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Alright heres the deal. I have never been a chrome type of guy, but the time is coming to get something special done on my bike. It's a POW MIA tribute bike that will have black 15" apes on it. What I want to do is wrap the bars with chromed barb wire....now how do I do that? If I get the strands chromed will I be able to manipulate them around the bars or will it crack and damage the chrome, or will it be too hard to bend? My other option is to run the strands from bar to bar (death trap). lol any insight would be great! You all make this stuff look so dang easy!
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DirtyNasty
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Tell us you're kidding. Barbed wire on the bars? Or anywhere else on the bike for that matter.80 SG
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Nope not kidding
I think it would be a great addition to the theme. Plus I've never seen it on any bike. lolDirtyNasty
79 XS1100SF (POW MIA theme)
I pray for clouds, because I know there won't be any HD or fair day riders out!Comment
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Just as long as you never hit your head or anything else on the bars....
You wouldnt be able to bend the chromed wire around the bars. Chromed items need to be in their final shape before the chrome is layed on. The chrome is pretty brittle and it will crack and flake off if bent much after it is on.Nathan
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stainless steel barbed wire
You may get close to the look with stainless steel barbed wire...
Not gonna be easy to find though....
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Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
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Here is some aluminum stuff
http://www.hooverfence.com/catalog/cpage56.htm
Stainless concertina wire
http://www.razorwire.cn/razor_wire/r...azor_wire.html
None is cheap though.Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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If it were me, I'd look into some "decorative" version versus the real thing. I know your going for a theme, and I respect that. Being a veteran, I appreciate the purpose as well. However, if you have ever been around that crap I can tell you, unless you take a file or somethign and dull the crap out of the edges and points ont hat stuff, your going to lose clothes as well as plenty of your own blood on the stuff. I don't care how careful you think you will be, you will hit it now and then.
Again, just my thoughts. And I would definitely go with the S/S stuff. JMO.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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found you an option
Found this chromed wallet chain supposed to look like barbed wire.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00507..._d_detail?pd=1
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Thank you all for the suggestions and help with this. Instead of a whole roll - may just find a fence company to get what I need of it. Being Active duty and deployed 4 times I want nothing to do with concertina wire...ha ha ha. But again thanks to all for the help. I may just go with s/s and wrap em up!DirtyNasty
79 XS1100SF (POW MIA theme)
I pray for clouds, because I know there won't be any HD or fair day riders out!Comment
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I was joking about the concerning! That stuffs nasty.Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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I think that wallet chain is safe
At least it says it has rounded ends and its 29" long. Only need 2 to wrap both bars...
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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a good powder coating shop could do them in a chrome finish. The powder coat would be bit more pliable and probably not crack when bent.
A shop we used to work with did some trick stuff, and whatever shade you want.Comment
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