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Not as well as I had hoped. It is starting to change right near the heads.
24v, Been reading posts from Joe at The Powder Pro about how the normal powder is good for 550° to 600° and it's never a problem on shields. Unless the tune is way off. Read enough of your posts to believe your tune is not way off. What did your coater have to say about it? Have any pictures of the discoloration? Would really like to do my shields gloss black but don't want to have to do it every year.
Joe is the only powder coater I have seen that claims regular powder is good for shields and that high of a temperature.
I do not have any pics of mine because it is not discoloring per say. It just gets a little more flat, kind of like satin black. It is not easily noticeable unless it is pointed out.
I guess you could send your shields to him and hope for the best.
He also has the CVO risers, but he installed angled bushings that angle the risers forward more IIRC.
Yep, that is correct:
Here you see the 10 degree bushings under the short straight risers and get a good idea as to the clearance between the tank and speedo. Be aware though that this picture was taken before the lift was completed. After the lift there is a gap of about 5/8 of an inch between the speedo and the tank at their closest point when the bars/forks are pointing straight forward. IMHO, this gives the best looking result but there are guys who have simply reversed the stock risers so that they angle forward instead of rearward. That method permitted the 3" tank lift with clearance for the speedo but the end result looks quit different from what you see in my pics. My method hides the hole created between the gas tank channel and back bone, when you do a lift, quite well. With the other method the hole is more obvious and some guys find the look unappealing. You should also know that on a Breakout a tank lift of over 1.5" will require:
1. Swapping out the gas tank crossover hose for a longer one.
2. Rerouting the vent hose from under its forward tie down point on the back bone.
3. Removal of the rubber lining in the tank channel (a bit of careful cutting is required.).
These mods are apparently not necessary on all Softail models but they definitely are on the Breakout. DK custom wisely suggests a "trial lift" of the tank before you order parts and attempt the work but that, for the Breakout, is complicated owing to the crossover issue. You can't lift the tank 3" without extending or severing the crossover and if you are going to use bars other than apes like I have, you'll want to confirm your bars don't contact the gas tank after the lift when turned from lock to lock.
Last edited by HKMark23; Oct 31, 2014 at 12:00 AM.
Here you see the 10 degree bushings under the short straight risers and get a good idea as to the clearance between the tank and speedo. Be aware though that this picture was taken before the lift was completed. After the lift there is a gap of about 5/8 of an inch between the speedo and the tank at their closest point when the bars/forks are pointing straight forward. IMHO, this gives the best looking result but there are guys who have simply reversed the stock risers so that they angle forward instead of rearward. That method permitted the 3" tank lift with clearance for the speedo but the end result looks quit different from what you see in my pics. My method hides the hole created between the gas tank channel and back bone, when you do a lift, quite well. With the other method the hole is more obvious and some guys find the look unappealing. You should also know that on a Breakout a tank lift of over 1.5" will require:
1. Swapping out the gas tank crossover hose for a longer one.
2. Rerouting the vent hose from under its forward tie down point on the back bone.
3. Removal of the rubber lining in the tank channel (a bit of careful cutting is required.).
These mods are apparently not necessary on all Softail models but they definitely are on the Breakout. DK custom wisely suggests a "trial lift" of the tank before you order parts and attempt the work but that, for the Breakout, is complicated owing to the crossover issue. You can't lift the tank 3" without extending or severing the crossover and if you are going to use bars other than apes like I have, you'll want to confirm your bars don't contact the gas tank after the lift when turned from lock to lock.
Where did you get those 10 deg angled bushings. Do you have a p/n?
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