8.
Time for paint! Off we go:
I got a quote from Jim at https://www.archerpowdercoatinglimited.co.uk in Portsmouth to do everything in the pictures below (too many to list) for £200.
Paint Job, Round #1
It wasn't until I got everything home and unwrapped the bubble wrap that I noticed a couple of things:
2. Poor finish on both rims
Round #2
I immediately took them back and Jim redid the swing arm. Unfortunately Jim explained the rims were made from cast alloy and the powder coating process causes air bubbles in the rims to pop and give the effect seen in the photo. After 3 attempts to re-coat the rims I still wasn't happy. He finally tried something called a wet coat (?) which seemed to sort out the problem and gave the same finish as the rest of the parts (forgot to take pictures of finished rims.. oops).



- Scratches on the swing arm


Suzuki RF900 StreetFighter Blog
- 1. Introduction to my Suzuki RF900R
- 2. Day of Purchase – Suzuki RF 900 (2009)
- 3. Suzuki RF900 – Pre-StreetFighter Build (2013)
- 4. Dismantling a Suzuki RF900R
- 5. Removing the RF900R tail (Subframe)
- 6. New R6 (07) Subframe – RF900 Tail Swap
- 7. RF900R Rear Shock Upgrade- (GSXR1000 K8)
- 8. Powder Coating RF900R Motorcycle parts
- 9. GSXR1100 USD Forks – Rebuild & Upgrade
- 10. Back Together Again (or RF900R Reassembly)
- 11. RF900 / R6 (07) Tail Swap – Carbon Fairings
- 12. GSXR 1000 Gilles Rear Sets on a RF 900
- 13. Customising the Front Fairing
- 14. RF900R Stick Coil Conversion Preview
- 15. New Speedo – Translogic MircoDash3
- 16. RF900 Petrol Tank Remodel – Pt1
- 17. RF900R StreetFighter Status Update
- 18. RF900 – Brembo Rear Caliper
- 19. RF900R / R6 (07) Tinted Tail Light Swap
- 20. RF900 StreetFighter – Sunshine Update
- 21. RF900 StreetFighter – Brembo RCS
- 22. GSXR1100 Full Akrapovic Exhaust System
- 23. UPDATE 2016 – Engine Problems
- 24. RF900R Petrol Tank Remodel – Pt2
- 25. Sunshine Update V2
- 26. Engine Update – Repaired, Painted & Improved
- 27. Cooling – Thermostat under Tank & Hoses
- 28. GSXR1100 / RF900R Akrapovic Exhaust V2
- 29. Electrics Overview V1
- 30. Sunshine Update V3