Thats pretty nice looking orig paint (its it ?)
How about finding another set of bodywork..... ?
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Opinions on paint?
- Thread starter glib
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Thats pretty nice looking orig paint (its it ?)
How about finding another set of bodywork..... ?
Regarding not needing to please others, here's my position. I can dress myself but I'll look better if one of my daughters picks my clothes. I am a decent painter and have done some nice airbrush work--but I can't draw well and do not consider myself particularly creative. I know what I like when I see it though and just listening to the posts here is helping me dial in what I will do when the time comes to paint the bike. For example, the amount of flake in the helmet probably would be bit much on the bike. But a variation of the color along with a fraction of the flake could be very stunning and classy at the same time. So everyone has an opinion and I don't mind hearing them. Thanks to all.
Now there's an idea. Nardy had an ED with two complete sets of bodywork - one stock '83 ED blue, the other kind of ES white and blue striped. Made me buy an extra gas tank just thinking about it (I haven't followed through).
It is actually nice original paint except for some cracking on the front fender. There is a very small and shallow dent in the left side of the tank--took me a while to even notice it...and a couple minor scratches. Paint is not really a high priority since I still need tires, brake lines and a chain, but at some point I will want to perfect it. A nice bike is a bit like a beautiful sculpture to me. Sometimes I can just walk into the garage, look it over and smile. I'm sure most of you understand...and many of your wives, like mine, do not.
Gatekeeper, that is a beautiful seat! Where did you get it?
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Flyboy
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Why limit yourself to one colour?
That deep candy apple red is always an attention grabber, but it would be too much on the whole bike, I would go with the candy red and break it with a nice metallic silver to offset it, the deep red and the light silver will contrast well and look super sweet.
Look at Joe Nardy's bike to see what I mean, the dark blue on its own would be too much, too dark, and the silver on its own would be bland, but together, the effect is nothing short of stunning.
That deep candy apple red is always an attention grabber, but it would be too much on the whole bike, I would go with the candy red and break it with a nice metallic silver to offset it, the deep red and the light silver will contrast well and look super sweet.
Look at Joe Nardy's bike to see what I mean, the dark blue on its own would be too much, too dark, and the silver on its own would be bland, but together, the effect is nothing short of stunning.
Why limit yourself to one colour?
That deep candy apple red is always an attention grabber, but it would be too much on the whole bike, I would go with the candy red and break it with a nice metallic silver to offset it, the deep red and the light silver will contrast well and look super sweet.
Look at Joe Nardy's bike to see what I mean, the dark blue on its own would be too much, too dark, and the silver on its own would be bland, but together, the effect is nothing short of stunning.
Wow! I hadn't seen that bike before. I do like that. Borrowed some from the ES. And that exhaust is very cool! Who makes it? Looks stainless. That couldn't be, could it? That is a result worth working for.
Is that a full Supertrapp? Wicked.
As for paint, since you can always go back to stock, do it up in a way that makes you love it more while you own it, and if you own it forever, who cares about stock. I think the helmet color would look great on the bike.
As for paint, since you can always go back to stock, do it up in a way that makes you love it more while you own it, and if you own it forever, who cares about stock. I think the helmet color would look great on the bike.
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GateKeeper
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It was reupholstered at a local place, he does bikes and cars and everything in between...
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SVSooke
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Yeah that would be a SS Supertrapp,my 85 750 has it's more common mild steel header/mid aluminum can system.
I did a couple of searches and could not find one (SS Supertrapp). Who sells them?Yeah that would be a SS Supertrapp,my 85 750 has it's more common mild steel header/mid aluminum can system.
SuperTrapp sold them; they are probably long gone out of production.
The best you could do a couple of years ago was to find a Hindle 4:2:1 for the 1st Gen GSXR 750; they are a very nice fit. The final closeout on those headers was about a year ago.
Look such a pipe, but you will be competing with the slabby guys so dont expect any rock bottom prices.
BUMMER!! My stock exhaust is mostly in good shape but has some nasty scratches on the right rear so I will want to replace it at some point.
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Scratcher09
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IMHO, it would look good painted like your helmet. I also happen to think that people who are worried about market value probably don't ride their bikes as much as people who just love their bikes. Do whatever you want and enjoy it.
Good point. I have only ridden this bike around the block because the back tire is so old you can't even read the code on it and the front fork seals leak badly. I don't know if I'll keep it for six months or 10 years. I will fix everything to make it a dependable ride over the winter but I like to paint and I can take off the bodywork pretty easily so here we are.
I decided to stay with the stock base color and added a layer of red pearl and a small amount of red candy to darken it just a bit and then added some of the reflective flake to the clear--maybe a tenth of what is in the helmet. I just painted the front fender so far because it is easy to repaint if I decide to change it. It is really stunning. Pictures are so disappointing. Both the stock color and the painted front fender look orange in the picture but they are really much more red and the pearl makes the fender glow and the touch of flake really glistens in the sun.
Did you clear over the decals? On my tank and side covers there is clear over the decals but not on the tailpiece--which looked bad before I peeled it for painting. How do you know if the decals will hold up to being cleared?