Retarded queastion about powdercoating.
What parts are powdercoated from factory?
Obviously frame, swinger, rear shock linkages.
But is the kick stand and peg hangers, these seemed to have aged differently, on both bikes in my garage.
Then while staring at that I started wondering what else should I send off to be powdercoated. Looks like the bar clips are too.
Duh powdercoating?
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yokes originally are an anodised finish (top tree is anodised on top of coarse brushed finish)
same with fork leg lowers on KR-1S (coarse brushed/turned finish) - KR-1 legs were painted
the anodising will suffer from oxidative corrosion - wormy corrosion starting from various edges
some of this will polish out with a cream - worse cases will be removed with abrasive taking off the surface finish altogether
cure for appearence would be to polish surface back to bare metal and care there after (or then use an etching solution and then clear coat)
following this if the bike will see bad weather or live outside people will generally paint a silver or grey of their choice
some people paint the foot rests, brake torque bar, shock linkages - engine cases etc - its really up to you how much effort you want to put in
and then the ongoing maintenance to keep clean in the future
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yokes originally are an anodised finish (top tree is anodised on top of coarse brushed finish)
same with fork leg lowers on KR-1S (coarse brushed/turned finish) - KR-1 legs were painted
the anodising will suffer from oxidative corrosion - wormy corrosion starting from various edges
some of this will polish out with a cream - worse cases will be removed with abrasive taking off the surface finish altogether
cure for appearence would be to polish surface back to bare metal and care there after (or then use an etching solution and then clear coat)
following this if the bike will see bad weather or live outside people will generally paint a silver or grey of their choice
some people paint the foot rests, brake torque bar, shock linkages - engine cases etc - its really up to you how much effort you want to put in
and then the ongoing maintenance to keep clean in the future