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Bads1
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 06:57 pm: | 
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What color do you want to powder coat it??? |
Neb25
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 07:09 pm: |
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Ronlv,
Sweet bike! How do you like that wave rotor compared to the stock one? |
Ronlv
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 07:53 am: |
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i like it
it stops me  |
Delk
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 10:36 am: |
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Wow...Ronlv, what a beauty! Probably a stupid question (excuse my newbie-ness) but is it possible to annodize the frame and swingarm? |
Ronlv
| | Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 12:06 am: |
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i guess anything is possible, buts its to porus in my opionion, it will look like crap |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 09:52 pm: |
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Hi again. Sorry for the delay. The holidays slowed me up a bit. Here are the pics of the finished frame and other pieces. The powder color is called Lazer Blueberry and is basically a black with a heavy metallic blue content. The pics make the parts look very blue because the flash on my camera makes the blue sparkle pop out. The rocker covers are powder coated hi-temp black.
After I get the bike back together I will post a few pics of the completed project.
Pete |
Bads1
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 11:17 pm: |
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Looks cool Pete. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. |
Dtx
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 03:17 am: |
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Thats gonna be very NICE! |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 09:20 am: |
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Thanks for the compliments. I think it is going to look really nice when it is all put back together.
Starter - Sorry I totally missed your question about the exhaust. You can definitely use a hi-temp powder on a muffler. There are 5-6 colors to pick from. The header pipe is a little trickier. There are two options; high-temp powder or ceramic. Of the two ceramic is able to resist the heat by the head better. After two or three years the high-temp powder will start to breakdown and chip off from the repeated 1000 degree F heat. So you would think ceramic would be the obvious choice right? Well, it has been my experience that the road debris from the front tire will destroy the coating way before either coating fails, so realistically either will work just fine. Over the course of 10,000 miles or so the header will have a sandblasted appearance and need to be recoated anyway. I'm sure you can fine lots of opinions on which way to go and why.
Pete |
Xbob
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 10:01 am: |
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what did it cost to have all that powercoated?
what kind of top triple clamp is that?
looks nice. |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 10:10 am: |
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The top triple clamp is a stock Firebolt clamp that I hacked apart. I use Woodcraft clip-on bars so there was no need to have the sleeve for the stock bars on the clamp.
I haven't figured out the total cost yet, but you can give me a call at 732-722-2955 or e-mail me at pete@grandstanddesigns.com and I can guestimate it for you.
Pete |
Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 10:32 am: |
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That is going to look great crazy! I'm excited to see the finished product. Will you make it a new thread when you are done? Thanks! |
Xbob
| | Posted on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 01:18 pm: |
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post up some pics when its going together. id like to see another of that triple clamp with the clip ons. |
Liquorwhere
| | Posted on Monday, January 01, 2007 - 07:37 pm: |
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Just in case anyone was interested
www.specialized-powdercoating.com
Go to prices, motorcycles and you can see some pricing from the company I work for. |
Alanshouse
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 04:57 pm: |
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I plan to do my frame this winter. Similar to yours except with black and metallic red instead of blue. |
Not_purple_s2
| | Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 04:39 pm: |
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Man, that looks killer!
What color are the plastics going to be?
If this is an XB_R then I think white would look really clean. |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 09:31 pm: |
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I have the Carbon Kevlar full fairing kit from Sebimoto. It is kinda yellow-green-blackish in color. The bike is almost rebuilt. I'll post pics in a few days. |
Teddagreek
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 08:01 am: |
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did you do anything with the tank as far as a liner? |
Ronlv
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 11:22 am: |
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i did nothing to my tank as for a liner
it is fine no leaks |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 12:01 pm: |
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Same for me.
This is my forth season and the third color for the XB.
No problems. |
Sspazz
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 01:09 pm: |
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"id like to see another of that triple clamp with the clip ons"
+1 I was thinking of doing the same thing.
I would definitely like to see the final results. That's a perrty blue |
Liquorwhere
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 08:11 pm: |
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Just to add to this thread a bit I was at a vendor today that can powder coat any metal and make it look like carbon fiber...or anything else for that matter..it is an interesting technology and not very old, but I took a tour of their facility today and they can powder at low heat plastics and then add a liquid teflon clear coat that is the same as the graffiti resistant clear that will not hold dirt or other paint for that matter, the powder coating process is amazing using a cloth that leaches color and a vacuum oven to transfer the image to the coating then clear powder coat over it...I found the experience to be quite interesting...I was thinking of doing my entire bike in a wood grain..just to be different. |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 09:04 pm: |
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Flintstones style?  |
Liquorwhere
| | Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 09:20 pm: |
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Exactly Flintstones style....it just came to me today talking to the guy..I might have a revision or two...hehe |
Chrisrogers3
| | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2007 - 07:41 am: |
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Does that vendor have a website or contact number that I could get from you Dale. |
Liquorwhere
| | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2007 - 08:28 am: |
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www.paradisepowdercoating.com
real nice guys over there, they will take good care of you. We do just base colors and some special effects, glow in the dark and metallics and candies and such.
www.specialized-powdercoating.com |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 10:46 pm: |
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Here is the bike put back together. I can't wait to start riding it again this season. I realize that I may not be the fast guy out there, but I like to look good while trying!
Hope everyone likes. |
Xbob
| | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 11:01 pm: |
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that looks really good, but whats up with no rear brake? |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 12:24 am: |
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It looks really good.  |
Socalbuell
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 12:38 am: |
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I hate you because your beautiful |
Thansesxb9rs
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 04:01 am: |
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Who needs BRAKES!!! |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 01:41 pm: |
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The rear rotor weighs a couple of pounds so I figured I'd do without it.
No, really, I ordered a new rotor and it hasn't come in yet. Didn't want to hold up the whole build and wait for it. |
Sleez
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:05 pm: |
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hey pete,
looks great, would you mind sending me full res pics for my collection?
thanks
lee |
Buellinachinashop
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:20 pm: |
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Nice work! The colors work well together. |
Cmm213
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 07:12 pm: |
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Some my not agree with me but I think your machine looks better than the RR! |
Bads1
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 07:21 pm: |
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Pete the bike looks really nice....now do us a favor and keep the paint right side up. Have a good season. |
Xbcrazy
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:36 am: |
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Thanks for all the great feedback. I'm very happy with the way the bike looks for this year. Now if I can only make it go fast without crashing it. That racing I guess.
If anyone makes it out to the CCS Mid-Atlantic races at Sumit Point, WV, stop by the pits and say Hi!
Thanks, Pete |
Delk
| | Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 07:56 am: |
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WOW...she is a BEAUTY! I too wouldn't mind some high res pics of that machine. Great job.
- Delk |
