Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you all think?

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[Poll] Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you all think? Polished   0% (0) Black   0% (0) Total Votes : 0 (last vote on : -- ) (Poll will run till: -- ) Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you all t... - 6/23/2008 8:57:22 PM    Hcstreetriding Posts: 994 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline I have come into a real cheap swing arm that i can have powder coated black for free, or i can polish the swing arm i have. I cant decided what i want to do. I have the silver and black paint scheme. going to polish the lips of the rims. carbon fiber mirrors, levers, bar ends, foot pegs, honda stickers, tank pad, triple tree cover. What do ya think, post up pictures too to show off your personal choice please. Thanks everyone! Hcstreetriding Post #: 1

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/23/2008 9:06:15 PM    Hcstreetriding Posts: 994 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline here is an old picture of my bike, but it gets the point across. Black or polished?  Thumbnail Image Attachment (1) (in reply to Hcstreetriding) Post #: 2

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 7:33:54 AM    matty   Posts: 93 Joined: 8/3/2007 Status: offline polls dont work at the moment... but i like black (in reply to Hcstreetriding) Post #: 3

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 10:24:46 AM    capinsober   Posts: 14 Joined: 5/30/2008 Status: offline whats up with your front forks? black is alot more classy in my opinion (in reply to matty) Post #: 4

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 10:27:35 AM    demdudes954   Posts: 10 Joined: 3/7/2008 Status: offline yeah no poll workage, I say polished (in reply to matty) Post #: 5

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 12:40:24 PM    mowdiddy Posts: 69 Joined: 2/27/2008 From: New London, Ct. Status: offline I did my engine cradle, swingarm and a load of parts in a flat black powdercoating to match the frame for a very reasonable price. I think it looks way better than polished and it is far less upkeep. Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (2) (in reply to demdudes954) Post #: 6

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 1:12:38 PM    Hcstreetriding Posts: 994 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline well since no poll workage ill just count them, so far..........Black-3   Ploished-1   Thanks for the opinions so far! capinsober I wish i knew what bike those forks were off of haha ill check the part number and swap them out for 54 forks one of these days, the kid that had it before me was a stunter so its hard telling how much of the bike is actually 54 parts and how much is just random bike parts. (in reply to mowdiddy) Post #: 7

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 1:20:22 PM    Wildcard   Posts: 206 Joined: 4/4/2008 From: Edwards CA Status: offline  I prefer polished unless you''re going with a blackout scheme, which is nice as well. wildcard _____________________________ [image]s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk234/wildcard954/me/?action=view¤t=P5170066.jpg[/image] (in reply to Hcstreetriding) Post #: 8

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 1:40:58 PM    Hcstreetriding Posts: 994 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline Black-3 polished-2 I might go with the blackout scheme like Mowdiddy, I like that but im not sure yet. (in reply to Wildcard) Post #: 9

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 3:56:10 PM    skarocka   Posts: 122 Joined: 2/27/2008 Status: offline black and u have the same fairings as me if im not mistaken my whole bike is black and she looks great Thumbnail Image Attachment (1) (in reply to Hcstreetriding) Post #: 10

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 5:15:09 PM    pimpncbr954s Posts: 606 Joined: 3/26/2007 Status: offline Coming from somebody wit polish and chrome i wish all the time i would have left the frame black....powdercoated the swingarm black and powdercoated the wheels gloss purple. But to late and no going back. Your personal prefence, dont need anybodys opinion do what you wanna do. (in reply to skarocka) Post #: 11

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 5:30:24 PM    Hcstreetriding Posts: 994 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline skarocka, you are right, same fairings and i was thinking about doing everything black like yours. Might have to, would be a lot less work than polishing. pimpn, the reason im asking for opinions is because i like both looks so well i cant decide. I really like your bike, it looks great and i could do all the work myself, and i really like the all black and can have it all powdercoated for just the cost of materials, I''m havin some trouble choosing here. The 54 just looks great no matter what, so at least i know i wont be dissapointed either way. Your opinion really helps though, hearing it from you that you wish you would have gone with the black makes me think that it might be the better choice, plus all that chrome and polished alum must be a pain to keep clean. (in reply to pimpncbr954s) Post #: 12

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 6:43:35 PM    pimpncbr954s Posts: 606 Joined: 3/26/2007 Status: offline It can be, To get a good shine i have to completely remove all the fairings. My reason for doing black with color match wheels/rearsets etc. would have came down to the fact that chrome is real real big and everybody has it. I like both I cant wait to see what you chose and the finished product. (in reply to Hcstreetriding) Post #: 13

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 8:06:15 PM    TK954RR Posts: 4914 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Green Bay WI Status: offline I have been holding my vote for a few days now as i wasnt completely sure. Having thought about your scheme i still like black, and as stated its much easier to clean _____________________________ I look at what my life has become, the one thing I had hoped desprately to avoid. My life has become a dark void. Inescapeable, and inevitably lonely. (in reply to pimpncbr954s) Post #: 14

RE: Polished swingarm VS. Black swingarm, What do you a... - 6/24/2008 9:50:02 PM    Nealio240z   Posts: 167 Joined: 5/12/2008 Status: offline I like the black also.... Everyone does polished.  oooo you could do half and half if you cant decide...  lol jk  but seriously my vote is black, but i would also do the fork tubes.  ;) _____________________________ It takes many screws to build a crib, but only one to fill it... (in reply to TK954RR) Post #: 15

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