Very nice PA. I was also thinking about following your lead on the dashboard and fuel cap but I'm not sure that it will look good since my bike is shiny black. It looks killer on your yellow though
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Hey Everyone! May's Bike of the Month challenge is now open for entries!
De-blinging the fuel cap
After starting with the dashboard, i want to present you the new project of the bavarian de-bling crew… the fuel cap!
Basically the de-bling can be done with your existing chromed fuel cap but i decided to take the 749/999 cap as it is not polished and chrome plated but simply painted in silver… i bought a few used ones before.
The advantage of not polishing the cast raw part is maintaining a more precise ridge and overall contour.
I disassembled the caps and removed the paint by carefully sand blasting the parts…
Afterwards i shot peened them with glass pearls to densify the surface.
Finally the parts were coated with a thin layer of matte black epoxy resin that is extremely UV and scratch resistant.
Voilà here they are… i still have to assemble them
Basically the de-bling can be done with your existing chromed fuel cap but i decided to take the 749/999 cap as it is not polished and chrome plated but simply painted in silver… i bought a few used ones before.
The advantage of not polishing the cast raw part is maintaining a more precise ridge and overall contour.
I disassembled the caps and removed the paint by carefully sand blasting the parts…
Afterwards i shot peened them with glass pearls to densify the surface.
Finally the parts were coated with a thin layer of matte black epoxy resin that is extremely UV and scratch resistant.
Voilà here they are… i still have to assemble them
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On a shiny black bike it is looking very good… a friend of mine had it like that before he painted his bike GTish gray.Very nice PA. I was also thinking about following your lead on the dashboard and fuel cap but I'm not sure that it will look good since my bike is shiny black. It looks killer on your yellow though
And don't forget to anodize your clip ons… they look much better in black… i did a pair for LASwede
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Reassembled and mounted!
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Hi PA,
Was wondering how you removed the lock from the fuel cap?
Cheers,
Was wondering how you removed the lock from the fuel cap?
Cheers,
If you unscrew the latch underneath you see the lock barrel from behind… there is a little brass slider with a hole that has to be moved to unlock the barrelHi PA,
Was wondering how you removed the lock from the fuel cap?
Cheers,
Agree - on a yellow w black stripe that is a visual upgrade
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