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scotts
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Location: Rock Hill, SC
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 Posted: November 27, 2008, 3:27 pm Post subject: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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I can't decide which combination of paint/polish to go with on my brat bike project.
I like polished side covers, but I also like the wrinkle finish paint. I like solid black engines but I also like detailed cylinders/heads. Polished fins or no? Hammertone or just grey? Etc.
Show me some purdy motors, please...
A couple of mine to start:
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scotts
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| Posted: November 27, 2008, 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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More of mine:
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scotts
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| Posted: November 27, 2008, 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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Not mine, but nice...
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nj1639
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Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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| Posted: November 27, 2008, 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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My personal preferance for the '82, '83 engine is the stock black. Carb bodies should be black 'specially if the side (air filter) covers are black, kinda flows together.
That gray looks good. Think the intake/exhaust section should be black though, along with black carbs.
BUT, Opinions are like feet. Most everybody has a couple and they usually stink!
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pumps
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Location: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.- 1977 XS650 "D" Standard
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| Posted: November 30, 2008, 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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My two cents. I like lots of shiny things.And I like mostly stockers. The second post pic you put up I like best. Mostly bare shiny with the black for accent. You could shine the edges of the black cooling fins for more effect. Don't get me wrong the wrinkle black paint looks good too but if I had that I would see nicks and chip that I would have to touch up. Teecats looks good on his and the others but if something hits my bare case and scratches/nicks it I could sand it out more easily if it is not painted. Maybe I'm just lazy? 
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: November 30, 2008, 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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pumps
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| Posted: November 30, 2008, 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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VERY nice!
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borjawil
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| Posted: March 11, 2009, 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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just wondering how you would paint carbs and the engine casing (not the side covers)
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kyle1911
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| Posted: March 11, 2009, 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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Here's my offering. Not all that original, but I like it. Not too flashy, and easy to touch up. DupliColor engine enamel, and some polishing. Pipes are POR15 exhaust coating. Kyle
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gantzcb
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 12:13 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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More two cents. All fine examples for me to shoot for. I like the grey heads. The contrast keeps them from "shrinking" into the frame. To me, all black gives the appearance of a smaller engine.
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jimmythetrucker
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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| scotts -- Where did you get them nifty 650 timing covers?
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dwyatt
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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Basic black for me!
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dwyatt
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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| Basic black for me!
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indyjay
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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Here's mine!
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danno
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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| scotts -- Where did you get them nifty 650 timing covers? |
They are stock parts on '82 and later XS650s...
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metalredneck
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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Remember, you asked for it. Yes, I'm a rat rider.
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cpotts454
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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I want to see one with crinkle coat on the outside cases with silver jugs and head. I saw it a long time ago and feel in love with the look. I lost that picture in a tragic beer spilling incident.  I am considering doing it to my own motor while its tore down.
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gantzcb
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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cpotts 454,
www.xs650.nl/cpg/index.php
This is the site from the netherlands. There are more pics on this site that you can view in an evening. You combination is likely to show up there.
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Joseph
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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metalredneck, how do you like that exhaust were did you get it, can you keep the center stand with that?
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motopsyko32
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| Posted: March 12, 2009, 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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mine
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Joseph
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| Posted: March 13, 2009, 6:52 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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mine
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metalredneck
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| Posted: March 13, 2009, 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Show me your engine pics! Inspiration needed... |
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The pipe(s) came with it, it was a two into one that I cut & added the Dunstalls to. Yes, the centre stand is there. I liked 'em OK, but over the winter I welded it back to a collector, and grafted a Supertrapp muffler on. I'll post pics as soon as she comes out.
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