1986 250r restoration thread What should I have mi fasteners plated with?

[pantera1975]

I am doing a 86 250R restoration and have a stainless bolt kit for it but some of the trinkets like the seat release and metal tabs for the tool box had a gold finish on them whats does everyone else do? Just have them powder coated black or chromed? I'm looking for ideas. I'll get some pics up this weekend I got it all ready to blast. have to take blown motor out of 85 and send it to ESR for a new crank, bearings hinson clutch upgrade and the once over the rest of it. I have the 310 PV but undecided if I should go bigger. Looking for feed back on that from anyone??? I'm pretty interested in a west coast + 2 swing arm. Just bought a RPM dominator 1+4 axle new for $280. I got a ESR exhaust and retro ed a 12 pack of super trap disk on it it really took the bark out of it for trail riding around those pesky dnr.

[scottyms]

look for someone local that does zink or Cadmium plating... they can be striped and replated relatively cheap...

[EarlyBronocGuy]

Sounds nice with all those mods, but that's not a "restoration".

Here's one solution to get that gold cadmium look:

http://www.eastwood.com/golden-cad-kit.html

[pantera1975]

Well I guess its a rebuild I'm still replacing everything new except the the rear swing arm I've replace everything there. I want to upgrade the swing arm and shock. First pic is last april when I got it original owner all the original plastic and the motor has never been apart. 2nd is in november after a summer of riding. Put on around 800 miles while riding with my brother inlaw, he has a odometer. Plus another tank of gas a week all year riding around in some local fields with my kids and wife. It got used.

[pantera1975]

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Here is what
I did with my muffler. I drilled and tapped the holes and I can easily change it back to the ESR end. Its still loud but it dont carry as bad hopfully saving me another ticket.

[scottyms]

Sounds nice with all those mods, but that's not a "restoration".

Here's one solution to get that gold cadmium look:

http://www.eastwood.com/golden-cad-kit.html

I bought this kit.... it works but its not nearly as nice as a pro plater...

my first load of parts and nuts and bolts only cost me 20 bucks to get done... find a shop that does it and go ask it'll turn out a lot better... my guy runs my stuff with the other items they do for big orders, i think the money goes right in his pocket but i could care less...

scotty