New Powder Coat on Rims and Valve Covers

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:46 pm

I had to jump on ship... the temptation was more then I could bear!!!

Post by **toner87** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:49 pm

That looks beetchin!!!

deptom · Post by **deptom** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:03 pm

Perfect match!

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:45 pm

Very nice..

DJ

mnnden · Post by **mnnden** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:32 pm

I'll drink to that! Looks Great, I really like the windscreen, I believe DJ has the same one, I am going to try and install one on mine this summer, (do you know what mounts that are required?). Thanks, Den

Post by **beekstersocal** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:25 pm

im so glad i did mine i get people checking them out all the time it definately personalizes it your bike looks great, welcome to the powder coating club your member #2 becareful its kinda like tattoos

i just want to powder coat everything now

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:55 pm

actually, DJ has a modified F650GS flyscreen. The one I have is the official R1150R flyscreen (speedster). The guy I bought it from had painted it silver like that.

Regards!

Hiker · Post by **Hiker** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:05 pm

Owen,

That looks really great. And I haven't seen a red one in while.

Beauty.

Hiker

yao9 · Post by **yao9** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:32 pm

Excellent job! now how much? and just like it ought to be nekid.....

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:06 pm

yao9 wrote:Excellent job! now how much?

$150 for the powder coating
$60 for the tire and bearing work at a local indie BMW shop.

R4R&R · Post by **R4R&R** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:35 pm

Wow - that's a lot cheaper than I expected!

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:41 pm

R4R&R wrote:Wow - that's a lot cheaper than I expected!

yeah, me too. nice surprise. but that also left the removal of the wheels and valve covers, removal of the brake rotors, and reinstallation to me. if you get this done, make sure you clean out the threaded holes in the wheels after the powder coating, run a tap down them, then reapply the red loctite!

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:30 pm

Beautiful!
I can't tell though: are they high gloss or a satin finish?

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:47 am

It's a 20% gloss. I was kinda trying to blend into the existing black textured plastic, while not going totally flat. It worked well in person. Maybe once all this snow melts and we get back into normal temps I'll retake the pics with some better detail.