chroming frame?

[asian_invasion]

Not sure if anyone has seen it or done it but I want to chrome my drag bike frame..... Not sure if it will hold up from flexing or if it is possible... Very aware it will add weight but not worried about that... let me know if anyone knows or has experince with it..... Thanks

[Infamous039]

There is another member on her with a chrome framed bike with yellow flamed fenders. I think chrome weakens the metal also if im not mistaken.

[asian_invasion]

There is another member on her with a chrome framed bike with yellow flamed fenders. I think chrome weakens the metal also if im not mistaken.

Thats what im worried about... Hate to find out WOT and skip across the sand on my face!!! LOL

[4MiLLDraGSheE]

To each his own. They make a arms swingers and everything else chromed so I wouldn't see it being too big of a problem. Why no powder coat? I just could not see any benefit from chroming a frame, good luck!

[sidewayz]

They do have powder that looks just like chrome. Id go that route if it were me. Prob cheaper also.

[asian_invasion]

Just a diffrent deal havent seen another so y not try it... always like to have that 1 off or diffrent deal and hell it will keep me in the garage polishing instead listening to the wife.... but i would be intrested to find out about a chrome powder coat!?!?

[Blewbyu]

Coming a frame would be pretty pricey. You have to have the whole thing polished and buffed before being plated. I'm betting your looking at around $1000min once done. Also in a few seasons the places that got light nickel and chrome will rust and spread. Unless you keep it sprayed down withwd 40. Then when it starts to look completely like crap you will have to have it stripped. Not just sand blasted, but stripped and replated or powdercoated at that point. My 0.2

[So Cal Suspension]

Just a diffrent deal havent seen another so y not try it... always like to have that 1 off or diffrent deal and hell it will keep me in the garage polishing instead listening to the wife.... but i would be intrested to find out about a chrome powder coat!?!?

The Chrome powdercoat sucks. I'd never use it on a frame. It's a very soft powder and won't hold up to rocks, or getting sand blasted in the dunes. It would be significantly cheaper than Chrome though, to have it re-done every year.

[lvloberg]

I chromed my frame 5 years ago and have had no problems!!

[asian_invasion]

I chromed my frame 5 years ago and have had no problems!!

Lvloberg do u have pics??

[Starwriter]

Only took about 2 minutes of google search to come up with this.

 

 

 

Chrome Frame

Chrome A-Arms

Chrome Foot Pegs / Heel Guards ...

 

Could have been bought in 2010 for $4,000

Edited January 14, 2012 by Starwriter

[4MiLLDraGSheE]

Looks so so. If you want chrome buy a Harley haha! Just have mrbling polish the frame and everything and done haha

[mike0chek]

that yellow shee is sick! my frame needs painted baaad

[jbooker82]

I think I would have taken the chrome job money and bought suspension instead.

[Bkm2006]

looks like crap to me ... but thats just my .02cents id poweder coat it and forget it ! gloss black is a pain in the ass to keep clean much less a chrome frame....