Gerro's 50 Build

my67xr · Jan 13, 2014

have you thought about Natural finish Anodising, eg silver ?

not a lot of places want to redo anodising these days, unless the parts are brand new that is

Gerro · Jan 13, 2014

I managed to find a few places here is Australia that are willing to hard anodise used parts and their prices seem pretty reasonable.. I have seen some forks that had been hard anodised a grey colour and they look great.. I like the look of the matte finish when they are raw, which I was told is achieved by not polishing the legs after stripping the original anodising..

Blender · Jan 13, 2014

I like the blue in the 2nd last pic, ties in well IMO

My1st50 · Jan 13, 2014

Yep 2nd for copper. Looks awesome!!!

Cordogs · Jan 14, 2014

black would be my choice? But if you could have them the same colour as the frame that would be my favorite

Cordogs · Jan 14, 2014

Gerro said:
I managed to find a few places here is Australia that are willing to hard anodise used parts and their prices seem pretty reasonable.. I have seen some forks that had been hard anodised a grey colour and they look great.. I like the look of the matte finish when they are raw, which I was told is achieved by not polishing the legs after stripping the original anodising..

matte as in original alloy?

Also blue or bare alloy colour triples might look sweet too?

Georgalis · Jan 14, 2014

Silver then it looks like your running air forks
Whilst your getting the forks done you should polish the front hub so it matches the rear hub

Shearer · Jan 14, 2014

I like the brown fork uppers me!

8r3nd0 · Jan 14, 2014

You'll have to anodize your lowers to thou mate. Now that would look pimp to match the Ti pipe.

TomaszBurcon · Jan 14, 2014

silver uppers look sweet

wogtaz ryder · Jan 24, 2014

Stock black looks the best to me , but i guess something different is always better .

motovert24 · Jan 24, 2014

copper ones look pretty good

Gerro · Jan 27, 2014

Not too much to update on my build.. I've only Ben out on it twice since finishing it off. Everything feels great but a lot heavier than my previous setup. The thing I am the most happy about is it doesn't feel as sketchy as a stock or mildly mod CRF50, it has a much more predictable handling (to an extent.. Haha.) Since my last ride I have felt the bike could do with a bit more power to try and account for the extra weight, I have been looking pretty seriously at the Takegawa 124cc 4v scut bore kits and will most likely bite the bullet in the next couple of weeks..

I will keep you all posted..

In the mean time here is a photo of my workspace.. Note the Sinister50s merchandise..

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8r3nd0 · Jan 27, 2014

How come you let Ben ride it haha.
Nice mate, you made bite the bullet the other night on an order so get on it. Cheers for the rep, oh and helping me and hooking me up.
Still reckon you should hang it on your wall.

Gerro · Jan 27, 2014

Haha sorry I should have check what I wrote before I posted it or it could be my alter-ego.. Haha.. You probably shouldn't listen to me when it comes to buying **** for your bike, I'm a bad influence.. Post some pics up when it all arrives..

Mini-Fifty · Jan 28, 2014

I havent been on the forum for a few months, and that bike changed a lot!
Amazing build mate! That perimeter bbr frame set up looks awesome.
Keep going the great work!