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Offline Ecosse

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Re: 1972 HONDA CL450 BUILD a.k.a PROJECT "StageCoach"
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2008, 10:24:55 AM »
PT, would you mind enlightening me a bit about powder coating? Is the choice of colors pretty wide? You mention a candy powder coating and that piqued my interest... I mean more than this project has already.

I've never powder coated (sugar coated bad news, yes) anything but assumed choices were fairly limited.

Shane's build... cool. But I'd have to go with you on the tires at least in this case.
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Re: 1972 HONDA CL450 BUILD a.k.a PROJECT "StageCoach"
« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2008, 11:09:20 AM »
My good friend Sean is owner of "The Power Pro" here in Rolling Meadows, IL
He specialzies in custom/candy/deep powdercoating. His website (and some examples of his work) can be seen at the link below:
He has a oven big enough to do a bike frame in, and is always trying out different bases/clears/and so on to get more custom effects.

The frame on this build is def. going to be powdercoated by him, along with pretty much everything else on the bike. Powdercoating is much much much more durable than paint, and offers a deeper finish when done properly. Whatever color I go with will have some kinda metal flake/candy look to it, with a super thick clearcoat on top. After each stage of color/clear the stuff can be wetsanded and buffed for a even deeper looking finish. He can also put decals/stickers/logo's under the clear  ;D
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Re: 1972 HONDA CL450 BUILD a.k.a PROJECT "StageCoach"
« Reply #27 on: November 28, 2008, 06:59:10 AM »
At this point I think I am going with a 18'' rear and a 21'' front (ala my old CB750).
Plus it helps that I allready have a 21'' front wheel with cross drilled dual discs laced to a Honda hub sitting in my apt doing nothing. So I am gonna mock up the hardtail with the 18'' wheel in the back and get it as low as I can. I want the rear frame to be able to sit on a 2x4 !
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Re: 1972 HONDA CL450 BUILD a.k.a PROJECT "StageCoach"
« Reply #28 on: November 28, 2008, 02:28:38 PM »
I'm not 100% sure about going with the dirtbike tires either.  I'm gonna try it with the knobbies and see how she goes, but if I'm not comfortable on it, I'm going to switch out the tires for something more ridable.  I'm also steering more towards a more solid hardtail.  The more I mock it up, I'm seeing that I'm gonna be squished trying to sit on it.

I agree with Joe, I'm building this, I want it to fit me.  I want to be comfortable.
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