anodised..... as in anodised brake levers etc. ?
It's a sort of electro-coating. The object to be coated is suspended in a electrlytic solution... Oh , I CBA, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodise tells it better anyway. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
In uk.rec.motorcycles, Jones belched forth and ejected the following: It's a coating put on metal usually coloured and available in those nice purple bit you'll see scattered across many bike mags. If you've got a black bike, get some purple anodised bolts. Loz will be along shortly to add merit to the value of purple springs.