Black forks?

[DucHead]

I think ducrider45 and I both had our forks anodized by Ducati Omaha.  I posted contact info in the "Bikes of the DMF" thread in the General Forum.

[duc996]

After reading this thread.  I just spent the last half hour wrapping one side of my forks with black electrical tape.  It looks pretty good from about 20 yards away.  Closeup you can see the lines of how it was wrapped.  I'm now very interested in the black vinyl.  I'll probably wrap the other side and the ride around with the electrical tape for a few days to see how I like it.

Let us know how it turns out,i'm interested in doing the same thing.Thanks

[Travman]

Let us know how it turns out,i'm interested in doing the same thing.Thanks

Here is what it looks like now.  Like I said, it looks good from 20 yards away, but if you are up close and can see the electrical tape then it looks pretty silly.

[Travman]

Now that I know I can post on the new board, here are a few more pictures.

[ltnuke]

So about how much does it cost to get forks anodized?

[LUKE]

I paid a local bike repair shop $100 to pull apart my front forks and reassemble later.  It cost me another $150 to have an anodizer in Milwaukee strip and anodize my forks tubes, the caps for the forks, my used rizoma mirrors, used CycleCat triple and clipons, spring caps and some other aluminum odds and ends from the bike AND mail them back to me.  There were 4 or 5 others available locally as well.  I saved hundreds buying used parts and they looked new when i got them back.  In five years when the finish has faded it will be time to rebuild the forks anyways.

Luke



REALLY dirty bike.  It was to cold to turn outside water on when I took this picture.

[duc996]

Anodized looks so much better,wonder if we have someone with the films?

[MotoCreations]

Two types of anodizing.  There is the one that everyone uses that is "colorful" and cheap.  Sun fades and color shifts over time.  I like to do "hard anodizing" which is a deeper penetration method -- and gives a very hard surface to.  Much more fade resistant than regular anodizing.  Ask your anodizer about the differences and cost to do.

[c_rex]

Two types of anodizing.  There is the one that everyone uses that is "colorful" and cheap.  Sun fades and color shifts over time.  I like to do "hard anodizing" which is a deeper penetration method -- and gives a very hard surface to.  Much more fade resistant than regular anodizing.  Ask your anodizer about the differences and cost to do.

+1 as mine are done

[DucPete]

Hey luke!  What'd you do on your oil cooler, radiator, and pipes.   That's a great look.   wt:

[eltristo]

I was afraid there would be disassembly involved in the process.  Am I that patient?  And willing to part with the cash?

[ute]

heres the link to the vinyl  way ...............looks amazing if you ask me


http://www.ducatimonster.org/smf/index.php?topic=93184.0

[LUKE]

Hey luke!  What'd you do on your oil cooler, radiator, and pipes.   That's a great look.   wt:

Thanks.   
Pipes are ceramic coated.  I just did the radiator and oil cooler with rattle can high-temp engine enamel.  Absolutely no difference in running temps.  I made the radiator core guards with perforated sheet-metal,  had them powder coated, and covered the rough edge with c-channel shaped weather stripping.  I also made little brackets to jimmy-rig the 999 fender to bolting up to the Showa forks.

[vampireduc]

Dupli-color make a Wheel paint that "bonds" with metal etc etc.  I have a friend that runs it on his cars wheels, and it hasn't cracked or chipped and looks very smooth for a rattle-can.  That is what I was thinking of doing on my forks. 

[He Man]

nothing bonds to metal except when theres ion exchange. aka anodizing.


Got a link to this paint?