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pyrocam
20th March 2005, 17:32
wooty. Ive joined the dot.com boom.
Im not too late am I?
anyway, until I get my php fixed Im running a frontpage site (euugh) with the good pic's from my latest 2 projects.
Building a gravity trolley (red bull trolley grand prix 2007) from scratch
Repainting my motorbike the cheap way.
building my server and content up to a reasonable website.
please feel free to have a look at it and report any stuff ups. its extremely minimal at the moment. Cheers
PS: Im looking for a 300+Mhz laptop for windows 2000 all offers considered
Jackrat
20th March 2005, 20:34
Have a look at what??
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 20:40
Have a look at what??
is it not working or are you just mocking my content lacking skills.
I am supreme lord chancellor of running sites without anything on them.
I spose I just dying for someone to comment on my bike repainting project. I did everything there this weekend
(ignore the cart stuff)
Skunk
20th March 2005, 20:56
He's talking about this (http://www.pyrocam.com/)
bugjuice
20th March 2005, 21:23
:doh: well done on the site tho.. :niceone:
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 21:30
thanks. I just got PHP up and running so Im setting up the site a bit and Ill update it. should be about 10 mins.
its gonna look much nicer. actually a wee bit like KB. im using xoops
Storm
20th March 2005, 21:41
The new paint job looks really good. Well done, thus far, looking forward to seeing the rest of it in that spunky colour :niceone:
Blakamin
20th March 2005, 21:47
ahhh... sorry to put a damper on the bike painting thing, but do you realise you have halved its value??? (if not more) :spudwhat:
use 800 (at least) wet and dry and rub back the primer before you add colour...(I could still see sand marks in your final coat)
Love the trolley BTW :niceone:
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 21:50
ahhh... sorry to put a damper on the bike painting thing, but do you realise you have halved its value??? (if not more) :spudwhat:
use 800 (at least) wet and dry and rub back the primer before you add colour...(I could still see sand marks in your final coat)
Love the trolley BTW :niceone:
:( halved value. thats a bit of a bugger. oh well. just hope it doesnt get repo'd or anything. :)
the halved value thing. Is that because its not a professional paint job? I hope I dont get in trouble. I have it on finance but its an unsecured loan IE the bike isnt the security so technically I should be fine right? :nervous:
I didnt intend to sell it anyway. much nicer to keep bikes I think.
Cheers on the trolley.
Blakamin
20th March 2005, 21:59
:( halved value. thats a bit of a bugger. oh well. just hope it doesnt get repo'd or anything. :)
the halved value thing. Is that because its not a professional paint job?
I didnt intend to sell it anyway. much nicer to keep bikes I think.
Cheers on the trolley.
Professional or not... in NZ, if its not an original colour, the bike aint worth poke.... just the way it is... questions pop up like "why, was it dropped?"... "what was wrong with it?" when I looked at trading my zeal, I went to a bike shop (or 3) and asked what they thought... "dont paint the faded bit or you wont sell it"... "better faded than resprayed" and more....
this got sweet FA as a trade-in coz it was a custom colour... and that was a professional pearl... [edit] image too big....
We dont have that many s/h bikes to make custom paint worthwile... I'll only ever buy original colours from now on... and I think most bikers here would agree... (correct me if I'm wrong)
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 22:07
Professional or not... in NZ, if its not an original colour, the bike aint worth poke.... just the way it is... questions pop up like "why, was it dropped?"... "what was wrong with it?" when I looked at trading my zeal, I went to a bike shop (or 3) and asked what they thought... "dont paint the faded bit or you wont sell it"... "better faded than resprayed" and more....
this got sweet FA as a trade-in coz it was a custom colour... and that was a professional pearl...http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=11440&pos=-1597
We dont have that many s/h bikes to make custom paint worthwile... I'll only ever buy original colours from now on... and I think most bikers here would agree... (correct me if I'm wrong)
:angry2: :brick: :thud: :crybaby: :cry: :mad: :bash: :angry: :Oops: and whatever other smilies might spring to mind.
I just hope my loan wont fuck with me.
not much I can do about it now really. whats done is done. I think I need to go and drink heaps more coke cos my suger high is wearing off.
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 22:12
well. actually I spose its good I learnt this on a $2000 bike not an $8000 bike
*edit. www.pyrocam.com is now running the php content manager all proper and pretty like.
avgas
20th March 2005, 22:19
i actually have to dissagree a little here - for me as a customer, colour original or not does not matter......its what colour it is.
I would pay same (if not more) for a paint job that looks good to one that is 'original'.
And, as for the sanding thing, you can go all the way down to 1200 grit wet/dry for a perfect finish.
Paintjob looks good bro - but try doin it for a bike that is scratched and plastic welded to crap....its most dissapointing, and not fun. Dont attempt without spritz and and good compressor. I did :brick:
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 22:26
i actually have to dissagree a little here - for me as a customer, colour original or not does not matter......its what colour it is.
I would pay same (if not more) for a paint job that looks good to one that is 'original'.
And, as for the sanding thing, you can go all the way down to 1200 grit wet/dry for a perfect finish.
Paintjob looks good bro - but try doin it for a bike that is scratched and plastic welded to crap....its most dissapointing, and not fun. Dont attempt without spritz and and good compressor. I did :brick:
thanks avgas. dont feel so utterly gutted now. I think the most important thing from here on in is to make it look as pro as possible. Ill keep updating as I go
Skunk
20th March 2005, 22:27
I wouldn't sweat it if you're keeping it for a while... And as it's not the security for the loan - who cares? Looks good.
PS I learnt about repainting bikes on an $8,000 ZXR... :confused:
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 22:33
I wouldn't sweat it if you're keeping it for a while... And as it's not the security for the loan - who cares? Looks good.
PS I learnt about repainting bikes on an $8,000 ZXR... :confused:
:P
Thanks guys. whats life if you dont make mistakes anyway!
I wish it wasnt sunday, I could go for a drink :apint: :2thumbsup
bugjuice
20th March 2005, 22:57
actually, on the respray thing, one of the first comments I get on my bike is 'whoa, nice respray...!', then after admiring the 'respray' and thanking them on their comments, I tell them is's factory stock..
I think if it looks good, it's not going to damage the value too much, but for some reason, it does knock off the price as usually it's repsrayed cos it's dropped.. But so many colours are coming out for bikes now, that if it has the right stickers on, then I bet some wouldn't even bother asking!
Stick some RGV stickers back on, make it 'look stock' altho it's not pink any more, and I'm sure it'll all be ok.. To be truthful, the person you'll probably be selling the RGV150 onto, are they going to be that bothered, or even know to ask?! Just stick the price like the rest at the time you sell up..
If it was something more renouwned and more expensive, then you'd loose money..
Jackrat
20th March 2005, 23:09
is it not working or are you just mocking my content lacking skills.
I am supreme lord chancellor of running sites without anything on them.
I spose I just dying for someone to comment on my bike repainting project. I did everything there this weekend
(ignore the cart stuff)
It wasn't working for me.
Followed the tread a bit,so got to see what your on about.
Looks pretty good for a first time to me. :niceone:
Big Dave
20th March 2005, 23:22
Custom paint halves the value?
I know some chopper builders who'll be gutted.
bd
pyrocam
20th March 2005, 23:39
actually, on the respray thing, one of the first comments I get on my bike is 'whoa, nice respray...!', then after admiring the 'respray' and thanking them on their comments, I tell them is's factory stock..
I think if it looks good, it's not going to damage the value too much, but for some reason, it does knock off the price as usually it's repsrayed cos it's dropped.. But so many colours are coming out for bikes now, that if it has the right stickers on, then I bet some wouldn't even bother asking!
Stick some RGV stickers back on, make it 'look stock' altho it's not pink any more, and I'm sure it'll all be ok.. To be truthful, the person you'll probably be selling the RGV150 onto, are they going to be that bothered, or even know to ask?! Just stick the price like the rest at the time you sell up..
If it was something more renouwned and more expensive, then you'd loose money..
Good point. It is an excellent "first bike" bike, noob wouldnt know to ask. I had to ask my guru brother what to look for/ask.
Ill just tell the truth and unless its a chick they would proberly be glad it was blue not pink. (maybe if was feeling a bit cocky I could use that as a feature and charge more :) "oh yeah a custom paint job really spruced up the bike dont you think? and all the really hardcore bikers know that blue goes faster than pink"
there was a thread a while ago about someone selling decal's for top brands. I _may_ consider a couple but definatly not as many as it had before. I really am not that hot on stickers. dislike those people who leave the features stickers on their TV forever. does everyone need to know that im riding a rgv150. I think not :)
Blakamin
21st March 2005, 07:22
Custom paint halves the value?
I know some chopper builders who'll be gutted.
bd
choppers are a *little different......
for starters, they dont have fairings... second... most are harleys and any twat will still pay top $$$ to own one :shake:
Not having a go pyrocam, just be aware if ya wanna trade it in ever....
I hope it comes up well :niceone:
Blakamin
21st March 2005, 07:34
i actually have to dissagree a little here - for me as a customer, colour original or not does not matter......its what colour it is.
I would pay same (if not more) for a paint job that looks good to one that is 'original'.
But you're different.... :shake:
Most buyers of anything below a 250 will be new to bikes... therefore they dont trust a custom paintjob due to the fact "what else isn't stock?"... "what is going to cost me money?" "is it painted coz its fucked?" "is the engine bodgey too??"
all legitimate questions too... I'd be suss if any bike I didnt know had been resprayed... specially if it wasn't a "pro" job....
Most learners take their bike to bike shops for servicing... they dont spend hours fucking with things like us nutters.... therefore, anything that might potentially cost them will put them off..
Didn't mean to scare you, Pyro, just be aware of the pitfalls...
like someone told me about my Duc, if I lived in england it would be worth about $200, just coz it doesn't get factory service....
coz I work on my own bike, and dont wanna pay thru the nose, I'd be screwed.... :brick:
Just part of learning I guess :spudwhat:
bungbung
21st March 2005, 09:38
I don't know about that Blakamin, newbies don't always realise that a nice paintjob might be a symptom of being crashed or bodged in some other way.
You only learn about these things a bit later on...
pyrocam
21st March 2005, 10:05
wow. what an awesome ride this morning. due to the hour delay, my bike started first time and I was more awake so I could pull off some more daring manouvers that ussually dont grace me first thing in the morning.
except.
when I got to work I noticed some 'imperfections' in the job that wernt there before. I think its going to be vital that I laquer the paint job before riding. its developed a little scratch already, proberly from a stone. :angry2:
crudmonger.
*edit.
well, actually. re the engine. it IS a bit bodgy.
im having ISSUES with it at the moment. I dont think Id feel comfortable selling it unless I knew it was not going to crap out on someone
see this thread
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=10088
inlinefour
21st March 2005, 10:11
Bike looks OK, just giving you a good reason to give it shit and run it into the ground in time for a bigger bike?
Well done on getting on the web, don't be offended but I will not be joining. One membership to KB is enough for me...
pyrocam
21st March 2005, 10:53
Bike looks OK, just giving you a good reason to give it shit and run it into the ground in time for a bigger bike?
Well done on getting on the web, don't be offended but I will not be joining. One membership to KB is enough for me...
Rofl, no its fine im not offended.
I dont think anyone would cos there is nothing there yet. Im still pondering but I am hoping to turn it into a 'project' style site. since I seem to be involved in them quite often, once I start building up content maybe people will start joining.
Ive got another 4 or so projects to document and upload first :)
inlinefour
21st March 2005, 11:04
Rofl, no its fine im not offended.
I dont think anyone would cos there is nothing there yet. Im still pondering but I am hoping to turn it into a 'project' style site. since I seem to be involved in them quite often, once I start building up content maybe people will start joining.
Ive got another 4 or so projects to document and upload first :)
I'll keep an eye on it...
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