First thing I gotta say is...
...I can't believe no one picked up on my obscure "Easy Rider" Jack Nicholson reference!:mad:
As for the questions, I sandblasted the frame (that's a lot of work!), the subframe and the footpegs and had them all powder-coated a semi-flat black at work. That took a lot of sneaking so I prolly won't do that again. I also got all the parts polished at work. Again, too much dealing and sneaking around to think about trying it again with this large a number of parts. The sandblasting is no biggie, so that might be the way to go in the future if I can get ahold of some epoxy rattle-cans. I used dummy bolts in all of the threaded holes and used tape for the headset and oil dipstick which I pulled before the frame went into the oven. Plus, we have a real nice chemical bath prep process which makes sure that the frame is clean and ready for powder. The sandblasted finish provides just the right texture for the paint to bite in, too.
NOW-Here's what I did today. I missed two days of sunny and 60 degrees to work on this thing, but as you can see, it is a labor of love. This thing looks SWEET. All we lack now is the tank. Once it comes in, I'll get the graphics on it to match up with the shrouds, then we can upholster the seat to match the tank and that should do it other than fluids!
Here's three more pix: