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Sup gang.
My S has been in-country for 3 weeks now, but I haven't ridden a mile. I'm doing a lot of cosmetic work right off the bat to make my Duc one-of.
As you can see, I took basically everything that was silver on the bike and had it powder coated 90% gloss black. Ducati's lead tech said that some people in Europe had been anodizing, but in researching it and asking the pro's in Denver (where I live) I found out that a lot of the parts are steal, or have steal components pressed or integrated in them. Anodizing process + steal = bad.
So I went with powder coating. It looks pretty damn good imo. I can't wait to see it put together -- which is happening as we speak.
The swing arm does have some very slight imperfections - slight droops in the coating - but I think I'll go insane seeing my bike in a billion pieces for one more day.
They blacked out:
Swingarm
Clutch Cover
Rear Sets
Pax pegs
Kickstand
Rear brake bracket
Gas cap
Heel guards
Rear sprocket keeper
I've added:
Dark Tint windscreen
Michelin Pilot Power 2 CTs
Full Termi 70mm
Pazzo black/black shorties
CF front sprocket cover, heat shield, rear tail inserts, rear hugger
Spidimoto (speedymoto) red Shinobe pressure plate, SS springs w black caps
Items I've purchased, but am waiting on:
Gilles VCR Rearsets
CF air runners, under-tank panels, chain guard
Spidimoto black 10 spoke open clutch cover
I traced out all my decals and have been working with Tapeworks to get the first test set of 1098S replacement decals. I'm going black 1098 with a CF "S". Rob should have them cut and available as soon as he sends me a few samples to see which ones fit/look the best.
Overall, the wait has sucked, but I think the blacked out version is going to look ssssiiiiick.
Your thoughts?
Word
My S has been in-country for 3 weeks now, but I haven't ridden a mile. I'm doing a lot of cosmetic work right off the bat to make my Duc one-of.
As you can see, I took basically everything that was silver on the bike and had it powder coated 90% gloss black. Ducati's lead tech said that some people in Europe had been anodizing, but in researching it and asking the pro's in Denver (where I live) I found out that a lot of the parts are steal, or have steal components pressed or integrated in them. Anodizing process + steal = bad.
So I went with powder coating. It looks pretty damn good imo. I can't wait to see it put together -- which is happening as we speak.
The swing arm does have some very slight imperfections - slight droops in the coating - but I think I'll go insane seeing my bike in a billion pieces for one more day.
They blacked out:
Swingarm
Clutch Cover
Rear Sets
Pax pegs
Kickstand
Rear brake bracket
Gas cap
Heel guards
Rear sprocket keeper
I've added:
Dark Tint windscreen
Michelin Pilot Power 2 CTs
Full Termi 70mm
Pazzo black/black shorties
CF front sprocket cover, heat shield, rear tail inserts, rear hugger
Spidimoto (speedymoto) red Shinobe pressure plate, SS springs w black caps
Items I've purchased, but am waiting on:
Gilles VCR Rearsets
CF air runners, under-tank panels, chain guard
Spidimoto black 10 spoke open clutch cover
I traced out all my decals and have been working with Tapeworks to get the first test set of 1098S replacement decals. I'm going black 1098 with a CF "S". Rob should have them cut and available as soon as he sends me a few samples to see which ones fit/look the best.
Overall, the wait has sucked, but I think the blacked out version is going to look ssssiiiiick.
Your thoughts?
Word
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