A little paint and powder coating on my 696 dark...

[zLoki]

Still not finished but here's some bike porn for your enjoyment;









List of mods (recent)

• Hight temp paint on exhaust - getting these off was surprisingly easy
• Powder coated (texture black) the rear sets and exhaust cans - getting the freaking spring back on the rear sets took hours!
• Painted (model enamel paint) the letters on the brakes
• Speedymoto sprocket cover
• Vinyl wrapped forks - that took a while and I'll probably re do
• High temp paint on the headlamp
• Gloss black enamel paint on the air intakes
• Switched to the DP tail but I like the look of the CW tail, just wear too much of the road with the CW

After painting the exhaust, I'm thinking the red stands out, looks better in person but still questioning.  Also need to do the exhaust cans section that connects (ran out of paint) to the rest of the system.  If the black pipes grow on me, I'll get them ceramic coated.  Might redo the vinyl in reflective black, found a couple of 8 1/2 x 11 sheets that are pretty dark and only slightly more glossy than the current flat black.

[w7ck7d]

  clean looking bike..in the white carpet..

[R2]

Looking great!

Did you paint the tank protector?

[Holden]

I love bikes in living rooms.

Fabulous. I like everything you've done.

First time seeing one of those sprocket covers on a 696—nice! Very noticeable. I actually have no cover on at all () but would use one of those if I had one.

P.S. Not sure if you're leaving the heat shields off, but go ahead and get rid of those screws (think of all the weight you'll save!).

[hcomp]

My wife would kill me if she came home and there was a monster in my living room! Zloki, if you are going to ceramic coat the exhaust, I can fill in the hole in the covers of the exhaust and cut off the brackets if you want free of charge, you just have to drive back out. 

[zLoki]

My wife would kill me if she came home and there was a monster in my living room! Zloki, if you are going to ceramic coat the exhaust, I can fill in the hole in the covers of the exhaust and cut off the brackets if you want free of charge, you just have to drive back out. 

Tempting...  I think I'd drive her out this time, need to see how she handles a long road trip.  I'll let you know and thanks for the offer!  I actually had the bike in various parts all over the floor for about a week while the powder coating came in, lots of beach towels to cover things up helps a lot!

wark - not sure about the heat shields, will put those on this weekend when I'm home, see how it looks.  The sprocket cover is cool and stands out, hella expensive but thats the price for bling... 

R2 - The tank protector comes clear, from a distance it looks painted.

[hcomp]

Tempting...  I think I'd drive her out this time, need to see how she handles a long road trip.  I'll let you know and thanks for the offer!  I actually had the bike in various parts all over the floor for about a week while the powder coating came in, lots of beach towels to cover things up helps a lot!

wark - not sure about the heat shields, will put those on this weekend when I'm home, see how it looks.  The sprocket cover is cool and stands out, hella expensive but thats the price for bling... 

R2 - The tank protector comes clear, from a distance it looks painted.

My best man from my wedding rode his 848 out here last weekend from Rancho Cucamonga.  Said it wasn't too bad save for the wood seat (thank god Monsters actually have a padded seat...)

[mrplease]

man i love your bike!!!

 every time i see yours i think i actually like the look of the motovation sliders! (i have mine i just haven't decided if i want to put them on...)

also where did you get that speedymoto sprocket cover at? also is it just as simple as removing the screws and putting it on?

[Rambler1982]

Great looking bike! 

I'm fully convinced those Rizoma Reverse Retros are the best looking mirrors out there.

I'd really like to get some for my 696. How's the visibility?

[zLoki]

also where did you get that speedymoto sprocket cover at? also is it just as simple as removing the screws and putting it on?

Yeah, just two screws, on and off in about one minute.  I got mine from Motowheels - make sure you get the one for the 696/1100 - http://www.motowheels.com/italian/myproducts.cfm?parentcategoryid=38|Aluminum%20Billet&productID=6207&showDetail=1&categoryID=48|Most%20Late%20Model%20Ducati%20Billet&vendoridtodisplay=32|SpeedyMoto&filterFor=&collection=38|Aluminum%20Billet - you can always double check at the Speedymoto site or simply ask the Motowheels guys, good people to work with.

Rambler1982 - Viability is good to average depending on how you set them up.  In the pics I have them setup for lane splitting and I get a good view of everything behind me with a bit of my arms .  Turn the mirrors out (rotate the mirror so they are pointing out) and the view is much better.  Sometimes I ride with one out and one in, great thing is that you can do that on the fly.  I've heard that you can put them on under the bars and the viability is even better.  Going to try that one day...  Overall, I love them.

[causeofkaos]

DUDE !!! that bike belongs in a living room on display great job
my wife would have my head if she came home to that.

[DRKNHT]

You have any close ups of your fork wrap job?  I'd like to see how your lines match up/overlap.  All in all, looks f-in great!

[Triple J]

Looks good! 

Have you ran it yet? I'm curious how well the high temp paint will hold up on the headers...and how well the powder coat will hold up on the exhaust cans. Those stock cans get HOT with the cats in them. Typically people ceramic coat the headers, and use high temp paint on the cans.

[mrplease]

sorry to copy you but i just ordered that sprocket cover from moto wheels.

thanks man...

(p.s. i already bit your style on the mirrors  )

[monstermania]

Looks Great!!!  I was thinking about spaying my headers, let us know how it holds up.