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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:01 pm
by Darth_1100S
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:42 pm
by Gats
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:59 pm
by Darth_1100S
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:41 am
by boxerpan
I think i would take them to the local assay office and have them hallmarked to save any confusion
Lloyd
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:49 pm
by gus
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
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:23 pm
by boxerpan
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
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:22 pm
by Gats
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...
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:31 pm
by boxerpan
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
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:47 pm
by winger
Are you lot on something or what???,all this to save thirty quid on a set of stainless bar ends!!!!!!.
Chris
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:48 pm
by minivin
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
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:52 pm
by Darth_1100S
Rob can you do us some Stainless bar ends for less than £30
Dave
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:05 am
by Paul
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
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:20 am
by boxerpan
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
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:46 am
by Gats
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:31 am
by Darth_1100S
Up with bar ends....
