getting frame, swingarm, and rims powdercoated.

[bttrfngrz]

so i got really tired of being annoyed of the silver on my frame, so i decided that i am going to get it all powdercoated to either black or yellow. so after about 8 hours of disassembly, i got it ready to take to the powdercoaters. i just dont know which color. i wish i had photoshop about now.. but here is the fun i had..http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005160215_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005160313_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005160415_L.jpg

[bttrfngrz]

does anyone know how to take off this little nameplate without damaging it?
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005161136_L.jpg

[konarider94]

wow man you arent screwing around. i think black would look better imo but i would like to see yellow because ive never seen it before.

[spymac]

I like your makeshift bike stand there. I just might have to build one of those. Very cool tearing the bike down in just 8 hrs!

[dave_xb12r]

Good job! The name plate is just stuck on with an adhesive. I'd imagine taking it off would bend it and ruin it. You can however get any one you want to replace it. Even the 25th anniversary "signed" plate

You should go all out and do the fork tubes, muffler and magnesium fairing mount while you're at it. I've always been a big fan of blue and yellow, but black would look great too. Thats a tough one.

[bttrfngrz]

see the problem with the yellow and blue theme would be, i already have a black and yellow honda.. i guess i have to sell it. lol


i already pulled off the fairing mount... but you did just remind me to grab the front engine mount. as far as the muffler, i'm gonna do it after i gut it. i'm going to leave the forks the way they are.

[bttrfngrz]

the honda cbr 600 f4i

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005170504_L.jpg

and all the parts getting powdercoated

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091005170431_L.jpg

[07Bolt]

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[screamineagle]

I would do yellow. That would look bad azz. :D

[FEN13]

Some high quality chrome powder coat would set it off nice

[bttrfngrz]

i don't do chrome period.
it has it's place, away from my stuff.

[bttrfngrz]

oh and as far as the stand, it only cost 40 bucks to build.

[blott01]

Yellow, maybe metallic to give it that anodized look??

[xtremelow]

YELLOW yuck, I would go with black, yellow tends to be a fade color.

[bttrfngrz]

i haven't made a decision yet, i'll know when he shows me the colors

[bttrfngrz]

i saw this black nickle plating that i like.

[spymac]

yellow frame = blue angels bike

http://www.easyphotography.info/page3images/blue-angels.JPG

[bttrfngrz]

lol!

[03Firebolt9R]

I would go black. I wouldnt be able to stand the yellow for long. BTW...what is it costing to have all that powder coated?

[1stxb9r]

i would go with yellow for everything but your frame, would take alot of cleaning to keep a yellow frame looking good. But no where near as much for a black frame.

[bttrfngrz]

it's gonna cost me a little less than 200.. my friend does powdercoating. motorcycles need alot of cleaning in general. show me a bike that doesn't need cleaning much, i'll show you whats happening around the case.

[dave_xb12r]

Brake calipers? Heal gaurds? Primary cover? Cam cover?

[bttrfngrz]

i'm painting the calipers red, the heel gaurds are gonna be aftermarket. i like the cam cover the way it is. the primary cover is gonna be powdercoated black. but with a smooth finish the stock harley finish sucks.

[bttrfngrz]

so i dropped off all the parts i should have it back on monday

[dave_xb12r]

WHAT COLOR????

[bttrfngrz]

now if i told you it wouldn't leave much to the imagination.

[hula Buell]

You may have come up for a new color for the 2011 model!!! Please post a finished picture.

[TooFst]

I have allways stuck to 1 rule with bikes/ and or cars ''you cant go wrong with black'' Anyways can magnesium be powder coated? I wanted to do my rims and someone told me it wouldnt stick.

[bttrfngrz]

magesium can be powder coated fairly easy and it's actually preferable that you powdercoat rims. dot three fluid doesn't ruin powder coating like it ruins paint.

[bttrfngrz]

alright so still waiting on parts and i decided to make a bearing run, and got them all except the lower tree bearing, which has a raised inner race. doesn't really make sense i think maybe it was a duct tape fix from a previous owner because the part number in the parts book is the same as the upper tree bearing. they're completely different.

[kc7zrb]

GO Yellow

going that far you might as well overhaul the whole bike. making it brand new. what ever color you decide, its going to look dam sharp. post up pics. love to see the results.

[bttrfngrz]

picking up the stuff finally today! will post pics tomorrow night when complete.

[konarider94]

where are the pictures?

[Evil Mechanic]

Did he pick black? I hope he stays away from yellow!

[bttrfngrz]

its done. now i gotta get my frame pucks and i'm happy

[konarider94]

and a camera?

[bttrfngrz]

here is the road i took to throw it together your wait is over;)

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151247_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151402_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151458_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151543_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151721_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151814_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151132_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151918_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20091025151023_L.jpg

[bttrfngrz]

so my upgrades during this debacle were; black levers. everything powdercoated, bearings mirror block offs. and soon xtreme's headers. on my list of to do's are ecm spy, the headers, gut my exhaust, paint my calipers, flush mount turn signals or block offs. rebuild engine. but thats gonna be next month.

[xtremelow]

Soon on the header? It is still sitting in my garage.

But here is a tease.
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/520_20091025153738_L.jpg

[bttrfngrz]

try friday!

[xtremelow]

Cool[smirk], no worries, like I said it is just sitting there.

[bttrfngrz]

alright.

[spymac]

Looks great!

[kc7zrb]

looks great, for a second we thought yellow was the color. black looks great!!

[bttrfngrz]

yeah i was leaning on the side of yellow at first but the he showed me the yellow he had, it was safety yellow i was like hell no. but he said high gloss black and i didn't even need to see a sample.

[ramjr55]

How do you learn to do something like that crazy!

[bttrfngrz]

uh get an edumacation? it dont help that i work at a customs shop.

[blott01]

SO glad it's gloss black and not flat. So much better!!

[bttrfngrz]

yeah i would've gone yellow over flat black.

[rndrkeagle]

hey bttrfngrz,

what prep work did you have to do? Did you sand off or strip the old finish? also, what'd you do about fuel in the frame to make it safe to bake the powdercoat? you just drain it as dry as possible and use an air compressor to evacuate the vapors?

[bttrfngrz]

well i sand blasted it(made sure the dirt didn't get into the tank.) i had the bike completely topped off before i drained it(less active vapor). then i let it sit fully open a couple nights in my garage.

[tuneport67ss]

Is that a full fairing in the back ground on top of the boxes?

[bttrfngrz]

yeah it is
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4193_20090810193315_L.jpg
[smirk]