18-01-13, 07:49 PM
(17-01-13, 10:28 PM)Dead Eye link Wrote: My previous bike had unpainted fins and I agree it does look nice
But, did it burn??? :eek Sorry to hear that
(17-01-13, 11:50 PM)Exupnut link Wrote: pretty much the same lookin bike as my long gone 600.the prob is u have an edge where the paint finishes exposing the allly fin and that is where the paint will flake after usage in our british weather over time. also the heat generated buy the block will unhinge the paint at the line of the fin. it is unevitable with time. i used heat resistant paint to touch it up and after a while it will kinda bond to the existing finish with the heat that the engine creates and form a better finish along that line.
Good to know. I think mine is safe, dry weather here. Part of one fin has been exposed without problem since I bought it, 7 years ago. It gave me the idea of stripping the others.