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I've got some Cerakote supplies coming and am going to attempt to do that myself. It doesn't look all that difficult; the work is mostly all in the prep plus the C series Cerakote doesn't require an oven to cure. More than likely going with the Titanium color:
https://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/finishes/C-105Q/titanium/
Here's the chassis now after blasting. Still need to rough up a couple of spots, blow it all off to get rid of the blasting media, and prep with acetone.
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I've never sprayed Cerakote before, so why not start with the most difficult part of all? Putting the forklift to good use:
And once all the spraying was done I moved it into the office. This is the C-series Cerakote, so it is air cure. In a day you're supposed to be able to handle it and install parts, but full cure is in 5 days.
Overall it came out pretty good. A couple runs, but nothing terrible and mostly in non-visible areas. I was mostly concerned with getting good coverage over all areas so things don't rust, which forced some heavy spray in tight spots. But it's fully covered and should be good to go!
I like that color for the frame! Is Cerakote pretty heavy duty fighting wear?
Got around to making up a "custom" glide plate today. I've always been a fan of glide plates to protect the bottom of the chassis and to help, well glide, over things should I come up short, hit a rock, or similar. But I don't like the weight typically associated with the things! On our last 150 we used a modified TM Design Works skid plate, cut down for size and weight as it was huge (for mx). Plus it had really heavy brackets.
So for this bike we made up some lightweight tabs and welded them on to the chassis (quite some time ago) that are compatible with the TM skid plate. We then got a piece of fairly thin UHMW, traced out the shape we wanted (based on our last modified TM version), and cut it out. From there, we apply some heat, bend it into shape, and finally smooth out the edges and sand things smooth for an even(ish) finish. It's not the nicest looking thing, but considering it's job is to get beat up and it's hidden underneath the bike, I'm not too worried about it. Plus it's fairly lightweight at 0.75 lb including fasteners. A bit of a weight penalty, but it's something we feel is worth it.
Here you can kind of see the MotoHose T-piece installed replacing the stock t-piece that's heavy and a pain to deal with. The MotoHose unit is really nice and a must have if you take the bike all the way down to the frame. Plus Lumpy is a Vital member and a good guy, so win-win!
Now it's up on the stand and we're slowly putting on all the pieces. I'll get back on it tomorrow for some more progress.
Pit Row
The printer basically solidifies a part layer by layer from a vat of goo. These printed out in about 6 hours, then they go into an alcohol bath to remove the excess goo, then into a UV chamber for curing, then the supports are cut off, and finally sanded smooth to create the finished part. Not as nice as a molded silicone part, but they will do the job and we didn't have to spend thousands of dollars on tooling to make it happen!
https://luxonmx.com/resources/luxon-2019-ktm-frame-coolant-plug.zip
Unrelated, but there's a fairly useful bolt torque spreadsheet in that directory too:
https://luxonmx.com/resources/luxon-bolt-torque-calculator.xlsx
I have some wheels that you should see tomorrow. Any chance you'd have time to whip up some clamps for our '02 CR?
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