Looking for pics of a hawk with the motor painted black. Anyone?
Bill
Bill
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Found this.
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Right on... anyone have something else?
I'm thinking of leaving the side and valve covers polished... and painting the cylinders/heads black. Probably polishing the cooling fins, or painting them red. The Hawk lettering on the tank is red... may look good.
BillComment
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I have a want to paint the engine black but I dont want to drop it from the frame (Bike season and all) any Ideas...anybody done it
ARCIE31If your not livin' on the edge your taking up too much roomComment
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Now this is exactly what I'm thinking... either the fins like this, or red...
BillComment
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oh I like that Bill
What kind of paint will be needed.Comment
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Honestly... I expect that regular tremclad/rustoleum will work fine. I doubt that it will see the amount of heat required for a BBQ/high heat paint. I'll end up scuffing up the existing finish, and getting rid of any flakey bits.
I may be wrong!
There is a powder coater around here... That would be nice, but I just don't have the time to get that done. If I was doing this in the winter, that'd be one thing... but our summer is short enough around here, and I've got vacation coming up in a couple weeks. Got to have the bike back on the road by then!Comment
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I did mine like that three winters ago. I used metallic charcoal grey engine paint, and then filed through to expose the fins. Holding up great, so far. If it is a dark color like black, it will need the odd touch-up every once in awhile due to debris being kicked up from the front wheel.
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Right on... looks good. I had thought of an engine paint... depends on what I've already got on the shelf. Anyone else have about 30 cans of paint of various colors, and degrees of fullness?
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Im just about to spray my crankcases matt black and have the heads and barrels powdercoated satin black. clutch and generator covers to be polished along with the rocker covers! I like the fin edges being polsihed, that looks really tidy!
cheers
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Dont forget this one:-
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That polished frame looks oh so nice!Brian - Richland, WA
1991 Hawk GT
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that bike should wear a pageant ribbon...
1989 type I - F2 front end - Technoflex rear shock - K&N Filter - Dynojet kit - Braking Discs - Rizoma indicators - Rizoma mirrors - hiperform exhaust... hmmm what's next?!Comment
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black motor
hi
talking of black motors,i've just got my xrv 750 case's/side covers back from powder coat,done a great job?just have to do alot of prep work to get them mega clean,also clean any thread's that have any powder on them,when i get my heads and barrels back i'll post's some pic's for all to see
flypiguk
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Right on.. I did actually paint the heads and cylinders black. I'll have to get a new pic up. Looks pretty good.
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