Powdercoat or leave alone???

[dannymax]

The chrome on these pegs is in real nice condition, and I'm not against a little 'tasteful bling' but should I flat black powder them and allow them to disappear into the bodywork, or leave them chrome?

They are angled backward intentionally, seems to provide better foot position that way.

What would you do? :dontknow:

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[arntufun]

Hey Danny, Now I know whos house I'm going to if I need to borrow a lift. :firstplace: That is nice, I have to lay on the cold concrete.

My opinion on your question is powder coat them. But don't stop there, take all the silver off and have them done as well. Mine is at the powder coater right now, but I'm getting upset because it should have been done last week. :mad:

Your Spyder, you decide. :thumbup:

[Bob Denman]

Hiya Danny!
I think that they might look better in flat black also... :2thumbs:
But that's just me... :opps:

[stevedfive]

I powder coated all the silver. Looks great!
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?30525-Check-this-out!&p=347289#post347289

[dannymax]

Hey Danny, Now I know whos house I'm going to if I need to borrow a lift. :firstplace: That is nice, I have to lay on the cold concrete.

My opinion on your question is powder coat them. But don't stop there, take all the silver off and have them done as well. Mine is at the powder coater right now, but I'm getting upset because it should have been done last week. :mad:

Your Spyder, you decide. :thumbup:

Been there Randy, cold concrete, gravel driveway during a snowstorm, ice....you name it! Now that I'm all crippled up with 'ritis' I buy the lift....something bass-akwards about that!! :dontknow:

Heck yea, you're only a skip away, bring it over anytime....long's the compressor keeps working we'll get 'er up in the air!!
:thumbup:
Oh, and there's a Modine 25K btu suspended gas heater blasting down on the lift!! :ohyea:

[dannymax]

I powder coated all the silver. Looks great!
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?30525-Check-this-out!&p=347289#post347289

Very nice!! I'm leaning toward the P/C too, just seems to work better on a Spyder.

[mowin]

i like the p/c also. How much dose it cost? I realise it depends on the size of the item.
Like the rear rim. Or the handle bars????

[dannymax]

i like the p/c also. How much dose it cost? I realise it depends on the size of the item.
Like the rear rim. Or the handle bars????

I was pretty sure you would lean toward the black! ;)

I don't have a price yet but the P/C guy is a buddy so I'm sure it will be reasonable, $30 - $40 maybe with bolts & washers? :dontknow:

[spyder-dude]

I think if you do those powder coated flat black also do the other items that are silver. I had my floor boards powder coated recently....need to install them soon. What kind of lift is that? How much does something like that cost? I am thinking I need to start looking for one of those as I have a bunch of mods and it would be much easier working on the spyder than the concrete garage floor.

[SteveMac]

The chrome on these pegs is in real nice condition, and I'm not against a little 'tasteful bling' but should I flat black powder them and allow them to disappear into the bodywork, or leave them chrome?

They are angled backward intentionally, seems to provide better foot position that way.

What would you do? :dontknow:

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I like the powdercoat look myself!

Also, do you have a link to that lift?? VERY NICE!!! :bowdown::bowdown:

[CyncySpyder]

and this is just my opinion, and I don't know if you ryde in wet or inclement conditions, but BLING covered with mud, dirt or scuff marks isn't BLING, so I'd add my vote to the Powder Coating :thumbup:

[mowin]

WHAT...MUD??? Never..ask randy:roflblack::roflblack:

[DragonLorD]

Where are you people digging your problems?:chat:
It's just fascinating:gaah:

This reminds of one plain old joke.
2 Men in Gents
One goes for #1 and the other is just standing there and scratching his head.
A- what's up?
B- I don't know.
A- ????
B- I don't know if I go for #1 or #2 ?
A- so just sit in and wait what'll happen then

....if you need to ask how to customise your bike , you don't customise then!

[arntufun]

He was just asking for an opinion Dragon, thats all.

[5PYD3R]

I agree with arntufun, powdercoat everything! Mine is going to be done soon too. (still riding into January in Michigan!!) Even my TBR dual pipes are getting the powder treatment!

[DragonLorD]

He was just asking for an opinion Dragon, thats all.

There I said it :popcorn:

[boborgera]

Powdercoat.:thumbup:

[dannymax]

Where are you people digging your problems?:chat:
It's just fascinating:gaah:

This reminds of one plain old joke.
2 Men in Gents
One goes for #1 and the other is just standing there and scratching his head.
A- what's up?
B- I don't know.
A- ????
B- I don't know if I go for #1 or #2 ?
A- so just sit in and wait what'll happen then

....if you need to ask how to customise your bike , you don't customise then!

I'm with you there Dragon....not to worry tho, I'm not big on asking anyone how I should do something....in fact any subsequent instructions will probly send me in the other direction....just ask my wife!! :ohyea:

The lift is a Harbor Freight air motorcycle lift, it wasn't wide enough but simply adding a couple longer pipes and the extensions slide out to Spyder width. Think it cost about $350, extensions were maybe another $200 or so, but for some reason H/F no longer carries them....no idea why? :dontknow:

[boborgera]

Leave alone. :thumbup:

[dannymax]

Leave alone. :thumbup:

Great idea bob!! :thumbup:


Powdercoat.:thumbup:

Another great idea!! :thumbup:

I'll tell you this....I got it narrowed down to those two choices!! :roflblack:

[DragonLorD]

Great idea bob!! :thumbup:



Another great idea!! :thumbup:

I'll tell you this....I got it narrowed down to those two choices!! :roflblack:

See , and it didn't even took 20 replies, Pal:roflblack:
Thankfully because more than 20 inputs would make us Women actually:yikes:
.....at least we had a bit of laugh
You know what?
If you powder coat something else , get it done in same batch, leave it otherwise, how about that?:2thumbs:

[dannymax]

See , and it didn't even took 20 replies, Pal:roflblack:
Thankfully because more than 20 inputs would make us Women actually:yikes:
.....at least we had a bit of laugh
You know what?
If you powder coat something else , get it done in same batch, leave it otherwise, how about that?:2thumbs:

Once again we agree....this is getting weird! :spyder2:

Problem is I can't comply....if I sent everything in I wanted powdered, I'd have to sell my Spyder to pay for it!! :gaah:

Besides, flat black is pretty forgiving. :pray:

[DragonLorD]

Once again we agree....this is getting weird! :spyder2:

Problem is I can't comply....if I sent everything in I wanted powdered, I'd have to sell my Spyder to pay for it!! :gaah:

Besides, flat black is pretty forgiving. :pray:

I can feel you Pal,
I hear that best time to powder coat in around Columbia County will be this time next year:thumbup:- does it sound like a solution to you?:clap:

[zrc]

In my opinion I would go with powder coating. While I think they look good as is, given that you have a narrow look at the spyder, when seeing their chromish finish against the less chromed out other hardware, I think it detracts from the look. So whatever you do, I would try to make all the hardware uniform.

Just a thought.

[dannymax]

I can feel you Pal,
I hear that best time to powder coat in around Columbia County will be this time next year:thumbup:- does it sound like a solution to you?:clap:

It does!!:agree:

[pro10is]

Chrome is for RT's. Powdercoat.

[Yol Bolsun]

My $.02... Black. Just got my ISOs from Kuryankin in black.

[dannymax]

My $.02... Black. Just got my ISOs from Kuryankin in black.

I had originally planned on some Kuryakin footrests but had these chrome ones so, being frugal and all......

Then a guy buys my FJR last night and there's a little extra capital floating around so it's back to Plan A....maybe even some little footboards if I can find the right ones. Kuryakin makes some nice, already black, stuff! :ohyea:

Maybe use a little of that fresh coin to buy a new radiator for my truck.....found out yesterday that it's leaking!! If it isn't one thing.........:banghead:

[Bob Denman]

okay; What's the concensus??? And who's got to pay for it?? :shocked: :dontknow:

[boborgera]

Powdercoat,:thumbup:

[dannymax]

okay; What's the concensus??? And who's got to pay for it?? :shocked: :dontknow:

Well Bob, we flipped for it and guess who lost!! :sour:

[Bob Denman]

Sometimes being a good loser can actually turn you into a long-term winner! :2thumbs:

[ezduzit]

I'm having mine powder coated from top to bottem as we speak!!!!! :yes: Photos to come!!! :ohyea: Project 2012 in process!!!!

[dannymax]

Sometimes being a good loser can actually turn you into a long-term winner! :2thumbs:

Yes, yes it can....with the right amount of tears & whines one can reap big dividends!! :spyder: :thumbup:

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs::thumbup::firstplace:

[mowin]

Yes, yes it can....with the right amount of tears & whines one can reap big dividends!! :spyder: :thumbup:

How do ya think I got my Spyder??? :roflblack:

[boborgera]

Buff Aluminum.:thumbup:

[dannymax]

How do ya think I got my Spyder??? :roflblack:

Hahaha, think that's the way a lot of us got our Spyders!! :ohyea:

[coz]

check out all the home made floorboards in the mods section, they are cheap and fairly easy to make and look pretty good. unless you want to spend a pile of money( not that theres anything wrong with that). you seem like a very capable person:thumbup::popcorn:

[dannymax]

check out all the home made floorboards in the mods section, they are cheap and fairly easy to make and look pretty good. unless you want to spend a pile of money( not that theres anything wrong with that). you seem like a very capable person:thumbup:

Great minds coz!! I was out in the shop this afternoon cutting up pieces of cardboard for my mock-ups! :clap:

Think I'll move them a little farther forward, outside the air dam wings (or whatever they are)....being 6' 5" I need to stretch pretty far forward to work the kinks out. Also thinking the Street Magic brackets and links will give 2 good strong mounting points for the floorboard edge....we shall see :popcorn:

[coz]

that's exactly what i did. mock up in cardboard, then start chasing materials and hardware. rock on:cheers:

[dannymax]

I put the pegs back on yesterday and went for a little ride to see how they fit....didn't like them at all, not comfortable on the back. So today I mocked these up, they seemed more comfortable but it's too cold for riding so I'll have to wait a while before I know. If they work well I'll do them up nice and permanent. Figure my boots might be close to the red panel so there's a couple peices of 'snakeskin' knee gripper on the bottoms....hopefully that will protect the tupperware. :dontknow:

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[coz]

you are REALLY stretching out. i would like forward controls out around there. what kind of console protector is that?:thumbup::clap::thumbup:

[dannymax]

you are REALLY stretching out. i would like forward controls out around there. what kind of console protector is that?:thumbup::clap::thumbup:

Yeah, I know....I'm having a bit of a hard time finding a comfortable spot to stretch out on. These are only plywood so if they don't work it's not a big deal but I'm running out of position options....:dontknow:

It's a Techspec protector, I got them for the FJR but have been cutting them up for peices on the Spyder. There are a couple peices under the Can Am decal on the black plastic also.

[coz]

i know what you mean, i would like my feet up near the oil tank and the fan. maybe if they were lower you could stretch out without going farther forward.:popcorn:

[dannymax]

i know what you mean, i would like my feet up near the oil tank and the fan. maybe if they were lower you could stretch out without going farther forward.:popcorn:

That's the perfect spot, where the oil tank & fan are! :banghead: Yeah, lower might work....I'm trying to use the Street Magic brackets but maybe that's not gonna happen, thanks for the idea. :thumbup:

[GeoffCee]

i know what you mean, i would like my feet up near the oil tank and the fan. maybe if they were lower you could stretch out...

The only time I've been as horizontal as that while travelin' was when my wife was drivin' the RV. ;)

[arntufun]

Danny, your taller than most so if your comfy where they are.......... go with it. :thumbup:

[Bob Denman]

Randy,
He may be a candidate for those awesome 2xfloorboards that you're producing only for select customers... :thumbup:

[mowin]

Randy,
He may be a candidate for those awesome 2xfloorboards that you're producing only for select customers... :thumbup:

Think hes waitin on the patent to be approved...:roflblack:

[arntufun]

I'm not a site sponsor so I do not advertise them. :roflblack:

[dannymax]

Randy,
He may be a candidate for those awesome 2xfloorboards that you're producing only for select customers... :thumbup:

Oh Jeez!! If I'd only known! :banghead:

I cut those big honkin' boards down, put a healthy mitre on the corners, some snake skin for pads and they're kinda acceptable for a trial run...they probly will work out and I'll duplicate them out of steel....a little powder and maybe they'll kinda dissappear into the black tupperware. :spyder2: