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[Twolanerider]

It's a thing of beauty, joy, and functionality Don!!!    Now get her done so some of us can come by sometime and get some bug juice on the front of her! 

Thanks Joe.  Was walking across the shop about 20 minutes with hands loaded with tools and passed by the frame.  Ten minutes later was still standing there with hands full as the mind wandered to all the different things that were going to happen to it someday .

[Chains]

I thought so too Spyder.  While messing with and otherwise fondling the powdered parts last night discovered a piece to get redone though.  Had missed it previously but one of the nacelle halves has something in the powder; right on top.  Miss it unless it's in the right light.  But assembled on the bike it'd be in plain view and would bug me.  Still have about a pound of the powder though. 

One rocker box top also had a tiny tiny flaw that would be between the cylinders when assembled.  Was going to easily live with that.  But while do-over on the nacelle is done think I'll have them get both parts.

Don how is he going to remove the Powder Coat?  Most of the guys I have dealt with put the parts in a burn off oven, any fear of warpage?

[spydglide]

Don how is he going to remove the Powder Coat?  Most of the guys I have dealt with put the parts in a burn off oven, any fear of warpage?

[Twolanerider]

Don how is he going to remove the Powder Coat?  Most of the guys I have dealt with put the parts in a burn off oven, any fear of warpage?

We've talked about that before.  He said on thicker pieces they'll bake to soften them up.  On thinner parts it's a slow media blast process.  I don't remember what he said they used for media as it's been awhile since we had this discussion. 

For fear of any negative impacts at all they didn't bake the frame to get the black powder coat off.  It was media blasted.  I'd already cleaned up the welds on the frame before taking it to them.  The media blasting did a wonderful job of improving all the edges though.  It was a slight but positively noticeable difference.

[spydglide]

I guess with powdercoating, it doesn't matter whether or not you leave a 'tooth' like with sand instead of bead blasting.  I know that we'd prefer that finish when painting frames back in the day...or course, you better get some primer on it right now or your gonna have a 'rust' problem.  Ahhh, the new technologies involved in building bikes...far superior.   spyder

[Twolanerider]

I guess with powdercoating, it doesn't matter whether or not you leave a 'tooth' like with sand instead of bead blasting.  I know that we'd prefer that finish when painting frames back in the day...or course, you better get some primer on it right now or your gonna have a 'rust' problem.  Ahhh, the new technologies involved in building bikes...far superior.  spyder

This powder coater seems to really know his stuff.  This particular color is a two stage.  The color is called metallic burgundy (or something close to that) with a clear powder coat on top.  It shines like a good paint job and it has a real look of depth to it.  To my eye the frame is a far better looking appearance than the painted frames Harley gave us on the second generation SERKs.

Absolutely can not complain anything the powder shop has done.  They're local, right here in town.  And the prices they've charged seem to me very reasonable.  They stripped the frame and did it and a ton of other smaller parts.  Their charges including the costs of materials has been only $575.

Not sure I can think of all the parts they've done.  Couple of air cleaner covers (spare), horn cover, the three pieces of a Bushtec hitch, nacelles and headlight ring, rocker covers, cam cover, all the tranny covers, swingarm, a boat load of brackets and no doubt several other parts I'm not thinking of now.

[duranh]

 Couple of air cleaner covers (spare), horn cover, the three pieces of a Bushtec hitch, nacelles and headlight ring, rocker covers, cam cover, all the tranny covers, swingarm, a boat load of brackets and no doubt several other parts I'm not thinking of now.

Ok I have been following this thread and towards the beginning I thought you said no trailer hitch on this bike, something change? Nice job so far by the way!!!

[Twolanerider]

Ok I have been following this thread and towards the beginning I thought you said no trailer hitch on this bike, something change? Nice job so far by the way!!!

Early on I was of the mind that the bike was and would be only a local cruiser.  Maybe a weekender at best. 

But the trailer is here.  The Bushtec hitch is so well hidden, especially when powder coated to match its surroundings, that upon just a little reflection it seemed obvious I was short changing the bike and myself by not allowing it at least the option of hooking up to the trailer also.  The bike's and trailer's colors will match.  Just wasn't a good reason not to add the hitch.

[spydglide]

Like a kid in a brandywine candy store.  har  spyder

[Twolanerider]

Just finish putting something else together before heading out on a little dinner ride.  Red legs with Progressive Monotubes installed.  

The suspension had been installed in chrome legs before I decided to go red down there.  It's still all new guts though.  The splash of chrome between the red legs and red nacelle will be the Yafterburner chrome slider covers (someday).

(crappy cell phone pic)

[spydglide]

This 'splains how I lucked out to get those chromed lower legs....which I'm gonna definitely need now.  I like the powdercoated ones (I think, the pic is so bad that they look black to my ole eyes).  har. Ride safe on the dinner cruise.    spyder

[Twolanerider]

This 'splains how I lucked out to get those chromed lower legs....which I'm gonna definitely need now.  I like the powdercoated ones (I think, the pic is so bad that they look black to my ole eyes).  har. Ride safe on the dinner cruise.    spyder

Definitely a bad pic.  The powder is the same red as all the other parts.  Will replace later with a better image. 

And you are right sir.  That is precisely how those new chrome legs ended up without a home.  You'd started your parts pile for the rebuild and didn't even know it .

[Twolanerider]

 the pic is so bad that they look black to my ole eyes). 

Here ya go Spyder.  Just dl'd the camera.  Much better looking now .

[spydglide]

Oh yeah!!!  spyder

[Black Diamond]

Don

If ya get confused on where all the parts go, I'll slide by with Ruby next time I down visiting with my daughter. This is a quick reminder of what the "stock" 02 looks like in Manes, Mo. not far from your neck of the woods.

JW