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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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blacking out my bike the pic below will be close except some accents on the pipe, headlight, new seat will look like sig pic. need some ideas on bitchin shift linkage, and pegs,shift peg, brake pedal, waiting for these sick F**kers from kuryakyn zombie, levers, pedal etc but until then trying to stay mostly black/slvr anodized etc. have checked all catalogs not really seen what i want. seen some chrome linkages thinking of buyin one having it anondozed

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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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blacking out my bike the pic below will be close except some accents on the pipe, headlight, new seat will look like sig pic. need some ideas on bitchin shift linkage, and pegs,shift peg, brake pedal, waiting for these sick F**kers from kuryakyn zombie, levers, pedal etc but until then trying to stay mostly black/slvr anodized etc. have checked all catalogs not really seen what i want. seen some chrome linkages thinking of buyin one having it anondozed

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I am in the middle of making Chrome Lady and I new shifter linkages. I had some aluminum that I cut, powdered wrinkle black. I am engraving it tomorrow. One tribal pattern for her bike. One of something for my bike. I can send you pic after to show you. I can inscribe whatever you want into it.

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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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Hey Brother,
I just got delivery on this linkage, ya might want to see if these can be anodized or if you can get em other then chrome.


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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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Hey Brother,
I just got delivery on this linkage, ya might want to see if these can be anodized or if you can get em other then chrome.


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FYI, You cannot anodize steel or stainless steel parts. The best option for Steel or stainless is powder coat.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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the prob with just getting a linkage and powdercoating it is that i dont want it all black i want some contrast so it will pop out against the black primary, cases, and jugs. but trying to two tone something with powdercoat leaves a rough edge where you mask off the chrome/aluminum or whatever/ pro-one makes some linkages that are close to what i might use i just dont like ANY of the designs, not into webs, flames and their skull linkage SUCKS IMHO. i was thinking about buying one then turning it over so you could only see the back side. their black anodized have some cutouts that look silver/chrome. california customs also makes some that i could get buy with but same thing. its either powdercoat it all black (and have it disappear against rest of bike)
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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the prob with just getting a linkage and powdercoating it is that i dont want it all black i want some contrast so it will pop out against the black primary, cases, and jugs. but trying to two tone something with powdercoat leaves a rough edge where you mask off the chrome/aluminum or whatever/ pro-one makes some linkages that are close to what i might use i just dont like ANY of the designs, not into webs, flames and their skull linkage SUCKS IMHO. i was thinking about buying one then turning it over so you could only see the back side. their black anodized have some cutouts that look silver/chrome. california customs also makes some that i could get buy with but same thing. its either powdercoat it all black (and have it disappear against rest of bike)
Here are the two I made. One for Chrome Lady's bike, a tribal pattern to match her paint, and the other for my bike.

It was black wrinkled powdered and then remachined patterns into them.















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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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dude i like them alot. next question would be how much and what to put on it. bike lic plate is 03HD4ME sort of lame big raiders fan. have some willie g skulls on the seat floorboards clutch cover etc. not really sure what to put on it. any ideas??
 
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CNC i like the idea of a one off linkage that no one else has. not sure what the capacity of your gizmos are. what can they do and what cant they do. i'm thinkin skulls of some sort or lightning bolts or hell i dont know help a guy out.

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