sokanxx Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 It looks like I am not going to have any good riding weather here for a while so I am going to start disassembly for my winter projects. I was curious if ayone has gotten their gas cap chromed? I've decided I am going to chrome the gas cap, clutch, and brake lever, passenger pegs, Fork caps ,steering head bolt and rider pegs/sets. I will be flat black powdercoating the swingarm, top triple tree, and clipons. My wheels will continue to be factory black. What do I need to do with the lock mechanism on the gas cap when I get it chromed? or better yet does anyone know where I can buy a chrome gas cap? I dont really care if it locks or not. alsoI would rather just buy a set of chrome clutch/brake lever anyone know where I can get this stuff for the XX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rockmeupto125 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Partmonster carries the Pro-Tek line, which advertises a chrome non-keyed fuel door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beondwacko Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 If you can't find the peices / parts you want pre-chromed, I can probably polish those for you if you were interested in going that route. I've never done the gas cap yet , but I'm sure I could get a great finish off of it with the proper prep work. I have polished a couple of pairs of rearsets already with good success. Let me know if I can be of service. Just remember that if you for instance send the rearsets off to be chromed, they have to be well wet sanded before they go off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokanxx Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 I think I am going to chrome as much as possible. i think i will most likely polish the fork legs. Do you think there will be a clearance issue if I chrome the brake and clutch lever? Will everything still fit alright. I know there are some awsome aftermarket levers, but i want my XX to still look very stock. With my powdercoating and chroming I dont want to really change the look of the XX as much as accent it the way I think Mr Honda would... say he was not so damn conservative I called a local chromer today and got a price quote (he said it would be around $200, but mostly likely a few dollars less) This is what I will be getting chromed, or polished if he cant get a good chrome job: - passenger pegs, peg hangers - rider pegs, sets -brake pedal - shift lever - gas cap ( I am leaning toward maybe buying the Pro-Tek one instead * thanks rockmeupto125) - clutch & brake levers -fork caps -headbolt cover - machined frame plugs bought off ebay The local powdercoater shot me a price of $200 to flat black powdercoat: - swing arm - exhaust hangers - top triple tree - handlebar clip ons I have never had any powdercoat or chrome work done, so i really dont know if this seems like a far price or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimack Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 It looks like I am not going to have any good riding weather here for a while so I am going to start disassembly for my winter projects. I was curious if ayone has gotten their gas cap chromed? I've decided I am going to chrome the gas cap, clutch, and brake lever, passenger pegs, Fork caps ,steering head bolt and rider pegs/sets. I will be flat black powdercoating the swingarm, top triple tree, and clipons. My wheels will continue to be factory black. What do I need to do with the lock mechanism on the gas cap when I get it chromed? or better yet does anyone know where I can buy a chrome gas cap? I dont really care if it locks or not. alsoI would rather just buy a set of chrome clutch/brake lever anyone know where I can get this stuff for the XX? heres a chrome cap will fit the bird. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...6221&rd=1,1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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