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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. 3

投稿日：2026年3月2日 更新日：



I’m building a motorcycles for Prince “Purple Rain”（No. 3）

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From this time, we will proceed with the work to bring the exterior closer to the “Purple Rain” motorcycle.
First, change the cowling from the current “Windjammer 4” to “Windjammer 2 or 3” and modify it.

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The original paint is removed and the corners are rounded.　Is the cowling material ABS?　Make a rough shape with FRP. I put a screw in the joint to reinforce it.

Then put putty on the surface of FRP.　Also, in order to change the position of the lower part of the blinker to the rear, I embedded the part where the blinker was originally.　The cowling of “Purple Rain” seems to be considerably refurbished.

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Cut the putty part.

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Power tools are convenient.

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

I think it’s a little closer to the cowling in “Purple Rain”.

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I would like the corners to be a little more rounded.

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

Putty contains fiberglass, which makes it very difficult to scrape off.
Next time, we will proceed with the continuation of this cowl repair and the repair of the gasoline tank.



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