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Chaser
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 05:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Or any other Translucid color that we could buy as a package deal from buell?

You see members of this board changing colors all the time.
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Stealthxb
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would love to have smoke black translucid plastics for my Lightning!
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 07:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

id like to have some on mine i think the ones one the new xb9sx are neet looking if they sold the parts i might buy them for my bike
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Trevorxb9s
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 07:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would! I have been toying with changing my yellow 9S for a while now...I would go the the 9SX plastic if its available!!!
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Rokoneer
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 08:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just curious: Is the translucent stuff still Surlyn? For some reason I thought Surlyn couldn't be made a transparent color.......
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R1DynaSquid
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Surlyn in its pelletized form is clear.
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Glitch
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Add water make it's own sauce...
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Deerhunter17
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 09:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I was toying with the idea of going carbon fiber, but that translucent looks awesome
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Outrider
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 12:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Interesting thread. Have to admit that I am curious as well and can't wait to see the CityX in the showrooms.
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Daves
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 02:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

airbox cover is 206.95
windscreen is 59.95

after Badweb discount you can get the set for 240.21

1-866-757-1651

Dave
Home of the badweb discount!
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

hey dave does it only come in blue (not that im complaining cuz blue is my fav but just for the others)???
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Daves
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 02:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just blue.

Dave
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 02:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

hey dave nother question about the sx stuff the wheels can ya get em and how much (i know its off the subject but i was curious) they really make the rotor stand out
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Ingemar
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 02:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

No thanx ...
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Blublak
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 03:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hmmmm...

I'd almost consider the translucent stuff for my 9R.. if it existed.. I also like the black wheels.. may have to look into getting a set..
Uh.. Dave? What's the home o' the BadWeb discount say on the wheels?

Later,
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R1DynaSquid
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 03:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wouldnt it be cheaper to just get your wheels powdercoated black?

Personally I am waiting for whomever comes out with wheels that are the same color as brakedust & road grime. My bike has black ones & they show dirt real ez, but nearly as bad as the white ones on my CBR did. Impossible to keep those suckers clean.
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Daves
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 03:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Black wheels will be $302.40 each.

Dave
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Davegess
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 11:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Powdercoating wheels needs to be done very carefully. I the aluminum wheel was heat treated thw powder coat process can take the temper out of them and they may break.
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Trevorxb9s
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 11:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Daves-

How much for the black from piece of the chin spoiler and black front fender? I don't think my yellow chin and fender would work with the clear blue...heheheh
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Rosko
Posted on Monday, July 19, 2004 - 07:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

powdercoating the wheels is just fine...did my '03 R wheels blue to match the tank graphics

I got a serious discount, but normal is about $200 per wheel
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Bomber
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 09:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

translucid -- hmmmm . . . .. overly sane?

I need me some of that!

;-}

I'm with Dyna -- I want the hole BIKE to look like brake dust, bug guts, with the occasional bird strike thrown in!
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Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Rokoneer - FYI: Classic Coatings paints NONE of the XB Wheels. Never has.
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Rokoneer
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 03:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Apologies then Anonymous. They told me otherwise. Time for me to let them know that I am now not a happy customer for being fibbed to.

Once again, sorry for the bad info.....
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Glitch
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 03:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Once again, sorry for the bad info.....
One can only go by what one has been told.
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Mikej
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Roko,
did they tell you "Buell" wheels, or specifically the XB wheels?
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Bomber
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 04:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've heard that XB wheels are coated overseas --
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Mikej
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 04:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Probably manufactured and plated/coated and
crated and not opened again until receiving
inspection on the way to the assembly floor.
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Rokoneer
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 08:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They told me "all the Buell wheels" with the preface being, when I asked, that they "were very familiar with that particular wheel because we do all the Buell wheels for the factory".

They did do a fine job none the less, and I still would recommend their work, but I still feel a bit betrayed for some reason....
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Mikej
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 08:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Understood. (They're about 25 miles from me.)
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Skeenix
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Powdercoating aluminum in all likelihood will not affect the physical properties of the alloy. Powdercoating is typically processed at 200C (400F) for 10-15 minutes. This would loosely fall into the category of age hardening. Age hardening is one of three ways to heat treat aluminum, the other two being solution heat treating and annealing. Age hardening is actually a good thing for aluminum and It happens naturally at room temperature. The process can be accelerated at temperatures between 320F - 400F. The benefit is increased yield strength, increased tensile strength and reduced elongation. So, powdercoat away.
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