Powder Coating The Chassis

[cyclegod]

Hi Ji Gantor, Perth base mate.  The frame, swingarm and other bits cost $80.  Good price I thought.

John

Who is that with? (I'm in Perth) and I have used All metal finishes in Balcatta as they get everything sandblasted first and have always charged about $250 for a frame/swingarm tripples and sundries.

[Ji Gantor]

Hi cyclegod,
It would cost us more than $80.00 to get the frame sand blasted over here.

Ji

[HL500]

I snadblast most of the parts myself, bar the frame.  That is expensive but I am working towards doing that as well.  The $80 is just for the powdercoating.

Are you North or South of the river Ji Gantor

[Ji Gantor]

North.

[Ji Gantor]

The compliance plate has to be removed.
It is fixed into place via two nails.
These things are really interesting to look at, a steel nail.
They have a cork screw thread, I guess you could call it.

Anyway they have to come out so the plate can be removed.
I have a steel shaft that has a rounded end on it. Place the rounded section onto the internal end of the nail and pull back. The nail will pop without to much effort.

Ji

[maicomc490t]

Another tip re fitting the engine back into the frame.

Plastic milk carton plastic is pretty resilient and slippery so you can use it to protect both castings and paint and it can be withdrawn easily after the engine is slid in.

I have used it many times and never a dud.

Keep up the good work Ji - Good to see some sensible posts !

Dave Mac 

[Ji Gantor]

Hi maicomc490t,
Great add, I will have to give that tip ago when my chassis gets back from the powder coaters.

Keep well
Ji

[Ji Gantor]

My foot pegs are not being powder coated because I believe it makes them very slippery until the paint rubs off and technically they are not the chassis but one of mine was brocket and needed to be repaired.

The main backing plate had parted company with the serrated bear trap foot gripper thingy and needed to be welded back together.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

One of the side flange plates was bent. The peg is held together by a riveted end shaft which makes straightening the plate hard.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

Place the bent flange into a vice and tighten, work the flange around in the vice until you get the desired outcome.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

First thing is to clean the surfaces with a wire brush.
Then seperate the return spring so it does not get too hot from the welding or it will lose tension.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

Grind back the original weld and point your electrode at the groove and give it some amps.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

Turn the peg over and support your local energy supplier one more time.

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

The brake pedal stop bracket was missing in action.
I have been told that this bracket was the first thing to break off when the bike was laid down.
If you have the bracket to fix back on the frame that is great but my bike came bracketless.


Ji

[Ji Gantor]

I placed the foot peg back on the frame and set up the brake pedal so it will be in the right position when riding. This allows you to see all the parts and how they interact with each other.

Ji