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Pre- purchase cars and motorcycles inspections. Motorcycle repairs and maintenance .

31/10/2024

Doesn't she deserve detailing? 😍

28/10/2024

Years of weather and road conditions exposure (especially in Australia) can leave some marks on our beloved machines.

Fortunately, there are ways to bring back the shine.

This front wheel from Suzuki GSX650F 2009 was showing signs of aluminum oxidation and peeling paint.

Affected surfaces were removed to the bare alloy cast, primed and painted to match factory finish.

And a dash of chili to finish it up...🔥

18/10/2024

The side cowlings of GSX650F showed signs of previous paint repairs. In order to bring them back to the original state they would require lots of preparation work, fresh paint and new decals, but then it would be just another factory GSX650F...
At that point the decision was made to give the bike a fresh modern look.
The GSX650F were coming in 3 different versions: naked, "half-naked" and full fairing (this case). Naked and "half-naked" models had small covers on both sides of the radiator, but they weren't good looking. However thanks to that, the radiator had two threaded mounts on each side that made a perfect use for custom covers.
To find out the right shaped, piece of carboard was used. Try on, cut a bit more from the front, try on, cut a bit more from the top, try on, give it a little bit of radius here and there. After doing that for number of times the final shape appeared satisfying.
From there the template was scanned and converted in to a vector file, which allowed to laser cut it out of 3mm thick aluminum sheet.
One fold and the pieces were ready.
There was an idea of painting it the same color as the bike, but the vision for it was to stand out, so 3D carbon fiber wrap with protective clear coat was used.
How do you like the result? 🙂

14/10/2024

As mentioned before, the tail of GSX650F wasn't in original color.

Underneath ugly black paint, I found some red, before I have finally got to the base of it. Couple of hours, a few hundreds ml of acetone and it was ready for primer.

Matched beautiful metallic blue paint and finished it with layer of clear coat.

After a bit of polishing, the result is pretty satisfying 😍

14/10/2023

Finding out that the fuel tank was still in original condition got me very excited.

Now is the time to check what's underneath the layers of spray paint on the other parts.

Result:
- front fairing and front fender - original blue metallic (yay!)
- tail - previously sanded and painted - need to respray
- side covers - previously sanded through - could be resprayed, but...

To be continued... ;)

21/09/2023

As I've mentioned before, this poor baby got stolen and then amateurly painted red and later on black on top of it.

My first question was : What is underneath that ugly layers of paint?

The most crucial part of motorcycle, if we are talking about paint job, is usually a fuel tank. Cost of a new one would turn the whole project upside down. On the other side, respray is usually possible, but may be difficult because of non-flat shape and a few different layers of paint plus very often decals as well...

In order to rub thru criminal layers I've used acetone and slowly this stunning original metallic blue started to amuse my eyes. What a bonus!

24/08/2023

Patient: Suzuki GSX650F

Case: Stolen, broken ignition and tank lock, whole bike amateurly painted red, then black on top of it....

Plan: give her love that she deserves, bring her back to beauty

09/10/2022

Hello everyone!

Living in our beautiful Gold Coast and I would love to offer my services to you!

I know that buying a car or motorcycle is very exciting, but can be stressful and uncertain as well. I offer you a professional advice and inspection to make that process easy and satisfying.

I’m here to help you!

My experience:
- Passionate about mechanics since early childhood
- Graduated technical college for vehicle mechanics
- Master of science, engineer of mechanics, specialized in motor vehicles
- Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
- Motor Vehicle Tradesperson Certificate
- 10+ years of workshop experience
- ex service advisor in BMW and Suzuki motorcycles dealer
- ex designer and constructor of vehicle drivetrain parts (FEV GmbH)
- ex crashed motorcycle rebuilder and trader
- ex scooter fleet mechanic
My offer:
- advice on type of vehicle, to meet your needs
- detailed inspection of vehicle you are willing to buy
- inspection report
- negotiating price for you
- help with paperwork
- help with future vehicle maintenance and repairs
My price:
- $150 + 25% of negotiated discount (vehicle listed price minus actual buy price)
- + $50 per another vehicle the same day

03/12/2020

Dear people,

I would like to share with you my latest great achievement.

All my education and experience with motor vehicles is finally recognized in Australia!

Happy days!

25/11/2020

Patient:
Nissan Murano 2013, 3,5 L V6, CVT

Task:
Pre-purchase inspection

Performance:
- detected paint job
- detected CV joint grease leak

Outcome:
- full inspection and test ride revealed absolutely no issues
- customer became a new happy owner

13/11/2020

Patient:
Honda CB125E

Issue:
- Drive chain worn out up to the limit
- Drive chain tension adjuster broken due to further tensioning attempt

Performance:
- Brand new OEM adjuster fitted
- New drive chain and sprocket kit fitted

11/11/2020

Patient:
Piaggio Vespa ET4 150 2005

Issue:
Steering head bearings falling apart

Performance:
Both bearings replaced using OEM parts

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