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Offline Stev-o

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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2024, 07:02:21 AM »
Quote from: BenelliSEI on September 16, 2024, 05:14:14 AM
Quote from: bryanj on September 15, 2024, 08:18:57 PM
If they still exist that link to Rickman is about 10 miles from me, i would happily ship to you in US at cost but any duties/insurance would be down to you.
I have found UPS to be only marinally dearer than post and way quicker.
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Bryan….. I wonder who does Rickman’s plating today? My CR a frame is so small and light I wonder if it would be practical to just ship it there. I can’t find anyone in Ontario, Canada that I would trust to plate mine, so it’s going to be shipped somewhere!

Hey John...it's nickel plated, right?   My local plater that I use for chrome apparently does it [I've used him for chrome cycle exhaust and auto bumpers]. It's a family run business in Austin run by David, shoot him an email with pics for a bid.

https://centexplating.com/
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2024, 07:54:40 AM »
I may be reading this wrong but are you saying you can purchase a new frame or that customers can ship their frames and have them re done?

Has anyone ever heard of a case where the frame came out in pieces? When I brought that concern up to my plater, he shut it down very quickly.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #27 on: September 16, 2024, 07:56:49 AM »
Quote from: saleman454 on September 16, 2024, 07:54:40 AM
I may be reading this wrong but are you saying you can purchase a new frame or that customers can ship their frames and have them re done?

John is considering having his frame shipped to have plated.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2024, 12:42:52 PM »
Steve is right. Mine was a race bike for many years and the guys hacked off all the non essential tabs. It needs lots of bits put back on and then replating.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #29 on: September 16, 2024, 12:44:09 PM »
I have no idea who plates for them, i know of no local firm doing it, international shipping is going to be expensive plus you may end up with import problems as it is technically a vehicle
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #30 on: September 16, 2024, 01:41:08 PM »
In addition to the aforementioned problems, plating, whether chrome or nickel, has a chemical effect called hydrogen embrittlement that can cause fractures in the tubing.  Baking the frame can alleviate the effects.  I have a lovely custom frame with cracked tubes, and no plater around will remove the plating so the tubes can be replaced, much less replated.

I would recommend it be spray painted, rather than powder coated.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #31 on: September 16, 2024, 08:15:27 PM »
Quote from: saleman454 on September 16, 2024, 07:54:40 AM

Has anyone ever heard of a case where the frame came out in pieces?
Yes. If I recall correctly, the issue is that the old nickle plating must be removed first, and if the wrong process is used, it can dissolve the brass joining the Reynolds 521 tubing together. (521 is always brazed, never welded.)
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2025, 09:38:39 AM »
I got my frame back today for the CR750. The frame was in very very rough condition and required a crazy amount of hours to complete. It cost way more than I allowed (not the platers fault, the frame was in horrible condition). It came out in one piece with no problems so he did a great job. If a replacement frame was available I would have replaced the frame but that was not an option. I thought about powder coating but I wanted to keep the originality of the bike and lets face it the frame on these bikes is a piece of art. I'm on to freshening up the motor and then on to reassembling the bike. The Rickman has been a challenge, way more difficult than my CT70 and CB750 restos. If anyone needs any help with part suppliers, photos of any parts please reach out.
I have attached a photo of the frame.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #33 on: February 08, 2025, 10:01:58 AM »
Yes sir that is a Purdy frame. Definitely art of the highest degree.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #34 on: February 08, 2025, 10:32:03 AM »
Turned out really nice!
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #35 on: February 08, 2025, 02:09:36 PM »
Wow! Almost too pretty to cover up!
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2025, 04:49:34 PM »
Stunning! Where did you get the plating done? I’m just about there and that will be my next big decision.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2025, 09:48:55 AM »
Beautiful!  Nice work by the plater.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #38 on: February 09, 2025, 06:26:50 PM »
Absolutely Stunning!  Amazing work and the final result is Beautiful! Huge Congratulations of a very successful and extremely difficult restoration!
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #39 on: February 09, 2025, 06:55:32 PM »
The plater definitely took care prepping, polishing, filling,  and polishing so it would look gorgeous. Imagine they put close to 75-100 hours in the plating process after it was stripped.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #40 on: February 10, 2025, 02:05:19 PM »
Brilliant job. When you get it finished & take it out for a ride, park it in the sun and it will look amazing
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #41 on: February 10, 2025, 04:43:12 PM »
Bryan, if Rickman is so close to you why not pop in on your way past and ask who did there nickel plating, maybe they are still doing it.
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Re: 1974 CR750 Rickman
« Reply #42 on: February 13, 2025, 10:08:34 AM »
That frame is beautiful!
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