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Sunny Garcia Pro surfer KX Guru Racing KX500 build
umberto:
I’m excited to see the final product. Will it be in the magazine only, or online?
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: umberto on April 14, 2019, 03:51:40 AM ---I’m excited to see the final product. Will it be in the magazine only, or online?
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I have no idea... I'm just the flunky hanging onto Oscar's shirt tails :-D
Likely both..
After the magazine comes out I'll post up some pics if I'm allowed to.
sandblaster:
Comments from Oscar Cota:
Although the tank we used was impressive by itself, we complimented it with some stainless fasteners and these trick billet tank brackets supplied by our good friend Jonathon Bell.
These pieces will never be seen however that is not a reason to run the old stuff. Everything that could be replaced with with brand new parts was replaced.
There was nothing wrong with the OEM 2001 kicker (on the right) on Sunny's bike..... but we felt that the newer style 2003-2004 beefier OEM Kickstarter was a requirement! In case you didn't know, you can no longer purchase the older style kicker, if you order an OEM kicker you will get the new style.
This item will receive much abuse on the bottom of the bike however it was still no reason to leave it alone. Vapor blasted, polished, cerakoted clear and installed new bearings!
Cerakote was used on many items for this build. However we were cautious do not overdo it. A build can go from exotic to tacky very fast if you're not careful.
motorman455:
Nice job with the cerakote! That stuff is a tricky process to get just right. I did several pieces on my K5 over the winter. It looks good when new but I'm interested to see how well it holds up to off-roading. Unfortunately I don't think it stands up to well to contact...
alward25:
--- Quote from: motorman455 on April 20, 2019, 05:55:01 AM ---Nice job with the cerakote! That stuff is a tricky process to get just right. I did several pieces on my K5 over the winter. It looks good when new but I'm interested to see how well it holds up to off-roading. Unfortunately I don't think it stands up to well to contact...
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I have done a lot of Cerakote. Air Dry and oven dry. The Oven cure is more durable, it also says it is when you look at the rating of each series on the site. Nothing is bullet proof. I would much rather Cerakote a lot of this stuff than powder coat for many reasons. The Cerakote have done on my bikes and bike I see regularly I can say that it all holds up very well.
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