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〜I built a motorcycle based on Prince's "Purple Rain" in Japan, so I'll show you the process of making it.〜

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Building Prince’s Purple Rain Motorcycle Replica (Honda CM400T Custom) in japan- No. 16

投稿日：2026年3月3日 更新日：



I’m building a motorcycles for Prince “Purple Rain”（No. 16）

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I’m going to start making sheets now.   I don’t have confidence in sheet production.　But I want to make it as I imagined it, so I will do my best to make it myself.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Remodeled based on a used broken seat.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

As a result of thinking about what to do with the frame, I decided to make it a carbon pipe.　I bought it on Amazon.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Fix the carbon pipe with FEP.　Mask the motorcycle so that the FRP does not stick to it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I fixed the pipe like this.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

It was cold, so I warmed up on the stove.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I’m thinking of putting an acrylic plate between the sissy bars.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I was able to fix it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Cut the acrylic plate.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Stick with glue.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

The upper part of the backrest is made of wood for easy processing.　I think the production of sheets will continue in the future.

Please take a look to the end.



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