Swing arm colours

[dave996]

I've got meself a buckshee swing arm, it has a datatag mark that has been stamped on (which isn't mine).

Now, there is a few things I was thinking of doing with it.
1. Polish it
2. Powdercoat it black
3. Anodise it gold

What do you guys recon would look better?

[JPM]

Me.... powder coat black

[dave996]

You know my wheels are blue:o

[jobr]

Powdercoat BLACK

[JPM]

Should of been a poll ;)

[dave996]

Just thought of that myself:rolleye:

[AK]

What about anocoating it?

http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk/pitstopmotorcycle/page4.html

[JPM]

Originally posted by CK and AK
What about anocoating it?

http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk/pitstopmotorcycle/page4.html

That's not tacky in the slightest :rolleye:

Get a neon (blue obviously to match your wheels) bolted on the chain guard, or up between the pipes at the same time, give it the complete look :lol:

[Mr_S]

Anodised black....

[dave996]

If you're getting it anodised/powdercoated I take it you still need to strip it down or is it just as cheap to let whoever is doing it to do it?

And how much is this?

[Carbon749]

If you go for the anodised finish have it polished first ... the finish coat looks deeper and has a shine to it that normal anodised finishes don't have.

[rcgbob44]

Dave 996

I hope you`ve had the rear stand painted by now and I trust that you will shortly be having those wheels painted black as you were instructed to do on another thread!!!!:smug:

[keefer]

powder its the only way.
anodising wont last on a swing arm

[Mr_S]

Good point,

Still opt for black though...

[andyb]

While your doing it, why not get it lengthened a la corse arm??

[dave996]

Originally posted by keefer
powder its the only way.
anodising wont last on a swing arm

How much did that set you back mate?

[dave996]

Originally posted by rcgbob44
Dave 996

I hope you`ve had the rear stand painted by now and I trust that you will shortly be having those wheels painted black as you were instructed to do on another thread!!!!:smug:

Still yellow, not got the hammerite out yet.
Still blue, AND STAYING BLUE:lol::lol::lol:

[keefer]

difficult to say as I had some other stuff done at the same time.
I recon about £40 - £50 half on the powder other on the shot blast,
then you are going to need new bearings ?

[sharpo]

Get it done as close to the origional finish as possible, thats what looks best, the Italians knew that when they did em.
Another thing the Romans did for us.

[moto748]

That's a thing of beauty, that swinging-arm, keefer!

Money well spent.