Slow rebuild V Max 700 triple

[Snowbear]

Well I bought this sled last year it was a 99 700 triple but the motor blew and the guy I bought it from put in a 600 twin. Pig on gas and oil so I decided to put things right. This is going to take a while so it may be several updates.
Parts aren't cheap and I am lol. Anyway so far
changed too plastic skis
redid all bearings from front to back
polished tunnel
lots of small mechanical repairs
and I started the paint scheme, as you see from start to finish. I plan on having an SRX engine in here and racing clutch, everything will be painted, polished and anodized. anybody wants too I'll trade services for discounted pricing on an M-10, clutch, engine etc....

Here is the updated finished product for the paint anyway. I dumped the flames on the windscreen because they look too busy. Now its on too the mechanical.

 

[venture700]

NICE!! i love the black 99s

 

[tedgoesfast]

ive got a black hood i did up with sx 700 decals for my 1997 got trailing arms and seat just havent had time to do swap

 

[YA*AM*A*HEAD]

nice flame job ...

 

[Snowbear]

I'm going to start the wet sanding this weekend after I clean up some of the flame edges. You can't tell in the pics above but this is actually pearl black paint with a hue of blue. it changes color nice in the sunlight so on a bright winter day it should look awesome. the red is a candy apple, I thought it needed some emphasis just to bring the zing. I plan on sanding this 5 times with a coat of clear between each sand.

 

[Snowbear]

woot woot Picked up an SC3 suspension from a rev. putting it in now, hope it smooths oput the ride.

 

[Sledsquatch]

Where in Ontario are you located? The black windshield really sets off the hood well.

 

[Snowbear]

Where in Ontario are you located? The black windshield really sets off the hood well.

Barrie land of the snow gods. I really hope this season starts as early as last. My wife told me today that I can get my 700 triple this summer too.
the sled is actually a pearl black. When you hit the right angle the color turns to a blue. looks really nice in the sun.

 

[Sledsquatch]

I hear ya about the sunlight, I have black cherry on mine as a stripe and it really needs the sun to make it pop! Too bad it is always covered with powder form me jumping snowbanks.

 

[bluebandit98]

nice job on the flames

 

[Snowbear]

suspension added in

here is a pic of my SC3 suspension that I put in. next is the motor swap, I'll be picking up a 700 triple from an SXR donor sled soon. once that is done then I'll strip it down and get everything painted and anodized.

 

[Sledsquatch]

Gotta swap out the yellow wheels eh?

Maybe get some sweet billet ones.

 

[Snowbear]

Gotta swap out the yellow wheels eh?

Maybe get some sweet billet ones.

Been looking at them but they aren't cheap.

 

[Snowbear]

Well sadly I ran out of cash. I did get a new top end in and I had a professional recover the seat. My last $500 for this year is going into a new clutch. Hardest thing about this whole project was taking the Radius rods off. You would think yami's engineers could put those bolts in a more accessible spot. I kind of like the idea of raising them up about 3 inches, I wonder what kind of a front stance you would have then???? Maybe next summer.

Finally I finished the matching helmet paint. I'll ride it like this until next year when I put the redhead back in it. My first crack at this and I think I am fairly proud of my work and too think this was all done in my garage.