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Author Message   Black_sunshine Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 08:39 am:        A4TR...I can get the ankle support for 30 bucks. That is my cost. I'll have to order but it only takes 1 day for delivery. Let me know if you want it.   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 09:08 am:        S2, I liked third shift (11PM till 7 AM) because I had time to work on my projects but I was getting absolutely no sleep. Which is not a bad deal if you sit at a desk all day but I'm out doing max power checks and autorotations in the dark when I'm half asleep. I didn't like it! I now have less personal time but feel more "with it".....Odie   Along4theride Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 09:11 am:        B_S- Did you get my PM?   Along4theride Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 09:21 am:        S2pengy- Nice to see you around these parts!!!! Hope you had good Holidays. How are you healing? (Message edited by along4theride on January 06, 2005)   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:32 am:        Anybody recognize this bike?????   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:36 am:        XB low seat, Cat's Eye mirrors, Special OPS pipe. Did you paint your bike? Nice!   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:45 am:        I dyed the plastics and re-did the wheels with black centers and polished the outer rims. Lots of work. Just a note, the wheel centers are magnesium and WILL NOT take powdercoating. Don't ask me how I know after wasting over $100 and two weeks time and effort, etc...........   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:47 am:        I powdercaoted the heel guards and they turned out sweet. I'm going to do a few other things here and there like the idler bracket, primary cover, cam cover, etc.   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:48 am:        Glitch, any pointers on the xat usage?? I still struggle with trying to get good res and small enough to post???   Stealthxb Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:02 am:        DAMN ODIE!!! That looks sweet!   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:04 am:        Thanks man. I may darken the plastics a little more by soaking them in some pure black......   Along4theride Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:05 am:        VERY COOL COLOR!!!!!! Can't wait to see it in the sun.   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:13 am:        Try using the JPEG Optimizer instead of the Image Optimizer. Shortcut is on your desktop. I have more success with that. Plus you don't get the little xat.com in the corner either. Can't powder coat the wheels? The amber is powder coat. I've seen the XB9 rims powder coated black before. The villain wheels are the amber wheels painted black. I wonder if the amber coat was really the problem. Magnesium rims would be WAY too expensive to come stock.   New12r Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:16 am:        Odie, very nice!!! That is one sweet looking ride. Glitch, Are those Joe Rocket boots waterproof? I am in a downpour here at work and I have a feeling I will be wet on the ride home.   New12r Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:16 am:        The good news is when its raining I get to park my bike inside the shop!   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:21 am:        As soon as the sun comes out here I will take another pic and try using the JPEG optimizer thingy and post it. The outer rims will take powder. My amber came off perfectly (from the outer rim portion). The centers are different story. They were actually painted and had lots of thick primer underneath the amber color. It took me almost 2 weeks to get the entire wheel(s) down to bare metal. When I went to powder them after getting down to bare metal the rims took powder just fine but it would not stick to the centers at all. Bogus!!!   Silverbullet Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:57 am:        Someone asked me quite a while ago about painting their rims. Now that we know you can not powder coat them (which I thought we could do) let me know again and in the mean time I'll see about what it would cost to paint them here at the shop. I think Auto Color makes A more durable wheel paint, I'll check.   Silverbullet Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:57 am:        Odie: Looks good.   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:07 pm:        Yep, water proof! I wonder it Miller's Powder Coating has Shred's rims ready, this will be interesting. Good thing we know they stand behind their work. Thanks for the heads up. Silver, yes, let me know about painting my rims.   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:15 pm:        Now, I'm not saying that someone who is a pro at powdering stuff can't make it stick.......I'm sure there are lots of tricks to the trade. Maybe even some special powder?? All I know is that I have powdercoated tons of stuff over the last 6 months and ALL of it turns out great.....except my wheel centers. Service guy at local dealer even told me yesterday they were magnesium?????? I don't know but I'm still pissed at all the time, $, and effort I spent just to end up painting them. I'm happy with them though. I like the polished outer rim.   Along4theride Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:44 pm:        NewR12- I'm glad you're going to be able to go with Braveangel for the tat. She asked me but I just don't have the stomach for needles. Which is probably a good thing, if needles didn't bug me so much I probably would have quite a few tats or be a heroin addict. Oh yeah and I'll take you up on that offer for the boot. I don't mind walking around the motorcycle show with mis-mattched boots I just don't relish the idea of 1 riding boot and one moccasin. B_S- I'll take the foot thing. I guess I'm going to be wearing this for a while and it might be nice to have a choice even if a limited choice in daily footwear. Hope they don't mess up Shred's wheels- ouch (Message edited by along4theride on January 06, 2005)   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:57 pm:        I like the polished outer rim. Me too!   New12r Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 01:23 pm:        A4TR, i just checked out your profile, nice! Glitch, yes they are waterproof, FREAKING WEATHERMEN LIED TO ME!!!!   Along4theride Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 01:26 pm:        NewR12- Thanks, I figured the bigger pic would be much more appreciated than the little avatar. Man your old lady is SLOWWWW I've been waiting for her for forever. I didn't know going to the pet store was an all morning affair. Opps there she is now- later   Stealthxb Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:18 pm:        Clown... When is the bike show at the dealer? What else will be going on that day?   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:29 pm:        Here's a better pic. How do I change my Avatar???????   Stealthxb Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:33 pm:        WOW!!! I cannot believe how good that looks. The color compliments the colors in the pipe well too! Clear your browser cache and you will be able to see the new bike as your avatar.   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:36 pm:        Other than black, that's the best XB color I've seen. Nice job!   Odie Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:38 pm:        Thanks, everyone, for the compliments!! It looks even better in person. I truly hope Shred's wheels turn out good. I'm curious to find out what happens. Stealth, cleared cache, worked perfect. I forgot I had to do that! Thanks. You should be getting snail mail today.....Odie   Stealthxb Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:39 pm:        Glitch... Is the place that does the dynos open on Sunday?