It's very rare I have a full weekend to spend in the garage. Between work, freelance, fixing the car and spending time with the girlfriend, it's often hard to find the time I want to spend. Luckily this past weekend I was able to convince the girlfriend to help me in the garage so....two birds.

All of Saturday was disassembly. We ran a few new cables, but otherwise it was all about removal.
About 8 hours of it.

Sunday I started making some forward progress. The day started with a can of Aircraft Stripper. That stuff is all kinds of awesome. Paint separates from the metal like oil and vinegar. My throats a bit groggy today from inhaling it, and metallic dust, but the pieces came out pretty good I think.

The initial goal was to re-paint them black, however I felt that the brushed finish fit more with the overall feel of the bike.

Next I disassembled the forks for a rebuild, cleaned them up, and hit them with some satin black paint.

The Posh grips I picked up are transparent, so the underlying color can cause the grip color to vary. To prevent this from happening, I sprayed the throttle and bar end to match.

I chose gray instead of black because I wanted to keep the grips a bit lighter so they popped more.

Here's the current state of the bike...and my mangled garage. Next steps will be to clean that place up a bit. I'm the kind of person who like's working in a heap of tools and parts.