M1000 1997 european

[MEENI]

Found this one yesterday
M1000 with no dents in european blue
I personaly love full rigid so wil replace for p bone (have a orange one form my scrap m900)
Also have a original stem end other stuf to go original.
Bike is well maintained so this is a quick fix
Never had a m1000 before
This might be a nice project for a 1*8 conversion
Dit this once on a koga miyata, makes the look realy clean

 

[black lightning 1987]

I agree, the M1000 came with a P-Bone and looks odd with the Rock Shox.

 

[MEENI]

The orange p bone fits perfectly
The short stem makes it odd too
First have to strip the p bone the orange and blue don,t match so good........

 

[black lightning 1987]

I hope that you can get a good match.

 

[MEENI]

Started today to make a radical slr saddle for the m1000
Out of sanding paper so the p bone has to wait a little bit
Did this before, the most sadle is a selle italia slr under the skin
Top can be striped of easy in hot water ....... 45 min. Job
Wil polish it a little
Love the raw look .....and the lines of this classic model

 

[MEENI]

The polishing got slightly out of hand
Wil try to fit it tomorrow, might look good with polished seatpost end steer

 

[MEENI]

Blue or polish ?

 

[black lightning 1987]

Nice job on the polishing. I think it looks fine that way. Paint will be more durable than clear coat though. For me it would depend on how close a match I could get on the paint. Problem is you almost have to pay for the paint before you can be sure of the match.

 

[MEENI]

To make the collor match is not so hard, what makes it difficult is the clearcoat.
The m1000 and also the m900 in tangerine have clearcoat with a sparkle in it.
The more i look at it like this the more i like it.
Will make a gallery when i,m done

 

[black lightning 1987]

Are you going to clear coat the fork or just polish again when needed?

 

[MEENI]

Wil go for clearcoat eventualy
I,m changing to 1*8 speed with a rotor narow/wide ring in the front
Wil change the gripshift for a xt shifter
Found some period correct pedals that look like the original ones