Hi guys, Paul here again. Today, we will be working on Project ShadowBlade. Alex was not happy with the way the frame came out. He went so far as to call the painter “not so reputable.” We will leave it at that.

We decided to stripe the paint from the frame down to the bare aluminum. Alex decided on using paint stripper, but I had to take over half way and use a sand to better results. Check it out.

Oh, and don’t mind the beer commercial in the middle of the video. We have bills to pay, you know?

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Hi guys! It’s Paul here with my turn on Project Shadowblade. Today, we finally got the Cbr frame back from the painters. An unfortunate delay was caused by someone dripping paint thinner on part of the frame and burned off some of the paint. Therefore, we had to get the frame repainted. Check out the video.

As you saw from our short video, we went with Honda Accord silver to keep with the Honda family theme. Next up, we’ll be sourcing an engine from a junk yard, eBay or Craigslist. Let us know if you happen across a good deal!

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The IPM team is proud to present its newest endeavor, Project Shadowblade. We will, over the course of the next few months, replicate a 2009 Honda CBR1000RR from the bottom up. It’s a feat we’ve already accomplished with the building of Project Daytona 675. With Project Shadowblade, we’re looking forward to even better results.

Last weekend we received the first part of the new bike: a donated CBR1000RR chassis. It took a good twenty minutes to strip it down and clean it up (see video above), and now all we have to do is drop it off for a nice paint job. Straying from the traditional blacks, reds and greens, we’ve opted for an eerie bone-white, or Honda silver, something to really set this machine apart.

The other task ahead of us will be sourcing and assembling the remainder of the parts. It’ll take some skillful sleuthing, a little outside help, and a whole lot of funds, but we at IPM are confident we can pull everything together to produce a lean, mean motorcycle worthy of our already-impressive tradition of Triumphs, Suzukis, Ducatis and KTMs. A Honda, you say? It’s about time.

Stay tuned for frequent updates from the IPM garage. As always, your support is appreciated!

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