ducttapewd40 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I painted mine about 5000 miles ago and that's how well they're holding up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted June 9, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2017 That looks good @ducttapewd40. I am surprised that they are holding up that well after so many miles. Maybe I should rethink painting...of course with my painting skills perhaps it would just be better to buy black ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted June 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just an FYI: The 2017 US Model "Rapid Red" [strong]ABS[/strong] model comes with Silver not Black. At least mine did anyway. The Red non-ABS model must be different? That is odd. I saw a red ABS one at the dealership and I am sure it had black ones. The website photos show it with black too. Are you sure the dealership did not swap yours?They may have for all I know. I got it from the dealer with zero miles. Before I posted I double-checked the pics of my bike .... and they're silver. Are you sure the one you were looking at was ABS and not just a red non-abs model? I'm at work right now or I could post another picture. DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducttapewd40 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 That looks good @ducttapewd40 . I am surprised that they are holding up that well after so many miles. Maybe I should rethink painting...of course with my painting skills perhaps it would just be better to buy black ones. Thanks, I'm no expert with a spray can myself but I just did it in the middle of winter so I had plenty of time to be a little meticulous about it. I had taken everything off with the intention of getting them powdercoated but I couldn't get all the plastic and rubber bits off for the baking process without worrying about damaging them. Plus the visible plastic piece of the frame cover wouldn't match afterwards. So I figured I'd give painting a shot and just sandblast it back off and go ahead with the powdercoating if I wasn't happy with the results. I might end up re-doing it every few years, but that'll only cost maybe $10 and give me something to do during the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted June 9, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2017 @DewMan, I am fairly sure it was an ABS model. When I check the parts list both the red ones (ABS and non-ABS) show the same part number, and it is different than the ones I know have silver. I think someone at the dealership may have wanted your black panels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonore Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 That looks good @ducttapewd40 . I am surprised that they are holding up that well after so many miles. Maybe I should rethink painting...of course with my painting skills perhaps it would just be better to buy black ones. Thanks, I'm no expert with a spray can myself but I just did it in the middle of winter so I had plenty of time to be a little meticulous about it. I had taken everything off with the intention of getting them powdercoated but I couldn't get all the plastic and rubber bits off for the baking process without worrying about damaging them. Plus the visible plastic piece of the frame cover wouldn't match afterwards. So I figured I'd give painting a shot and just sandblast it back off and go ahead with the powdercoating if I wasn't happy with the results. I might end up re-doing it every few years, but that'll only cost maybe $10 and give me something to do during the winter. When I did mine, it was really easy. Watch vids on YouTube about spraying with a can. I recommend doing light coats, until you have full coverage. At least 4 to 5 coats should do the trick, more is always better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted June 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 9, 2017 @dewman , I am fairly sure it was an ABS model. When I check the parts list both the red ones (ABS and non-ABS) show the same part number, and it is different than the ones I know have silver. I think someone at the dealership may have wanted your black panels...Very Interesting. Thanks for the information. My ABS model may be unique in that regard then. This picture was taken a couple hours after getting it home from the dealer. DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted June 9, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2017 Yours are black. I am talking about the piece in front of the heal guard that covers the frame. That is silver on my bike and I like the black better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted June 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 9, 2017 Yours are black. I am talking about the piece in front of the heal guard that covers the frame. That is silver on my bike and I like the black better. Well I'm glad we got that cleared up. My apologies for assuming that the heal guard was the foot guard. I'll shut up now. Carry on. DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted June 9, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2017 @dewman , I am glad we sorted that out too. It is easy to assume everyone is talking about the same thing, especially when I am not really sure what the name of the part I was talking about is It does definitely look better in black on the red bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofstetm Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 6/8/2017 at 9:57 AM, mjh937 said: These are the side covers 1WS-27453-10-00 1WS-27463-10-00 And this is the round cover that is at the bottom 1WS-27475-00-P0 I know this thread is a little old, but you're sure these are the black ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted February 25, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2018 2 hours ago, hofstetm said: I know this thread is a little old, but you're sure these are the black ones? Yes. As you can see from my profile photo I ordered and installed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofstetm Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 2 hours ago, mjh937 said: Yes. As you can see from my profile photo I ordered and installed them. Perfect, thanks! Did you just transfer the black lower cap and adheasive (there's adheasive under the black cap), or buy new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted February 26, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2018 I had silver ones so I had to buy black caps. They do just stick on and you do not need to remove the ones that are on the bike to get the larger part off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofstetm Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, mjh937 said: I had silver ones so I had to buy black caps. They do just stick on and you do not need to remove the ones that are on the bike to get the larger part off. Great, thanks for the quick response. Ordering them now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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