freaky pictures of brittney spears. (click on the link White Trash Brittney Spears)

i tried so hard but couldnt see one pic of that hottie :shifty:

[Jackrat]

Can you imagine the bloody fingerprints from all those snotty nosed little kids who love to touch bikes? I think the novelty would soon wear off, that's for sure.

My nephew is one of them kids,or was.
Told the little shit not to touch the bike,so he looks straight at me an puts his hand on the header.:crybaby:
Had to wipe his finger prints off my nice chrome pipe:laugh:
Love chrome,alloy,other shiny stuff,but that bikes a little over the top even for me.

[deathstar]

the R1 looks like a god and way of the future could always tie rags to the kids hands and tell them to touch it ALL OVER in a rubbing way

[Sniper]

the R1 looks like a god and way of the future could always tie rags to the kids hands and tell them to touch it ALL OVER in a rubbing way

That would be classed as child labour mate. Nice try though.:spudflip:

[Gremlin]

OK, I know its not everyones cuppa tea, but the work that has gone into it... not that you could do a runner on it either - how many could look like it.

Beautiful, but not practical. But all that work, and he takes piccies in that crappy resolution, not even fit for a wallpaper?? :weird:

[mini_me]

yeah but what i would like to know is whats up with that litte spike thing on the triple clamp, that looks like a *really* good idea on something that has the power to wheelstand savagely (sp) in the wrong hands
m/m

[avgas]

Will be putting this on the shopping/dream list.
On the other side of the garage will be my matt black busa

[hondacmx450]

i like it and i like it oh and i like it bling is king whatch this space

[_intense_]

PHOAARR have i got the horn or what! :buggerd:

[sunhuntin]

Hey guys.... i actually like the bike... looks pretty different but ofcourse polishing that would defintely be a B*tch !

Can someone tell me what is a GOOD product to use for Polishing "polished rims", (NOT chrome rims but polished)

Thanks

seein as no-one helped you out....my favourite product is called "shine-brite" or similar...sold in a fluro yellow tin at super cheap...bout $10 a tin, last years. its a wadding material, like cotton wool but thicker. works on everything cept paint.

not sure if itd be any good for what you want it for, but maybe worth a look?

EDIT: i actually like the bike...all shiny and pretty....id love it. love polishing scuff..even to the point of getting underneath and cleaning all the road grime off, so this one would be a dream come true. and yes, i would ride it, just not at sunrise/set! LOL. and likely with sunnies and tinted visor.

imagine getting hit while riding that "i didnt see you cos the sun glittering off it blinded me!"

[Deviant Esq]

What is with some people's obsession with chrome? No thanks. Give me a decent professional paint job over it any time. Chrome bits have their place... Just not on my machinery. I much prefer polished alloy. I can appreciate that it's had a heck of a lot of work put into it, and it sure is something to look at, but as far as I'm concerned - no thankyou. A good professional paintjob would look much better to me, and it'd be less likely to be flogged or vandalised by some unimaginative git. :weird:

[Waylander]

i like it and i like it oh and i like it bling is king whatch this space
OI!!! You dirty bastard where you been hiding? How'sthe learner liscense thing going?