Powder coated the sissy bar.

[IROCKIT]

yes the two fender brackets,the tall backrest, the luggage rack and a crossmember.

 

[Hoppa]

Had my backrest and rack powdercoated black for years .. Hoppa if you had yours powdercoated and it's "rubbed off" I'd be taking it to another powdercoater.

Did they do it over the chrome, or blast back to metal first..?

 

[Hoppa]

my thoughts exactly, powdercoat is pretty tough. I think he got shammed.

I will be going back to see them, only got it done a few months back.. Not Happy.

 

[IROCKIT]

they blast the chrome off then do a spray and then bake process, no chrome should ever be left on for a powdercoating. sorry bud.

 

[TOMCAT]

I've had powdercoat applied over chrome , just gave the chrome a good scuff with a course brillo pad/ steel wool or whatever .. it's stayed on for me anyway.

 

[IROCKIT]

well that's a way to do it, as long as there is sufficient scuff, just like spraying a bed liner

 

[Lifelong Biker]

I did the same thing, sissy bar and crash bars, done at local powder coater who just closed up due to EPA pressures

 

[IROCKIT]

that looks sweet, I will be installing mine tomorrow when I return from the glorious wonders of work travel I should have pics up by thursdsay. was it a bad install? do the shocks have to come off?

 

[idk]

that looks sweet, I will be installing mine tomorrow when I return from the glorious wonders of work travel I should have pics up by thursdsay. was it a bad install? do the shocks have to come off?

Easy install, shocks stay on. The crash bars are a bit more difficult as you have to use a jack to take the weight of the engine, so you can remove the front engine mount to install the bars. It sounds difficult, but if the engine is supported correctly then the long bolt will slide out, and then in, easily.

 

[IROCKIT]

okay so I downloaded the instructions from offline and it didn't say anything about that im glad you told me.