What, exactly, are you referring to when you say "paint the engine?" Cases? Block? Heads? Barrels?

Quote from: Xerxes1769 on January 18, 2010, 06:08:52 PM
And on to a different topic...How involved/hard would it be to paint the engine...is it DIY or take to someone else?

if you feel good about taking it apart and getting it all back together, sure, DIY!

I, OTOH, am lazy. and would leave it in the hands of a professional

My "plan" is to get the engine painted (block...whatever else is not flat black) and while the engine is out probably get the frame/wheels powdercoated and see about getting the exhaust done (ceramic...)...now from what I gather from the responses this might not be something I want to tackle myself...so than the question is who does that around here and any ideas on prices?

I imagine you would be looking at spending a pretty good amount.  You have to account for the time required to strip the bike down, store all the parts (this would take up a good amount of space) while the paint work is being done and cured, then the time to put the bike back together again.  I might be way off with this, but I guess you'd be looking at spending at least two grand, including labor, paint and storage fees?

Finally installed all the billet pieces I ordered...

Alternator Cover

Oil Fill Plug

Brake/Clutch Covers

Frame Plugs

Tail Plugs


...They actually all are the same color...I guess I will keep the new wheels gold...and speaking of the wheels I think they were mailed by messenger donkey because the guy mailed them out last Saturday but they are still in Texas (according to USPS tracker...)

Oh and I finally got around to removing the exhaust baffles!

lol  almost thinking you could have been better off just buying a newer/bigger bike.

I know there's at least one local powdercoater... no idea on how much to do your whole engine, my cyl barrels were like 100 each.

wheels are probably... what's the slow one? parcel post? because it's cheap.

I hear they put it on a canoe out of cali to get here

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 29, 2010, 05:24:51 AM
lol  almost thinking you could have been better off just buying a newer/bigger bike.

we all can't be you, ben  

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 29, 2010, 05:24:51 AM
lol  almost thinking you could have been better off just buying a newer/bigger bike.

Yeah with the money I've dumped in parts/labor I could have traded in the bike and gotten a newer/bigger bike but where's the fun in that...

Quote from: Xerxes1769 on January 29, 2010, 06:52:44 AM
Yeah with the money I've dumped in parts/labor I could have traded in the bike and gotten a newer/bigger bike but where's the fun in that...

I officially high-five this post

Quote from: teddy037.2 on January 29, 2010, 11:25:09 AM
I officially high-five this post

lol  Hell, look at all the money I dumped into the SC.

I needs to get on ordering me up some brake lines so's I can relieve The Ben of his extry levers and install those beaches. 

Yup, sure do...

Quote from: elTristo on January 29, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
I needs to get on ordering me up some brake lines so's I can relieve The Ben of his extry levers and install those beaches. 

Yup, sure do...

werd!

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 29, 2010, 03:38:57 PM
lol  Hell, look at all the money I dumped into the SC.

alls I see is you lookin' to replace it...

Quote from: teddy037.2 on January 29, 2010, 10:48:40 PM
alls I see is you lookin' to replace it...

My point exactly. Spend all the cash personalizing to only realize that you still want more of a particular thing the bike can't give you. In my case it's more of a comfortable back, and not being able to foresee getting blown up while deployed.