Hurricane's a Comin'...

[Durt Cycler]

Originally posted by BigBore
A while back a friend of mine had a sweet looking '98 YZ400F. He stripped it down and had the frame powder coated black. Then he slapped on the "Hurricane" kit. The bike already had a natural colored IMS 3.5 gallon tank, and Cycra Pro-Bend handguards. Pretty nice looking ride.

And your point is Kevin........:confused: :moon:

 

[BigBore]

The point is........

Hurricane kits look totally rad dude!! :aj:

:moon:

 

[Durt Cycler]

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[Danman]

Hey lou,

How did you strip and polish that swingarm? Did you put a brush finish on it or smooth. I was thinking of sanding out my swingarm to get rid of some deep scratches and polishing, but I not sure how to go about it. It has a brush finish on it now. You don't know how to get that effect.

P.S. Lookin good. I liked that yellow and black thing on the older yamahas.

 

[Battered Sav]

Nice job Lou, looking forward to the "complete" pics.
Well done.

 

[Jamir]

The aluminum was polished with an industrial polishing wheel. If you do not have access to one, take the stuff to a custom wheel shop. They usually have the means to polish that stuff right up.

Big Bore-you are so right. I have rode Yamaha for years and I was pretty jazzed when they went all blue, but when I saw the Hurricane kit for the first time, I was hooked. Then, when I saw Ty Davis in action on one in Time to Ride, I had to have it!

 

[99CR125OK]

That's awesome!

I've told all my friends ever since I got back into bikes that if YZ's were still yellow, that's what I'd be riding! I'm still bummed that they went to blue.

Very nice bike, I can't wait to see the completed pics!

 

[nephron]

Where do you keep the bottle?:think

 

[dell30rb]

its... *sniff* *sniff* beautiful!!

 

[biglou]

Drum roll, please...

It is beautiful!:aj:

 

[biglou]

Number 2 of 3.

 

[biglou]

And th-th-th-that's all, folks!
Caution: Looking at this bike for too long will cause a grown man to cry!:whiner: Hey, I was almost in tears it looks so good!
And zio-I figured out how to use the flash! Man, today is full of firsts for me!

 

[LWilson250]

:eek: WOW!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! Makes me want to loose my KX and get a YZF, well....naw... But I always wanted yellow plastics!!! Lou, I must say you did an AMAZING job!!! I want to ride that bike someday! WOW!!!

It's just sooooo nice :whiner: :whiner:

Lee W.

 

[LWilson250]

Soooo Lou, you want to do my frame next? ;) How much did it cost to have the frame powder coated? I am going to do mine black soon.

Again the photos are amazing! :whiner:

Lee W.

 

[BSWIFT]

Nice job. The bike better still be clean when I come up for the SX. NICE JOB!

 

[Sawblade]

Big Lou,
Very nice finished product! ;) That's the way YZ's should look from the factory.

 

[CAL]

WOW!

I think I need to change my droors!

Lou, you can't let him ride that thing...you just can't!

I'm impressed...to say the least.:aj:

The ONLY problem I see with it is: you covered up that shiny swingarm with decals!?;)

 

[cr125_king]

That aint the new Suzuki four stroke is it?:p . Just j/k. Looks great. I want it!:cool:

 

[JPIVEY]

Man, you have to be proud of that one, GREAT job

 

[kingriz1]

WOW!!!

I got to get a Yamaha now.

 

[Battered Sav]

Lou, Mate, as a long time suzuki rider, THAT is one very, very, nice lookin Yammy! :)

 

[JuliusPleaser]

When can you start on my 250? :confused:

 

[70 marlin]

Like I said! "a true artist!"

tear's in eye's, drool on chin & key board. I feel that I'm looking a a peice of art work that should be in a museum or a art gallery! your color scheme reminds me of my brother's first yam 400 enduro. it was like a 76 of something. great job! :cool:

 

[Jamir]

I have to say, when we started this project I had no clue what it was going to turn out like. I figured, at best, it would look good. Man, this thing does not look good. To say it looks good would be an insult! Pictures can not even begin to show how freakin' awesome this things looks! Last night my wife asked how much we spent on it. I figure somewhere in the area of $600. That is pretty darn good considering all of the work done to it. Hell, powder coating and aluminum polishing alone would have ran me about another $300 but Lou came through for me! I figure, $600 is pretty good considering the thing is better than the day it rolled out of the showroom. I want to thank Lou for all of his help and expertese on this project. I also want to thank Summit Cycle in Lees Summit, MO for giving is some pretty great deals on stuff.


Now it is time to ride!

 

[biglou]

Tomorrow-65 degrees and SUNNY! You know where we'll be.:)