Power User
Roostin Away
I'm going to send my Cal Fab swinger out this week to be powder coated. It was glass beaded a couple of years ago and I'm finally getting off my butt to get started on this Tecate I've got. I'm planning on just getting it coated in a metallic silver but I'd like opinions on what color to do it. The rest of the bike is basically stock as far as colors go so there isn't anything wild other than the Kawie green fenders.
John
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
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Teaching quads a lesson
polish it. a powder coat would hurt the value
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Got the holeshot
Hey john.. can you post a picture of the bottom of the swinger? BRAPP's calfab has a skid plate, we got talking about the way his mounted and if it was something calfab offered.
THANKS
MIK6 / Mike
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Teaching quads a lesson
I agree. Polish it
Wikipedia "All Terrain Vehicle" Definition excerpt
Other smaller or lesser known companies, such as Tiger ATV, Franks, and Cagiva, produced racing three wheelers, but in much smaller numbers. Few of these machines are known to exist today and are highly sought by collectors.
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Power User
Got the holeshot
powdercoat will be way less maintenance than polished... and can always be removed at a later date..
2-stroke lover
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polish it. Powdercoating makes it heavier.
Rides:
1986 ATC250R (sectional pipe and Klemm Research silencer)
1986 ATC250R (Desert Bike, WAX-ON seat, Dual Cibie lights, Steering Stabilizer)
1979 ATC110 (Bandito frame and forks, Turbo wheels, disc braked)
1982 ATC70 (Lifan manual 125)
1987 LT80 (piped, widened)
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RIP Trace.. Godspeed.
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Roostin Away
I took a picture of the bottom but it isn't on the camera for some reason. I'll take another tomorrow. It looks like Josh's on the bottom, two tapped holes near the front and a bracket that bolts on that goes across the back with a threaded tab welded on. I'm anxiously awaiting his posting about what his friend is coming up with. If he doesn't come up with something I might look into having a buddy of mine TIG one up for me before I put the arm on.
I don't have the time to polish it myself and I'm guessing it will cost at least 3 or 4 times as much to have it polished as I am going to get it coated for. I'm also looking for the correct stickers. If anyone has info on anyplace that's reproducing them I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks.
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
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I agree with cr480r....
1985 KXT250 A.K.A. "Doom"/Multiple Engine Combinations/Jason Hall Inverts/HRE Swing Arm, Cal Fab Swing Arm/Jemco Pipe/Buzz Saw Cylinder, Klemm Research Cyinder/PWK Carb/PVL Ignition/Dura Blue Axle/Mosh Custom Seat
Power User
Got the holeshot
agreed polish it up with new decal's. send it out to gking. you'll be glad ya did.
Power User
Roostin Away
Polish it, then clear powder coat it.....Ah ha!
You got the itch after riding mik6's bike? I want one too now. Except I won't be doing much this year. This year is going to be tuff for me. I am all tapped out, will have to just ride what I got. I am hoping to buy a second house, so everything is going to go for that.
Power User
Roostin Away
I'm sending gking a PM in a little bit. I don't really want the extra maintenance of polished but I don't ride it that much and if its going to be comparable in price to powder coating then I might do it. If anyone knows of where to get reproduction stickers for it please let me know.
John
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
Power User
Roostin Away
Here is the picture I promised you Mike:
There is a bracket that bolts on between the "ears" that the axle carrier attach to and that bracket is where the back bolt that hold the skid plate on goes. I took the bracket off in preparation of sending the arm out but I do have it. So it seems to me like that was very likely something that either Cal Fab or one of the skid plate companies offered. It looks like it'd be really simple to fab up that plate. I have a nice thick piece of aluminum angle at work that I could use to make the sides of the plate where the chain and disc are protected and I'm sure my buddy that TIG's has a small piece of aluminum plate lying around that we could use for the center. Hopefully the one that Brapp is working on comes together soon so I don't have to build one.
John
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
Black powder with pink Cal-Fab stickers.
My Feedback 85 TECATE 500 08 Honda 450R
HELLO, my name is stickers!
Catch me if you can
Post a pic of your tecate and we'll let ya know!
I'm all for the polished pieces.. but for where you ride it's alot of maintence.
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The day begins with 3WW
can u give me a measuremend acrost the welde din bosses in the front from center to center and them from one of the bosses to the hole sin the back wher ethe bracket bolts in i wannasee if yours is the same as mine.and i am gonanhave a few plates made for a machine shop buddy if its the same.
ok here goes, 85 atc70,2 84 atc70's 83 alt50,83 atc110 , 70 us 90 parot green, 85/86 350x garage queen, stock rider 85 350x, project 85 350x 85 250r drag bike, 2 85 250sx's, alt185, , scat tracker?99blaster,85 250r rider,85 250r ice racer project ,93 kx500,99 xr200r, 91 dr250s ,89 lt500 quadzilla,88 lt250quadracer, 88 trx250r race full on race quad,, 01 yamahakodiak400, kawaki kd100,lt50 for my doughters,93 300ex, 230 quadsport, lt185, lt250 quadrunner,84200s, is that enough?
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