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Title: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 15, 2011, 04:56:40 PM Had the swingarm anodized for my S4RS project bike. I was told not to expect too much because it is part cast and part billet.....but I kinda like it. What do you think?
(http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_140.jpg) Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: LayneK on June 15, 2011, 05:08:28 PM hell I like it a lot [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: booger on June 15, 2011, 05:18:10 PM Looks OK, not sure there's much difference between it and the stock black swingarm. Except for it looking kind of brown. Time will tell, and you can ask the same question when it turns purple on its own.
What's the story with that frame? Looks fabbed out of Ti or has it just been stripped Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 15, 2011, 05:45:52 PM The frame is Ti. Still have some work to do on it. Stock frame was 28lbs. Ti frame is about 13lbs.
I will probably end up painting the swingarm..... Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: xcaptainxbloodx on June 15, 2011, 06:10:09 PM it looks awesome but I would probably PC it for longevity.
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: He Man on June 15, 2011, 06:18:34 PM is it hard anodized? or just regular anodizing?
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 15, 2011, 06:47:01 PM sulfuric anodize
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: booger on June 15, 2011, 07:04:27 PM Well if you're good enough to fab what looks to be a straight up copy of a trellis frame out of titanium you should do the same with the swingarm.
Props to you on that Ti frame Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 15, 2011, 07:22:04 PM I posted this pic in another thread:
(http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_120.jpg) Working on fabing the seat/cowl from CF also...no pics yet Maybe a dual side swingarm down the road Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Raux on June 15, 2011, 08:12:50 PM to me the trellis of the frame and swingarm should match.
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Drunken Monkey on June 15, 2011, 08:54:45 PM to me the trellis of the frame and swingarm should match. I feel the opposite. I dig the contrast ;D Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: hbliam on June 15, 2011, 10:00:43 PM The frame is Ti. Still have some work to do on it. Stock frame was 28lbs. Ti frame is about 13lbs. I will probably end up painting the swingarm..... Frame is perfection. Paint the swingarm. It's dullness in close proximity to the frame just doesn't go. Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Travman on June 16, 2011, 03:45:03 AM Paint it or powdercoat it.
I'm assuming you will leave the Ti frame uncoated, but if you did paint or powdercoat it then I'd match the frame to the swingarm. Unless the frame is red then I'd make sure the swingarm was black. Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 16, 2011, 04:49:41 AM Frame is not going to be painted. The tank is going to be black with a dark silver/pewter stripe.
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: badgalbetty on June 16, 2011, 06:40:04 AM your bike -do as you please. Dare to be different! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 16, 2011, 09:07:24 AM Mine now, but I hope it ends up belonging to someone else!
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Ohmic on June 16, 2011, 09:42:53 AM Nice! I like.
I would throw a coat of clear to protect against UV. Else your nice anodized swingarm will be a nice "purple" anodized swingarm in a year or so. Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: thought on June 16, 2011, 10:24:21 AM i say you just throw together a full out build thread... that ti frame looks awesome and i'm sure a lot of people here would be pretty interested in how it came together and how it's going to be finished off ;)
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: Randy@StradaFab on June 16, 2011, 11:57:59 AM Thought,
Maybe when I get a little further along I'll start a thread. This is something I've been planning for a while and it's finally coming together...although not as quick as I had hoped. I would like to do this for a living and this is the first bike. One thing I didn't plan for(I did, but not enough) was time spent waiting on machine shop, water jet cutting, difficulty in finding the right size and wall thickness of Ti tube, ect.,ect. Here's a couple of pics of the jig. Also working on a mold for a CF seat/cowl. (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_089.jpg) (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_092.jpg) (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_107.jpg) (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr62/porsche40/Ducati%20S4RS/IMAGE_139.jpg) Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: uglyducky on June 16, 2011, 07:04:54 PM wow. very very impressive. i'll take one of those frames!!! ;D [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: booger on June 16, 2011, 08:14:20 PM Please let me throw a cot in the back so I can watch & learn
I'll be your hunchback! I'll also water your plants. FOR FREE Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: thought on June 17, 2011, 07:53:14 AM looks awesome man... and as you can see, get working on that build thread... anytime anyone sees that much ti in one spot, we all want to see how it came together. and then nefariously plot to steal the bike asap. haha
Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: motolocopat on July 01, 2011, 10:32:58 AM [thumbsup]
I didn't see a swingarm just a frame?? Title: Re: Yay or Nay on Swingarm Anodize Post by: booger on July 01, 2011, 02:15:53 PM ^ you didn't read the first post
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