What is the "silver" color used on parts such as the rear sets, pillion sets, etc?

On the VFR800, the rear sets, and pillion sets are in a "silver" color for most bikes. I want to have mine re-painted, likely powder coat (I would assume powder coat to be the best way to paint these but please advise). Does anyone know what color this is? I want to give the paint shop the color code, but I don't know it.

 

Any paint or powder type finish is going to wear through eventually. For a match have them all done in the same color.. Rearsets are aftermarket and could be stainless or alloy that has been anodized.. Way too many variables for a specific answer.

 

badbilly, I probably didn't mean rear sets, I am talking about the rider footpeg and pillion setups, the factory ones, they are silver of some sort, I figured there was a paint code or color for this.

 

As BB mentioned, so long as you get them all done in the same color you should be fine. Personally I would powder coat them, if I had the need to do it again. You could probably paint them yourself but prepping the back side of the peg supports with that little groove in them could be a PITA. If you were to take the brackets to a local body shop they should have a book with a bunch of color chips that may point you in the right direction of the proper color a similar color, though likely not the exact color.

When the coating started to wear through on the passenger and driver support brackets I took them off and had them media blasted. They were all aluminum on my 97 VFR750 so I don't see that changing from year to year. After I had them media blasted to remove the paint/powder coat I used some jewelers rouge to polish them up to a mirror like shine. Looked fantastic, but it was a whole lot of work.

 

zoom,

yeah its the coating wearing off that is making all of it look like a mess! Coating looks great when its new though! I figured I could grab all those parts, give them to a powder coat place and they probably wouldn't charge much to blast them and coat them all at once, I am guessing maybe $100

 

There are some amazing colors that you can get powder coat in now. You might even be able to match the color of your bike to personalize it a bit.

 

I use Rust Oleum dull aluminum spray paint in rattle cans. Perfect match with the frame and factory finish.

 

I took off mine along with the heat shields and for the exhaust and the rims and had the powder coated cost me 200 for everything and they look great. the problem was being without my bike for about a week. was not horrible but was like forever when it was going on.

 

Any paint or powdercoating is going to wear off the upper surfaces of the passenger or riders pegs. Another area where there is potential debonding is in the joints where unless being very careful. bridges will form.

Anodizing might be a solution, plating might be a solution but boot soles or even flipflops worn by some will abrade the coating.

One more pricy solution might be flame spraying. This requires a media blast and a first coat of nickel followed by the metal of choice that will bond to the nickel. Pricy.

I painted the pegs and frame on the mach 1 91. Degreased them with acetone. A coat of etching primer for aluminum and as I recall three coats of catalytic automotive black. The paint is wearing off..

If a rattlecan is the last resort. I would suggest a can of engine silver from the local HD Botique. The frame spars on at least the 90-93 VFRs are clearcoated.

 

Hey Signal, what year is the bike in question by the way?? IIRC, when I did the supports on my 97 VFR the driver and passenger supports were merely held on with two bolts each and were very easy to remove. Between the media blasting and polishing (I used a high speed corded drill to attach a small 6 inch buffing pad to for the polishing) the process took about 25 hours over the course of 2 weeks. The nice thing about the polishing was that if my boots started to scuff the supports all I had to do was buff them up again with a little metal polish.

The 2000 VFR I have now appears (as far as the manual shows anyhow) to attach the driver peg supports to the frame using the swing arm bolt. This may make removing the supports a bit more time consuming.

As BB says, doesn't really matter what you do with the supports, anything you put on them will wear off again over time. Not sure which option will last the longest.

 

Going barefoot is the option of least wear. This is not highly recommended.

 

Was on my home from work last week and some guy passed me on a Valkerie. Driver was wearing flip-flops (seems in Kelowna that flip-flops are considered proper footwear for motorcycles as a lot of people seem to adorn them as biking gear). The girl on the back had her shoes in her hand. It was almost 40 celcius or 100 F so maybe their feet were too hot to wear shoes. Geeez. Personally,I don't know how people can ride without gear, and I would think that riding in flip-flops would make shifting just a tad painful on the toes. Of course, the people wearing flip-flops are usually wearing muscle shirts and shorts as well................

 

Zoom it was not a HD rider cause those guys are tuff as nails. a little toe pain is not a problem to those burley men and women...

BB is corect in saying everything you do to them will wear off in time. also have you heard of spray chrome? it is also a choice no one alse has mentioned. One other that I know of is hydro dipping. These also are good options. I would do some research and find out which one has the longest life and what the costs are.

 

I would think powder coating would be the best cheapest answer beside a rattle can...

Just got my Exhaust Ceramic Coated for 65 bucks (actually waiting to pick it up)

Parts that do have to deal with heat CAN be powder coated.

 

Krylon has a rattlecan coating called "Looking Glass" that simulates chrome. Takes about four coats and is not a lasting finish. Hydro dipping is a film. It is an option if ya like cammo pegs or pegs that look like my favorite wood called Bamboozle Walnut. My real wood's name is a secret.



I hope the dude above is getting just the can powdercoated. The rest of the exhaust system gets a little too hot. My advice if this has been done is to stand by with a fire extinguisher after re-installation.

 

Yes mister Knowitall it was the headers/exhaust...the guy only one had color for exhaust -silver

Shall I invite you and your fire extinguisher when I am ready to fire her up???

 

Naaa, too hot in Kansas for me this time of year. I'm sure your friends can provide a fire extinguisher and a video cam. Short of that, memorize this number .. 911..

Nothing like a well stocked and equipped powdercoater.. LOL

I could recommend sending the headers out to one of several places that do ceramic coatings but I'm afraid of getting my feelings hurt.

Oh My... I just noticed. A harleydood. Park it beside your VFR and invite all your friends.

 

I imagine that is is Ceramic coating. my bad!

As far as the Harley business goes I am not a diehard Harley fan. I do like the bike, but hate the company and the stereotype that goes with them. When I ride my Harley you don't see me all decked out in black or wearing all kinds of overpriced Harley gear.

IF I may ask, why do you have such a hardon against Harley?

 

I'm relatively new to the site, but from what I have been able to gather, BB just has a hardon for otstir:

 

I'd still have a fire extinguisher standing by if you are not sure.

Maybe you can find something to wear at a Harley thrift store.

No bike gives me a hardon. If one did it would probably be an MV Agusta so now it's back to close encounters with the opposite sex. It was for a time,
riding the bus to middle school. The latter two being related somehow.

I raced a Harley one season. Great bike, better on the mile than a half mile. Harley racebikes are not street bikes any more than a WSB roadrace rig is a streetbike.

I bought one too. POS.