... no, I haven't, but the tailight it's a Lucas type, the same of most (vintage) english motorcycles.

 

Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating is the best way to go for blacking out fork tubes. We are currently doing DLC coating on fork tubes for several aftermarket customers. We are applying the DLC right on top of the chrome. But you have to start with the fork tube only. So if you can't dis-assemble the forks down to the tube by itself, then you would need a new set of tubes. The reason for this is that DLC coating is performed in vacuum chamber.

DLC coating is not like paint. It is only 2-3 microns thick and is grown on the base part using a Plasma Vapor Deposition process. The process takes about 6 hours. This is the same coating used on valve train components in NASCAR and F1 engines to reduce friction and improve the wearability on engine components.

 

How do you like that headlight??

 

the led headlight is awsome. looks great and performs well. many compliments on mine and i see a lot of different bikers giving it the stare down as i pass them. its cool cause i know they have never seen the headlight pattern before. or at least i think that way

 

steveoh62

the problem with the 49mm tubes is that you can't have them empty, there's a part that is cold pressed at the bottom, impossible to do that yourself !

did you do Harley fork tubes ? and if so how did you proceed ?

thanks

 

Looks great where did you get the black shocks ?

 

Damn rhino! That is one sharp bike! The seat and bags are a perfect touch.

 

Double Post..

 

The easiest and probably cheapest way to black out the fork tops is with Sign writing vinyl..About $10 a metre, i got mine from my local Sign writer who had Satin,gloss and matt black..Here,s a pic of the forks on my (now sold for a Fat Bob ) Sporty Iron.....

 

Here is mine, 2007 Street Bob.