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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/26/2008 8:17:34 PM

PlayfulGod

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How do you do that Playfulgod?

They come that way lol. As did the RR one I''m about to install.

Not sure if the ones that came black are brushed undernethe or not.

Think you can use a belt sander to do it with too. Or redo one thats rashed a lil.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/26/2008 9:24:39 PM

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hah Gotcha, thanks for explaining. something is going to be done to it though, I think im fairly set on black now. Unless i come by something that really pushes me to the chrome/polish, would take something along the lines of a wrecked bike like pimpns that i pick up real cheap and conjoin with my bike to make 1.5 954s.... ive been watching repos and junk yards but nothing so far.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/27/2008 5:12:53 AM

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Not that brutus on marriage, and can agree once you go black you dont go back! again speaking on the wife thing. I like the chrome but sometimes its a pain in the ass to keep clean. One thing is for sure my next bike will be chromeless/polishedless.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/27/2008 10:09:20 AM

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haha, Looks like im going to have to try black then(white country boys dont get much attention from the black girls sadly

)....... and i might paint the swing arm black too.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/27/2008 10:18:45 AM

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I would say it really depends on personal preference and the look you are going for. If you want it to be a dark colored bike, then black would be a good choice, unless of course you want to have chrome accents on the bike ie the swing arm, rims, parts of frame etc... I personally am going to put black coated swing arm on my 954 i''m working on and probably going to but some under frame low light leds or something. This will result in a night rider-ish look but won''t be reflecting all over the place from shiny chrome.

chrome in general is tough to keep clean and shiny since you are kicking up dust on the road along with loads of other random stuff. although I think black will make your bike a bit less visible if you are concerned about that as well. come sometimes can be to shiny though and reflect the sun quite a bit... this might not be so good if you are driving in heavy traffic and hit just the right angle to reflect it into another drivers eyes blinding them and causing them to hit you or someone else...

either way, it''s ultimately about the look you are going for. do what you will and enjoy!

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/28/2008 10:24:20 AM

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I like it as is (Brushed aluminum), but between the choices....Black. Or better yet, a chrome swingarm

and blackout everything else.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/28/2008 2:48:37 PM

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I would say it really depends on personal preference and the look you are going for. If you want it to be a dark colored bike, then black would be a good choice, unless of course you want to have chrome accents on the bike ie the swing arm, rims, parts of frame etc... I personally am going to put black coated swing arm on my 954 i''''m working on and probably going to but some under frame low light leds or something. This will result in a night rider-ish look but won''''t be reflecting all over the place from shiny chrome.

chrome in general is tough to keep clean and shiny since you are kicking up dust on the road along with loads of other random stuff. although I think black will make your bike a bit less visible if you are concerned about that as well. come sometimes can be to shiny though and reflect the sun quite a bit... this might not be so good if you are driving in heavy traffic and hit just the right angle to reflect it into another drivers eyes blinding them and causing them to hit you or someone else...

either way, it''''s ultimately about the look you are going for. do what you will and enjoy!

Well all of the little things on my bike are carbon fiber look(bar ends, levers, mirrors, tank pad, foot pegs, oil cap, break cap, probably more that im forgetting) so i think that would go better with black than chorme or polished. As for being less visible, that would be nice too, specially around cops, if onl i could become invisible somehow.....

Thanks for the input!

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/28/2008 2:50:12 PM

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I like it as is (Brushed aluminum), but between the choices....Black. Or better yet, a chrome swingarm and blackout everything else.

Now your getting creative, how bout black swingarm and chorme everything else, how often do you see that lol?

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/29/2008 8:29:39 AM

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Now your getting creative, how bout black swingarm and chorme everything else, how often do you see that lol?

I would go crazy from hearing people ask me "why don''t you chrome the swingarm?"

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/29/2008 6:57:31 PM

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Now your getting creative, how bout black swingarm and chorme everything else, how often do you see that lol?

I would go crazy from hearing people ask me "why don''''t you chrome the swingarm?"

That is for sure! Where i live its either chrome or its shit, so that is kind of pushing me towards the shit side of it, I dont want to be just another guy in the taco bell parking lot(wil get about 80ish bikes on a good night) with a bike that looks the same as everyone elses, even though the chrome looks great its just very very very common amongst college kids with rich mommys and daddys.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 7/1/2008 10:43:29 AM

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Well put me on th s*** list too. Burger King parking lot here.

Chrome? I admire what some do with it on sportbikes, but it''''s not my cup of tea. To each his/her own. Amazing how you can set yourself apart from the crowd by doing nothing or very little to your bike.

My idea of bling: Marchesini wheels, full titanium exhaust system, Ohlins forks and shock, rear-sets, stainless steel lines, etc. Mmmmmmmmm.

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 7/1/2008 10:54:45 AM

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doing little or nothing is one of the best ways to set yourself apart, so im going to go with the black and do my subtle hustle(its smooth as mothers butter!) as usual.

My idea of bling: Show up with the bombest chick at the joint every night- nothing makes a bike look better than a beautiful girl on the back lol

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RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 7/1/2008 9:54:22 PM

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...flat black powdercoating to match the frame... I think it looks way better than polished and it is far less upkeep.

True, black PC rather than polish/brushed aluminum is easier to maintain.... but those white wheels must be driving you crazy with chain lube, road grime and brake dust! BTW, I kinda dig the white wheel look.

I always like everything to match, so if the frame is black then the swingarm should be black too!

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