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Lonexb
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 12:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

was to cold to work today.(12 degrees out,with the wind -18 degrees)had nothing better to do today. so i broke out the spray paint and went to town.while it was drying, i went up to sears and got some new hardware to put it back together.

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Bigeasy
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 01:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I like it! What kind of spray paint did you use that won't flake off? Would like to do the same on mine.



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Lonexb
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 02:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

big E,
i used the same spray paint you would use to paint r/c cars with.the paint is for lexan plastic. so it should be good for this. you should b able to get it from any hobby store that sells r/c cars.just make sure it is really clean before you paint it. i also sanded it very lightly to give the paint something to grab to.
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Fullpower


Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 03:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

looks good is that semi gloss black? any reason NOT to run a chin fairing, other than aesthetic?
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Fullpower


Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 03:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

maybe i worded that wrong. what i mean is, is there any reason that I should be running a chin fairing? will it help my cooling system, or is it purely there for looks? or maybe to protect the oil filter? i much prefer the look of the bike without extra hunks of plastic attached.
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Deuceman


Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I could be wrong, but I think that it is there for cosmetic reasons. I have seen bikes with after market exhaust systems that will not accept the chin fairing. As for the oil filter, I don't think it would matter much. The Ducati Monster that we own has the oil filter hanging down from the bottom of the crankcase with nothing covering it. If something comes up that high to get the oil filter, it will probably get the case also. I pulled the fairing off of my 9R to see what it looked like, and I didn't like it off.
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M1combat


Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 04:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My guess is that it would create a bit of a higher pressure area right about where the air scoops are at. I think it helps to get the air flowing upwards and through the cooling system.

It looks like it would help to protect the oil filter from small rocks and such as well.
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U4euh


Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 05:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I also painted mine black like that. Instead I used some flat black from AutoZone called Grip eaz. It goes on with a texture so that all the road debris doesn't scratch it all up. Been on there for about 5-6 months, or about 4500 miles. I agree I think it looks so much better this way.
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Lonexb
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 05:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

fullpower
don't know if it is semi gloss or not. when you paint r/c car bodies,you paint them on the inside.so they always look real shinny.but on the inside it always looks kinda semi gloss to almost flat.
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Bigeasy
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 05:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thx for the info!


Art
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Trenchtractor


Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 02:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I drilled out the rivets on mine an fitted up a second hand 9 insert that was already black...
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