Don't see many bikes anywhere with the Banana Boards. I have them on both current bikes and pretty much the best comfort mod I have ever made.

 

I have the Lindby bar on there and seems my feet end up there about 80 percent of the time before I got them banana boards. I tried mounting some pegs on the bar … that lasted for about a week. Got the CycleSmith banana boards and I can't say enough good things about them. You can move your feet back or forward. I find myself keeping my feet down more than using the Lindy bar.

 

Thanks, maybe next time you get your bike out in open and have a chance, take another picture of it kinda like your picture in your sig. Wider view to see both front and back. I am trying to keep an equal amount of chrome and black but I do want to do something different this winter.

 

Those wheels look better black than all chrome. Had the knuckles on my 09 and my 10. I went with new wheels entirely because I was sick of them and didn't like the all chrome version. The powder coat looks way better IMO.

 

 

That looks great! Now I wish I had done gloss black and both wheels on mine. Did ***** shiny charge the same for powdercoat as chrome?

 

 

I caught the bug, but I've been doing it piecemeal. I have a '12 Classic and I've had some chrome items blasted and coated (engine guard, luggage rack). Other items, I have bought (bullet signals, front bag guard). Other less visible items have been plasti-dipped, or painted with epoxy appliance paint (fairing skirt, horn cover) to save a little money. The epoxy appliance paint is the cat's ***. Just scuff up the chrome and apply 2-3 coats. Seems bullet-proof and has a satin or semi-gloss finish, depending on how you spray it. Just use it for smaller parts.

Thanks for this thread. I was planning to do this to my wheels this winter and your wheel picture confirms that I am making the right decision. My dealer powder coats their flat track bikes, and really don't advertise they do it, so I am working out something with them while the bike is stored.

 

I was working on blacking mine out, but life got in the way.....

I have a black derby cover for a M8 (they have a skinnier primary and the cover is different, IIRC)
it's in Wrinkle Black, $25 shipped and it's yours.

have a buddy hold bike up straight, swap the covers out, and re-use the rubber gasket.
makes a big diff, since the derby cover is so big & shiny, really darkens up the bike.

 

Here she is after a bath with the Black Wheels.