Magnificent 7

[dukkman]

what goes dinga de ding ding ding ding de ding?

1986 250 KTM EXC sounds like that when idling.

 

[jimspac]

I just use the kitchen dishwasher after degreasing parts. Works nice on the hot cycle with Cascade pods. Leaves behind no evidence afterwards

 

[juicypips]

Humm was using finish powerballs so could be to alkali who knows was just giving heads up.

 

[dartyppyt]

Now I have put my bike radiators in them and turn out great!

 

[dartyppyt]

One of two, two fitty's assembled. All she gonna need is ignition to fire!

 

[dartyppyt]

Here gives u idea how she going to look in frame. Everything on frame is lil dusty but gives u idea.

 

[oldbikedude]

250 looks great....dust & all! Nice work

 

[dartyppyt]

Thanx visteaur 1948 and old bike dude.

 

[justintendo]

huskies look so good box stock and many times when you start to get away from it the looks kinda suffer. there are more than a few nice exceptions, and this one looks great too! very tasteful job so far with plenty of little custom twists..
are you going with some gold wheels or something different? i love the gold but always wondered about red for the pre 83 or blue for the milktrucks..

 

[dartyppyt]

Justintendo,
Not sure yet on color of rims?
Here is kind of the concept for this one. I want this one to be a little different while taking into the concept that with little effort, it could be put back to original fairly easy.
Right now, shocks bodies, springs and reservoirs could be put back to original, while someone could take red off of cases and paint all black. What we are thinking is doing black lower fork legs, with red Husqvarna lettering (since the chrome tubes will kinda mirror the polished shock reservoirs),then maybe polished rims ( I do have several sets of Nordisk that will be going to get anodized gold). I think if I do a set black, might be too much? Then do black handle bars and thinking red Magura lever covers? Then pipe will be natural finish with polished silencer. The other 5 bikes will all be original. I may have the forks done today or tomorrow?
But I also want to experiment taking a lower fork leg, shining it up with red Husqvarna lettering? Maybe I will do one shiny and one black let you guys help decide?

 

[dartyppyt]

Ok,here are lower fork legs:

One in black n red which means polished rims?

One in polish n red which means black rims?

http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt83/dartyppyt/Mobile Uploads/photo_zps3e219fde.jpg

 

[juicypips]

Polished n red look PIMP!
But polish rims not black?

 

[dartyppyt]

Here up against polished rims?

Here up against black rims?

That is question? So what combo you think look best?

 

[adam6402]

I vote for polished rim and polished lower fork, a very clean look!

 

[dartyppyt]

Prob wouldn't take to much to polish a set of hubs up either?

 

[oldbikedude]

I always like black & red....but I think with black rims would be to much black. Can't go wrong with polished aluminum. I would personally go black/red with polished rims. Will look great no matter what you choose. Great work.

 

[justintendo]

yeah, both fork legs look great. i would go go gold or polished on the rim, the black is ok, but so many young punks use black rims on their monster energy kxf bikes that it turns me off, you know? still wouldnt look too bad on the swede tho. the polished leg looks like it turned out well.

 

[oldbikedude]

so many young punks use black rims on their monster energy kxf bikes that it turns me off

You were reading my mind.

 

[dartyppyt]

Here is rear hub working on to shine up.

Just a little playing to see?

 

[dartyppyt]

My son stopped and his opinion is black fork legs like Husky had before gold, red lettering, black hubs and polished rims.
He was kinda saying the same about the black rims.