Engine Blackout ??

As some of you are aware, Justins having his engine covers powder coated.  I was looking at mine yesterday, & the chrome on a couple of the casings looking a mite sorry for itself - the chrome's not the best, it's slightly pitted & TBH, I'm not a big chrome fan.

I'm thinking of having them powder coated matt black to match the rest of the stuff I had done, but I'm not sure whether it'd be too much black & whether having some chrome around the lower part works

Any thoughts ??

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I think it would look spot on. But you might also have to lose the chrome  rad cover, and bright forks to really go for it,! 

Then I'd have to do the yokes as well - fuck it, gonna buy a Victory Octane while there's still some around !!!!

Go for it without doubt! 'Black engines' save lives   

That's a proven scientific fact SIM ?

Err    Statistics comprehensively prove 'silver' engine's are more dangerous! you show me otherwise 

OR powder coat the chrome white! would look in keep with the rest of the bike

Matt white - hmm, could work.  Bitch to keep clean tho

Powder coat will be easy to clean, quick blast with a pressure washer

hawktheslayer wrote:

OR powder coat the chrome white! would look in keep with the rest of the bike

Don't be stupid! Black every time ya pillock 

Matt black it is then !!!!  Mind you, I may wait till Justins come back to see how they look !!!

Just have a look at any Pre 2010 M50. They all came out with black engine casings (admittedly more of a gloss than a matt). I much prefer the look.

Dull dull dull! ignore the hardly riders! if its not black its not allowed in t'garage

So I popped my covers down to the powder-coaters the other day.  Initially I was going to go with matt-black (I know Justin, I know) - however, John, the owner tells me he has some matt-black that they're using for Harley exhausts.  Didn't think you could powder coat exhausts, but this is extra high temperature stuff.  Apparently, it has a textured, slightly rough finish - I'm guessing it's a bit like the finish on your engine Sim.  They're going to do me a sample to see if I want to go for that instead.

Slightly annoyingly, I'd dropped the plastic cover off with my cousin the evening before - rang him to put it on hold - he'd already done it that morning !!!  Bugger - but he reckons he can do a similar finish with paint so they match up.

katsd wrote:

  Apparently, it has a textured, slightly rough finish - I'm guessing it's a bit like the finish on your engine Sim.  They're going to do me a sample to see if I want to go for that instead.

Yeah Dave it's slightly textured, 'wrinkle black' I think they call it, quite a nice finish but I should imagine it will go grubby over time if not kept on top of. 

That was my concern as well Sim - I reckon a bit of Hotspot Stove & Grate polish should bring it back