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Gregz
 Post subject: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:51 am 
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Picked what I think are 72 H2 side covers. There made of copper. I scratched some paint off my original blue 72 covers,tin not copper. Whats the story ??

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scrambler73
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:54 am 
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nah, just copper plated if anything.


someone would have to be insane to go to the lengths of reproducing those in that amount of detail in anything other than steel.
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Gregz
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:15 am 
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Yup copper plated i gave it the magnate test. groovy 1970's idiot

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Jim C
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:45 am 
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Hmmm,
Wonder what it would cost to plate side covers, tail, and tank with copper (or nickel).
Only seen the chopper guys go that far for a 1-off

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Hal
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:31 am 
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Jim C wrote:
Hmmm,
Wonder what it would cost to plate side covers, tail, and tank with copper (or nickel).
Only seen the chopper guys go that far for a 1-off


What about this one that RB chromed in the mid '80's? :shock: :lol:

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III
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:22 pm 
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Dont they also use copper as well as nickel for a base for chroming?
Maybe they were a work in progress.

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Jim
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
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III wrote:
Dont they also use copper as well as nickel for a base for chroming?
Maybe they were a work in progress.

Sure do. Might be. :-)

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Jim C
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
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Hal wrote:
Jim C wrote:
Hmmm,
Wonder what it would cost to plate side covers, tail, and tank with copper (or nickel).
Only seen the chopper guys go that far for a 1-off


What about this one that RB chromed in the mid '80's? :shock: :lol:

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Thanks for that Hal; had seen it but had forgotten; is that bike still around?

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Mikepdutton
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
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Jim C wrote:
Hal wrote:
Jim C wrote:
Hmmm,
Wonder what it would cost to plate side covers, tail, and tank with copper (or nickel).
Only seen the chopper guys go that far for a 1-off


What about this one that RB chromed in the mid '80's? :shock: :lol:

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Thanks for that Hal; had seen it but had forgotten; is that bike still around?


I like it! :thumbup: Sure beats black. :crazy:
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scrambler73
 Post subject: Re: Copper side covers
PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:23 am 
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Jim C wrote:
Hal wrote:

Thanks for that Hal; had seen it but had forgotten; is that bike still around?



he realized that chrome dont get you home, so it has since been brought back to standard colors
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