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Nov 9, 2011 | 01:49 PM

#661

Marcop

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Originally Posted by SURFOR Chop

Marco - nice ... do you have a photo of the tail lamp from the rear ...?

... no, I haven't, but the tailight it's a Lucas type, the same of most (vintage) english motorcycles.

Nov 9, 2011 | 04:54 PM

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steveoh62

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Originally Posted by Coxbow

there's one possiblity called DLC Diamond Like Coating, it's highly resistant and black, one example, if you take 2 stainless tube and rub them mechanicaly against each other you'll see traces of wear off after 8 hours, with DLC you'll have to wait... 80 years !!

I wanted to do this, the problem is that you can not have assembled part, they are afraid dirty will contaminate the other parts in the oven (it's a huge oven) the only way to do this would be to cut out the parts that are pressed down in the tube, DLC the tube and then re-weld them... some do this, not me !!

Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating is the best way to go for blacking out fork tubes. We are currently doing DLC coating on fork tubes for several aftermarket customers. We are applying the DLC right on top of the chrome. But you have to start with the fork tube only. So if you can't dis-assemble the forks down to the tube by itself, then you would need a new set of tubes. The reason for this is that DLC coating is performed in vacuum chamber.

DLC coating is not like paint. It is only 2-3 microns thick and is grown on the base part using a Plasma Vapor Deposition process. The process takes about 6 hours. This is the same coating used on valve train components in NASCAR and F1 engines to reduce friction and improve the wearability on engine components.

Nov 9, 2011 | 08:57 PM

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Pastatime

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How do you like that headlight??

Nov 9, 2011 | 10:10 PM

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gartec81

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the led headlight is awsome. looks great and performs well. many compliments on mine and i see a lot of different bikers giving it the stare down as i pass them. its cool cause i know they have never seen the headlight pattern before. or at least i think that way

Nov 10, 2011 | 01:43 PM

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Coxbow

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steveoh62

the problem with the 49mm tubes is that you can't have them empty, there's a part that is cold pressed at the bottom, impossible to do that yourself !

did you do Harley fork tubes ? and if so how did you proceed ?

thanks

Nov 10, 2011 | 08:02 PM

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knightjh

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Originally Posted by MyBeerBelly

ill start...

Looks great where did you get the black shocks ?

Nov 10, 2011 | 08:26 PM

#667

Mutant Racer

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Damn rhino! That is one sharp bike! The seat and bags are a perfect touch.

Nov 11, 2011 | 06:52 AM

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beringer

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Nov 11, 2011 | 07:18 AM

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beringer

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Originally Posted by Dropkick

nice pinstriping. how'd you black out the forks between the trees. I'm lookin to black out my front end this winter.

The easiest and probably cheapest way to black out the fork tops is with Sign writing vinyl..About $10 a metre, i got mine from my local Sign writer who had Satin,gloss and matt black..Here,s a pic of the forks on my (now sold for a Fat Bob ) Sporty Iron.....