Build Your Own Motorcycle Computer

OK, this has to be taken right out of the page from the Twilight Zone book or something equally nuts. Today at ExtremeTech, they have given their readers a chance to gaze upon something of true beauty. Enter the PC motorcycle!

When I last worked on the wheels, they were recovering from surgery from when I attempted to fix the various holes I had accidentally created while trying to make a circuit-board effect in the rims. I finished sanding (and using primer) to fix the holes in the wheels. I still had a few uneven spots in the center, but it was good enough considering the majority of the space would be covered with the circuit boards I cut last time.

Next I started painting the wheels (specifically, the rims in the center of the wheels) copper. After the paint dried, I used Testor’s clear glosscote to seal the color in and protect it (luckily the copper maintained a reasonably shiny color even after the glosscote was applied). I let it sit for a few days then tested using masking tape on it to make sure that the tape wouldn’t lift up the glosscote or the paint, but it did. Fortunately, I found a clear coat that worked well on the parts and didn’t peel off with masking tape. After re-painting the wheels with the new clearcoat, I proceeded to cover the rims carefully with masking tape.