Tidying castings for chroming?

[The Lone Rider]

Fill in the blank with a color, or even throw up a photo of a color scheme similar...

__________________ + matte black + chrome


I can't decide for myself.

[The Lone Rider]

Narrowing down the options. For sake of understanding, all chrome in the pictures have been given a slight white glaze. Tank and fenders are matte black.

[bogan]

I like the bottom left one, looks like a subtle metalic gold/copper/bronze?

I put metalic copper powdercoat on my rims and engine covers, looks bloody pretty, and goes well with the matte black and aluminium silver.

[The Lone Rider]

I like the bottom left one, looks like a subtle metalic gold/copper/bronze?

I put metalic copper powdercoat on my rims and engine covers, looks bloody pretty, and goes well with the matte black and aluminium silver.

Got a photo of it?

[bogan]

Got a photo of it?

Many, many photos

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...9/P1010881.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...9/P1010884.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...9/P1010799.jpg

they don't really do the metallic fleck part justice, which is really only noticeable up close, and in good natural light.

[The Lone Rider]

Think I've decided on a purple. Other than the fact my daughter picked it, a look on trademe shows few bikes with purple on them, and definitely nothing like a Meanstreak but with purple instead of red as a secondary color.

Got the list as

Powdercoat -
x2 rises & clamps
x1 master cyc with lid and clamp
left mirror mount and clamp
wheels

With the possibility that down the line I might get the pegs powdercoated and the ends on the grips

Chrome-
brake arm extention
x2 switch blocks
forward control spacers
hand levers
forward control brackets & levers
brake hub and arm

[The Lone Rider]

Powder coater was concerned about doing the m. cylinder due to the little plastic window, and the left lever attachment due to the small plastic switch inside.

Because of the baking process.


Switch I could of got out, but how the hell do you pull the plastic window? I phoned my usual bike shop, and basically took the advice not to try and pull it out since the whole cylinder comes as a set (no replacement windows or rubber seals)

[Kickaha]

Switch I could of got out, but how the hell do you pull the plastic window? I phoned my usual bike shop, and basically took the advice not to try and pull it out since the whole cylinder comes as a set (no replacement windows or rubber seals)

Depends on what it is off, here's a Yamaha one http://www.xj4ever.com/choosing%20a%20sight%20glass.pdf

[The Lone Rider]

Depends on what it is off, here's a Yamaha one http://www.xj4ever.com/choosing%20a%20sight%20glass.pdf

I have the left one, and bike shop said they couldn't order replacement parts for that little window.

So those parts are now being chromed. If at a later date someone wants to show me how to strip the switch and window out, I can still get it powder coated.

[Kickaha]

I have the left one, and bike shop said they couldn't order replacement parts for that little window.

So those parts are now being chromed. If at a later date someone wants to show me how to strip the switch and window out, I can still get it powder coated.

I'm not sure they are "factory" parts but Len on XJ4eva sells them