Here is a few pic of the fork on my Buell build what you guys think




http://www.clubchopper.com/photopost/data/500/medium/DSC000571.JPG
http://www.clubchopper.com/photopost/data/500/medium/DSC00055.JPG
http://www.clubchopper.com/photopost/data/500/medium/DSC00056.JPG

Nice polishing job!! That's one hell of a difference.

That looks awesome, you did a really good job on that. I am going to pull my rear wheel off this winter and polish that. I am thinking about doing the forks also. Keep up the good work.

Looks great !!!

You're the second set of polished Buell forks I've seen today, here's the others...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/454914/message/1165883061/Hey+Mark%2C+here+is+an+update+pic+of+one+finished

Gazza

That is what I am going to do with mine clean up the mount on the lower part of the lags and paint them black he has the Showa forks mine are the White Power

I did some polishing. And some drilling.

Can't post more than one pic at a time? And 77.5 kb exceeds size by 43.8 kb? Cant link url either. Not good.:frownone

Hey WildWill,

That's a really nice job! I am also doing a Buell chopper build and have been wondering what to do with the forks. I hate that yellowish anodized coating on them. I was thinking of polishing them and then considered painting them.
How hard was it to polish them? What did you use?

Thanks.

Maybe this will work. ??

Nope. Posted link to my just created gallery here & still get this. WTF?
"You are only allowed to post URLs to other sites after you have made 15 posts or more."
:rolleyes:

I like it. Chrome and paint can get scratches, but you can always bring polished back to new.

Hey Peter, Once the yellowish anodized coating is off, polishing is pretty much a breeze. This is my first post, not sure how to post pics. I just finished polishing. This time I did it the easy way.. There is always a trick to make it easy. I used the tip from the Horsewriter, Matt D.

this sux all I see is red X

this sux all I see is red X

So do i crappy:doh:shhhh

Can't post more than one pic at a time? And 77.5 kb exceeds size by 43.8 kb? Cant link url either. Not good.

You need 15 posts to link URL and a resizer program for your photos. Keep trying.

Nothing but re X's here too.

His pics are posted on clubchopper like mine and the site is down, hence the x'sssssss. When chopper comes up the pics reappear.

Looks great! I can't wait to get mine polished up. Looks like a million bucks compared to the orignal anodized coating and cast aluminum.

You need 15 posts to link URL and a resizer program for your photos. Keep trying.
Bob, as you can see, I did not keep trying. My last post here was 8 days short of one year ago.
I did resize my pix, to the correct size, over & over again & still got the notice that it the image was to large. That got very time consuming & very old & in short order.
No wonder that there have been very few posts in this thread since last year. Only 6 ? since Dec 27 06, 3 of those complaining of no pix/red X.
I subscribe to the old adage that one picture is worth a thousand words. I did want to show off my polishing & drilling of lightning holes on my old S1. What better way to establish a dialog here. I think people would be interested. It is my favorite bike of several.

I could blabber on for 15 posts trying to tell you how it looks, but could never convey what one or two one pix would.
So I have to make 15 posts to link to my Photobucket pix? I do not understand the reasoning behind this. Everyone likes pix. One picture really is worth a thousand words.
I have/am a member of several boards & have never seen such a rule. Indeed, when someone new comes on to a board, members often immediately request pix. Requiring 15 posts first seems to discourage people from posting. It sure did discourage me. Can't even link to an interesting post or pix that are posted on another board?
I don't get it.

Post 10, or is it 11?

Post 11? 12?

Post 12. How am I doin?

Post 13. Hey, I have a Uly now too. :)

Maybe one or two more posts & I can post pix. Maybe.

Irritating & boring ain't it. :drinkbeer

Can you see me now?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/TRIPLETREES.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/LongLakeS12.jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/TRIPLETREES.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/DRILLEDBUELLSIDETIE-BAR005.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/FRONTWHEELON.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/DRILLEDBRACKET2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/SPROCKETON.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Buell/pig.gif

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/1.gif

Once it's polished how do you keep it that way, or can it be lacquered?

What method did you use to polish it? Did you do it by hand?

polish job look great you guys want to throw some tips out for us like what materials you used and what not. Thanks

looks sick! Alcoa makes an acid type metal treatment that you can put on freshly polished aluminum. Its called wheel care or something of the sort. There is a three step process.

order online...sheengenie.com this stuff does wonders cleaning chrome and polished aluminum...they also have a sealer product that can be put on after you reach a polish stage that you want. good luck

Looks sweet I need to do mine before the riding season I have done the swing arms and tail section just have the triple trees and forks left to do.