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[Chief]

I kept looking for a photo of a wild eyed man wipi9ng sweat from his forhead to paste on this thread. BUT..never found one.

I didn't need a picture. All I needed to do was look in the mirror. 

[Midnight Rider]

How about painting the frame?

[HogBreath]

How about painting the frame?

 

[RedDevil]

How about painting the frame?

oooooooooooooo, I like that idea, and diamond cut the fins on the engine and have it powder-coated a color to match your bike, like Don did.   
Cheers ,
 

[twojay]

Charlie,


If I'm going to do it, might as well be now while it's all apart.

Does anyone have any other little improvements I might consider at this point of disassembly?

Do you really  want to ask that question of these guys???

[Twolanerider]

If it were completely apart like that it would be too tempting not to get the frame powder coated.  That's something that isn't as much a benefit on the Glides as on the others (perhaps) because so much more of the frame is covered.  Even with that being so that would a huge temptation when it's fully disassembled anyway.  Would certainly put the Capital C in the Custom Paint Work.

[Twolanerider]

Do you really  want to ask that question of these guys???

 

As tempting as that is JJ it's actually a chore to think of much else that's feasible.  The harnesses can't be run inside the frame; way too much wire of course.  Color would be nice.  Aside from that chroming or color matching some bracketry or other d00d-dads as Chuck's already mentioned is about all I can think of.

[RJ749]

 

As tempting as that is JJ it's actually a chore to think of much else that's feasible.  The harnesses can't be run inside the frame; way too much wire of course.  Color would be nice.  Aside from that chroming or color matching some bracketry or other d00d-dads as Chuck's already mentioned is about all I can think of.

I saw a chromed frame once   of course only you'd know, as pointed out by 2Ln re: powder coating.

[Twolanerider]

I saw a chromed frame once

Have seen a couple.  But only on bikes that were also almost all chrome.  Not seen a chrome frame on an otherwise "normal" bike though.  Trying to build the picture in my head I'm not sure I'd like it either.  Whodathunkit...

[Midnight Rider]

If I had the frame in hand, and had a color of bike that would show up (like Red), it would be hard for me not to get the frame done to match the rest of the paint.  You can certainly see "enough" of the frame to make it worthwhile, IMO.  Red bikes are one of colors I think it would look best on.

[LRebel]

If I had the frame in hand, and had a color of bike that would show up (like Red), it would be hard for me not to get the frame done to match the rest of the paint.  You can certainly see "enough" of the frame to make it worthwhile, IMO.  Red bikes are one of colors I think it would look best on.

 

[Chief]

When powdercoating a frame, what does one do to protect the VIN label Harley sticks on? Wouldn't 450 degrees in an oven screw that up? I don't think they would just print me up another one and mail it out.

[Boatman]

When powdercoating a frame, what does one do to protect the VIN label Harley sticks on? Wouldn't 450 degrees in an oven screw that up? I don't think they would just print me up another one and mail it out.

How do you take the old VIN plate off and put on the new?  Maybe you will get a new VIN plate?

[Fired00d]

There has got to be some way of doing it. I'm almost certain PJ57 had his frame powdercoated red on his SEEG². You might want to send him a PM and ask about the procedure.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Chief]

How do you take the old VIN plate off and put on the new?  Maybe you will get a new VIN plate?

In order to get a new frame, I had to cut the neck section out, including the VIN sticker on the left and the stamped VIN on the right. I just mailed the neck section off to the dealer and when they get that, they have to send it in to Harley before a new frame will be sent out. I assume the new frame will come stamped and stickered, just like the original. The left side sticker is just that, a sticker, and not an aluminum plate like we have on the cars.