Bar ends

Darth_1100S · Post by **Darth_1100S** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:01 pm

To all the doubters, pisstakers, canal boat decorators etc........The bar ends are almost certainly gun metal. Polished them on Sunday and still not a bit of tarnish on them AND the MOT guy today had his mucky paws all over them, they just wiped clean again

so there

Dave.

Gats · Post by **Gats** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:42 pm

Hmmm... mine are showing signs of tarnish where the lacquer has rubbed off. I can't see there would be a difference between a '98 and '99 model's barends. Give 'em a bit of time, Dave.

Darth_1100S · Post by **Darth_1100S** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:59 pm

Gats, if they were brass they would have started to tarnish by now. It's been 3 days and they are still as bright as they were on Sunday when I polished them . They're the wrong colour and hardness for brass anyhow - they have more of a coppery patina which is concurrent with the appearance of gunmetal. I'll try to find out for sure what they are tho' as there are a lot of brass based alloys out there these days

Dave.

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:41 am

I think i would take them to the local assay office and have them hallmarked to save any confusion

Lloyd

gus · Post by **gus** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:49 pm

Bloody hell guys!They are only bar ends.However i have sent my old one away for forensic anaylis just to clear up any confusion.

gus

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:23 pm

Typical brummy

You need to get your priorities right Gus, this is of vital importance to the war machine.

'sorry I mentioned the war'

Lloyd

Gats · Post by **Gats** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:22 pm

Not all that's yellow is gold! It's brass, or maybe bronze.

Gun metal... that's grey. Look at the Humbrol stand next time you're near a hobby shop. Military modellers can't be wrong.

Sorry Gus. Don't mean to twist your mind regarding brass alloys. Chipped the rust off the canal boat's anchor this evening and it's grey underneath. Sorta like gunmetal grey actually...

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:31 pm

Gary, you are an imposter. All good decorators know canal boats don't have anchors - where they gonna drift off to? Out to sea ?

Smartarse-on-Grand Union.

As far away from the sea as possible

winger · Post by **winger** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:47 pm

Are you lot on something or what???,all this to save thirty quid on a set of stainless bar ends!!!!!!.

Chris

minivin · Post by **minivin** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:48 pm

winger wrote:Are you lot on something or what???,all this to save thirty quid on a set of stainless bar ends!!!!!!.

Chris

<Looks at bar ends and then at CAD package> nah.... better not

Darth_1100S · Post by **Darth_1100S** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:52 pm

Rob can you do us some Stainless bar ends for less than £30

Dave

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:05 am

Gents,

Bar end weights for the S in a rancge of tasteful colours:

available at £16.95 a pair from oberon engineering at:

http://www.oem-uk.com/shop/acatalog/R1100S.html

Now, can we get back to something more interesting, such as tyre choices?

Paul

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:20 am

Thank you for stepping in on this subject Mr Moderator

Is the subject now closed or can we carry on in a couple of days whilst no-one is watching

Lloyd

Gats · Post by **Gats** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:46 am

boxerpan wrote:Gary, you are an imposter. All good decorators know canal boats don't have anchors - where they gonna drift off to? Out to sea ?

Smartarse-on-Grand Union.

Oh, bugger! Busted.

Now for the moderator stomping on this piece of literary history-in-the-making. I feel our inalienable right to free speech is being repressed in an unprecedented way. Censorship for the sake of political correctness and supression of free thought I say! Furthermore, if I wanted silvery barends I'd dip them in silver frost and clear coat them and.... what?.... wrong board, eh? Not Pelican? Hmmmm....

I'll get me Vanson.

Darth_1100S · Post by **Darth_1100S** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:31 am

Up with bar ends....

www.boxertrix.com

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