chrome frame. wha d'ythink?

[gasmanrus]

the frame on my 916 is now a bit sad looking. i was thinking of stripping it down over the winter and having the frame chromed.
has anyone seen a duke like this? i recon it'll look cool with a polished swing arm even with the tank chromed....

or dy'think it'll look too bling bling (crap):puzzled:

[rcgbob44]

:lol:

[dickieducati]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol:


no i think it would look really good

[gasmanrus]

yeah dogcock(what a name!) thats what im thinking.

as much as i love the way standard dukes look you just see too many about now. a bit of carbon here & there doesnt make your bike stand out anymore.

im still not decided..........:rolleye:

[DJ Tera]

Chrome would look a little to Harley mate, go for black :)

[AK]

:lol: Go for it!:lol:

Join the AK school of bling - his has an 18ct gold swinger in it. (but this was courtesy of ebay, and came out about the same price as a std single sider)

Have you thought about anacoating? - prob better than polishing for long term effect?

C

[chris99]

I like the red frame on the 999r

[Rattler]

red or blue, yellow or green?? But not chrome, surely not!!!:pig:

[deej]

why not a nice shade of bright pink

[Rattler]

Originally posted by dogcockred
I'm sure I once saw something called black chrome, it was an effect on some car wheels (ford ????)

That would be really effin cool !!

?

Blimey, black-chrome, I had that effect on some Micron cans I had on a RD350LC a few (far too many) years ago!!!

I'll try to dig out some pics.

Tim:frog:

[gasmanrus]

look stop bloody laughing!


i saw this bike & i think it looks great. i'm planning on doing somthing similar. i'll keep you posted

[JPM]

......Yes


That's .........errrrrrrrr.....

[DJ Tera]

Originally posted by gasmanrus
look stop bloody laughing!


i saw this bike & i think it looks great. i'm planning on doing somthing similar. i'll keep you posted


Yep the frame on it looks good ;)

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by gasmanrus
look stop bloody laughing!


i saw this bike & i think it looks great. i'm planning on doing somthing similar. i'll keep you posted


QUICK...someone get a needle and thread! my sides are splitting.:lol::lol:

[ziggi]

I'm well and truely into bling but I'm not sure a chrome frame will work unless you are going all the way and making a show bike like the one posted above.

Go for a theme - yellow with carbon, red with gold, red with black, red with polished, black & carbon etc etc. Mixing it up too much will just look pants.

You could say i'm a bit like the equivalent of "What not to wear" for bikes :D

[RickyX]

Originally posted by ziggi

You could say i'm a bit like the equivalent of "What not to wear" for bikes :D

Does that mean you're obsessed with other people's breasts???
.......I know I am.

R

[fatduke11111]

...why not get the frame done in Burberry colours? ...you could then be a fully paid-up member of the chav society.
:D

[Edited on 1-10-2004 by fatduke11111]

[gasmanrus]

was waiting for the burberry/chav/essex post.

after you with the needle & thread.

[fatduke11111]

Gas - I'm way too easy a target.....:D

[Road Runner]

Such a lot of work for a few shiny bits showing ??
:D:D

[weeveetwin]

Bit of an idea...

[rcgbob44]

I think that to complete the "image" transformation you should install ape hangers and stirrups!!!!!:(

[ScottyB]

Gasmanrus,

Depends what you want to "Use" the bike for.

If you plan on showing it then go for it whatever floats your boat, i may get shot down in flames here but the post from weeveetwin actually shows a bike which looks good and would certainly win shows if that's what you want to achieve.

If however you still plan to ride it regularly then i think it would be a pain to keep in tip top condition. Resale value may be affected as well because not a lot of people would share the same desire for shiny bits the same as you. It may end up being a burden rather than a positive selling point.

Some food for thought there for you.

Regards

ScottyB

[yorkshire pud]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol: chrome

[rcgbob44]

Just seen the location.............."essex" nuff said really.:lol:

[AK]

Weeveetwin's pic - its perfectly possible, and no need for constant polishing either!

Just get it anocoated chrome, then all you need is a quick 'wipe or rinse over' when you have finished riding.

Ask AK - his monster special takes him the least amount of time to clean, out of all the bikes in the garage. Rinse, wipe over & put away! The tonnes of stainless on his Lawson takes 2 days to get done properly, he doesnt clean the viffer:lol: , and the turbo (which has had to be taken to bits for a refurb) took a while too.

C:roll: