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Powdercoated frame - i_want_one_of_thise - 08-24-2026
Hey there Guys & Dolls
New to this group and this is my first thread there
I have a 1200rs and really like it. Have an issue with light corrosion on the frame. Thinking about a winter project. Stripping it down to the bare frame and then powder coating it blue (the bike is blue/white) with a black subframe, and rebuilding it afterwards. I can also get some of the engine powder coated as it is flaking in parts.
I can manage basic mechanical work, have good quality tools, a Haynes manual and over the winter some time off the bike.
The question is what would be the man hours involved? I have asked at a local mechanic/powder coaters as they mentioned they had done it before on a GS but the price seemed too high. I presume the quote was a "we don't want to do it, but if you pay us over the odds, we'll do it" price.
Anyway, any one done this and any (sensible) thoughts
Thanks in advance
Spence
RE: Powdercoated frame - Grumpy Goat - 08-24-2026
(08-24-2026, 09:23 AM)i_want_one_of_thise Wrote: ... The question is what would be the man hours involved? I have asked at a local mechanic/powder coaters as they mentioned they had done it before on a GS but the price seemed too high. I presume the quote was a "we don't want to do it, but if you pay us over the odds, we'll do it" price.
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What did you ask such that their price was too high?
Since they mentioned that they did it before on a GS, it sounds like you asked them to do the whole job - dismantle, powder coat, reassemble.
It should be the same if just the bits were brought in, then they don't have the worry about putting the bike back together.
That would be my approach, i.e. only bring in the bits I wanted powder coated.