frame covers

[brooker81]

Right this weekend stripping bike for winter work etc, sending of plastic bits to be dipped etc. What should i do with the frame covers ?? i was thinking of spraying with Simoniz aluminium engine enamel, has anyone done it or have any better ideas for cleaning/ removing pitting?? i dont want them to be dipped as i have a silver engined fazer and don't think it would look great. Any ideas??

[sirgalahad3]

Silver engine here too. Had mine powder coated satin black and they look very good IMHO.

[brooker81]

any pics

[sirgalahad3]

Best on I have but you can see covers. The coating solved the pitting probs etc. Taken at Arley railway station,Severn Valley railway

[sirgalahad3]

Pic

[brooker81]

does look nice that actually would need the frame plugs done too then  :'(

[sirgalahad3]

Frame plugs were bought off Devils yam from this forum.

[devilsyam]

yep i got em

ummmmmm carbon

[esetest]

1 of mine fell off last year , got a replacement from foulups , cost about £ 20 , robbing cnuts . I do like the look of devilsyams covers .

[brooker81]

How much u want for plugs luke? Looks like it maybe an expensive month

[bludclot]

here the frame covers are painted with the simoniz engine silver and then lacquered. the plugs are colour coded to the frame:





and this is how it looks overall:





it looks better in reality than the pictures make it look. i have toyed with the idea of swapping the colours round but other projects have taken priority to be honest.


hth.