Just a heads up for anyone thinking about sending parts to Figure zengineering in Manassas. I headed out there on Nov.19to drop offmy exhaust. If anyone needs parts dropped off shoot me a PM.
Hmm. Tempting. I wanted to get my headers ceramic coated black. Not really sure how to remove them though.
I've taken my other parts to them in the past. They do good work.
Do they do piston coating or chamber coating?
Quote from: ducatiz on November 11, 2011, 10:28:52 AM
Do they do piston coating or chamber coating?
I'm not sure but I will send you Len's contact info. If he does, happy to drop yours off with my stuff.
Quote from: MadDuc 20/20 on November 11, 2011, 11:36:52 AM
I'm not sure but I will send you Len's contact info. If he does, happy to drop yours off with my stuff.
i looked at their website and it says they do, when are you going? it would save me the hassle of cleaning the heads myself...
Quote from: ducatiz on November 11, 2011, 11:41:21 AM
i looked at their website and it says they do, when are you going? it would save me the hassle of cleaning the heads myself...
you soda blasting fool....
Quote from: ducatiz on November 11, 2011, 11:41:21 AM
i looked at their website and it says they do, when are you going? it would save me the hassle of cleaning the heads myself...
Nov. 19
Be sure to post up some pics when you get your stuff back. Include the good and bad including timeline delays..if any. I looked at their stuff online and looks like great quality.
Figured I'd keep this real time less I forget something.
Final Product - A
Communication - C
Price - B+
Final Product:
Check out the pictures. Len did a great job of ceramic coating everything. The inside and outside have a nice finish to them. Not too glossy since I chose the flat black and it wasn't flaking off or chipping after knocking a couple of pieces together during the car ride home. I like that he sanded the ends where pieces were going to connect so I didn't have to worry about fitting the pieces together or sanding anything down.
Communication:
Here's where he get dinged. While he's a great guy to work with, he wasn't there when I went to drop the pieces off and wasn't going to for at least another 40 minutes. When we spoke the pieces were supposed to be ready by Friday, however, after calling for several days and sending emails he told me they weren't going to be ready in time. While I understand he owns a small shop and it's during the holidays I would have liked an email or quick call to let me know things were running 2 days behind schedule.
Price:
Not too bad that given what he did. $120.00 for all the pieces, dipped and ceramic coated inside and out. I was quoted $200+ buy a couple of other shops, so I figure I can give him more business based on the final product and price.
Conclusion:
For the money, final product and communication I would recommend Figure Engineering. Len's a great guy to work with, looks like he's trying to grow his small business and I can appreciate that. Just gotta be a little patient with him.
Before:
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0562.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0566.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0564.jpg)
After:
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0564-1.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0561.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0567-1.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/DSC_0566-1.jpg)
updated write up with pics.
It looks good. What does the internal thermal barrier look like? I'm thinking about sending the buell exhaust off to have whatever would reduce external temps the most done to it before next summer.
I spoke to Len before about doing my exhaust once a while back, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I read somewhere though about how some people get a thermal barrier on the outside in addition to the inside. When I spoke to Len he said he had done that to one of his bike's exhausts and it made a big difference with the temps.
Quote from: bikepilot on November 29, 2011, 08:10:02 AM
It looks good. What does the internal thermal barrier look like? I'm thinking about sending the buell exhaust off to have whatever would reduce external temps the most done to it before next summer.
Quote from: bikepilot on November 29, 2011, 08:10:02 AM
It looks good. What does the internal thermal barrier look like? I'm thinking about sending the buell exhaust off to have whatever would reduce external temps the most done to it before next summer.
The internal thermal barrier is a black coating that looks a lot like the external but the finish feels different. I had to install the exhaust and then ride around for 45 minutes afterwards just to get everything to set well (per the instructions).
Cool thanks. [thumbsup]
Let's see a picture of the newly coated exhaust on the bike.
Here are pics with the exhaust installed....
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/IMG_0752.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/IMG_0751.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/wbamiduro/Project%20Stealth/IMG_0750.jpg)
Exhaust and bike looks real nice, but then you have that clutch cover...wtf happened to it?
yeah I know. Failed attempt by the last owner. Been searching for a new one for a while. No such luck. Could solve the issue by doing a dry clutch conversion....
That is really coming along.
What about blasting all the paint off the cover and starting over?
that's actually not a bad idea. I need to change the oil anyway. So maybe I can kill two birds with one stone.
I think the cover would actually look nice in raw blasted aluminum (I'd use wallnut shell abrasive or something like that I think). I did a KX250's engine cases and swingarm that way once and it had a nice just slightly dimpled matte look. I'm assuming the clutch cover is aluminum, if its magnesium it probably needs to be painted.
I like the black and yellow color scheme! [clap]
Quote from: MadDuc 20/20 on December 05, 2011, 07:29:35 AM
that's actually not a bad idea. I need to change the oil anyway. So maybe I can kill two birds with one stone.
that would be killing one bird and one
Argentavis magnificens with one stone.
Quote from: ducati culture on December 09, 2011, 10:11:31 AM
I like the black and yellow color scheme! [clap]
[Dolph] [thumbsup] Don't see too many of that color around these parts. Except for DW's SC which is more of a mustard yellow!
Quote from: MadDuc 20/20 on December 09, 2011, 11:11:01 AM
[Dolph] [thumbsup] Don't see too many of that color around these parts. Except for DW's SC which is more of a mustard yellow!
YEAH, kind of a ballpark French's kind of mustard...not like a spicy Guldens or anything....
Makin another run to Figure Engineering on 12/17 if anyone wants me to take some stuff down shoot me a PM. Having them blast my engine covers and ceramic coated black [drool]
Would have looked good in the antique gold PC to end up looking like Mag covers. Did that to my S2R when I got some baked in oil stains on the covers. - Gene
Quote from: MadDuc 20/20 on December 09, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
Makin another run to Figure Engineering on 12/17 if anyone wants me to take some stuff down shoot me a PM. Having them blast my engine covers and ceramic coated black [drool]
ceramic coating the covers? why?
Yeah what he said? Do you mean PC? - Gene
Quote from: ducatiz on December 15, 2011, 09:49:38 AM
ceramic coating the covers? why?
Quote from: twolanefun on December 15, 2011, 10:00:43 AM
Yeah what he said? Do you mean PC? - Gene
I'm not sure what the f*&% i was talking about. Just having him black the right side cover to remove the black crap.