[slinky]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and also new to TW 200s. I'm from Sydney Australia and these bikes over here get awesome custom jobs from a place called Deus ex machina. I decided to buy a 2nd hand 2001 model TW200 I saw for sale and my friend and I have started to pull the bike apart and do all the customising ourselves cause we've never done it before and thought it would be a good winter project. I'll post some photos of our progress so far and hopefully have it done and on the road in the next few months. Feel free to drop any hints or info on things as we're pretty new to customising. Just learning stuff as we go along.

Cheers Slinky

 

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All the gear stripped off it. She hasn't been ridden for over a year apparnelty. Everything was quite seized up. WD40 got a good work out but everything came off easily as most of the parts seem to just clip. on

 

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Got the back wheel off and found an unseen buckle in it. Sent it off to get straightened out. Hopefully that turns out ok. Just getting all the bits off to get the frame checked out. Fair bit of rust that needs to be treated before repainting the heinous blue frame. I really don't like the colour blue on bikes. I'm going to go for a glossy black look.

 

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Engines out after some tricky work. Not in bad shape, needs some TLC though. I'm thinking red yamaha symbol and glossy black engine casings. Took a cool instagram pic here obviously

 

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We often forget what things go where etc. I'm making sure to mark everything so I don't have to muck around for hours trying to find out where the little black cable goes...

 

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She's got a fair bit of rust on her so I'm treating that before painting.

 

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Marking and cutting off al useless tabs to give it a bit more of a minimalist look

 

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Grinding off some tabs while disregarding every safety measure I can think of haha. Probably wouldn't recommend 3D glasses from the movies as goggles either. As Rainier Wolfcastle would say "Ze goggles do nussing"

 

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Tabs off. Looks much cleaner and linear without them. Now just to sand it down to a clean state and get it cleaned up for painting.

 

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Ready for painting. First job is to put on a coat or two if prima to save time getting the frame to the black I want.

 

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The prima coat really gives it a new look now that she's ready for her black coat.

 

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That's all so far. This is a wk end project so hopefully I'll have more progress sometime next week and get this beast on the road in no time.

Cheers Slinky

 

[Gerry]

Looks like you have a real project going on, good for you. I understand the 'joke' regarding safety, I've made it myself many times. Generally after a few more years on the planet you realize that 'in a heartbeat your life can change in ways you would rather not imagine'. AGAIN, I have done it myself!! The bet generally is, my eyesight against saving 3 minutes looking for your safety glasses. As I tired of playing the fool, I ordered a box of modestly priced safety glasses so they are every where in my (messy) shop. Just a thought..



Enjoy your project. Stay safe, and keep us updated. Gerry

 

[slinky]

Thanks for the wise words Gerry. It is easy to be complacent at my age. I guess I should invest in some safety gear for piece of mind and assurance before I get punked.

Progress has been pretty slow the last couple wk ends but one thing I did do was paint the frame. I think it looks pretty good for a home made job.

 

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First few coats of black gloss after the coat of prima. Hopefully get it to a nice mirror finish with a dose of clear coat over it.

 

[n2o2diver]

Looks great! Keep the pictures coming.

 

[ronnydog]

Its a lot of work but worth the trouble to make it what you want! Good job.



Ronnydog

 

[Guitarzan]

I love the Deus ex machina bikes! I plan on making my bike look like one of theres as well

Your homeade paintjob looks great, can't wait to see more progress!

 

[slinky]

Weather has been shocking in Sydney the last few weeks and hasn't given me any time to get any work done. She finally got some TLC in the last week though. Here are some pics..

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Washed the engine over three or four times. Still dirty so bought a steamer to blast all that dirt off before painting. Worked pretty well actually.