Painting the Spookster

[SARGE]

alright .. ive take the engine almost as far as i can with the old FJ.. its time for a tart-up..


ive got a client who is a REALLY talented painter and has offered me some wikked ideas...

im staying close to the original paint scheme (blue and white) but Aaron is talking about some of the new matte paint with some pearl shot through the base and matte clearcoat over re-designed decals


while Spooky is stripped .. i am going to be polishing the Alloy and giving it a coat of the matte clear also and stripping and coating the cases with some hi-temp...

also strip the trees and give them a good touch up


the seats (yes .. i have 2) will be given a sculpt and re-skin ( where, i dont know yet but i'm not gonna pay custom seat prices)


also .. gonna incorporate the design below somewhere into the paint scheme...

[AllanB]

hmm Matte paint. :crazy:

Cool on rat rods and old school bobbers, Monsters, Triples and there is a HD in satin black that look good.

But the FJ ...........:sweatdrop

I'd do some serious Internet image research this weekend.

[SARGE]

hmm Matte paint. :crazy:

Cool on rat rods and old school bobbers, Monsters, Triples and there is a HD in satin black that look good.

But the FJ ...........:sweatdrop

I'd do some serious Internet image research this weekend.

dunno man .. he showed me some nice bits he's painted in it ..looks better than the Kwaka Matte from the factory .. he's rolling FJ Blue Pearl over a candy black to give it a bit of depth and candy white over a silver pearl to make the white 'pop' a bit and running matting clear over it ... ive seen some panels he prepped up for me and it looks awesome .. almost a velour- look to it


still havnt green lighted anything so im open to suggestions

[98tls]

dunno man .. he showed me some nice bits he's painted in it ..looks better than the Kwaka Matte from the factory .. he's rolling FJ Blue Pearl over a candy black to give it a bit of depth and candy white over a silver pearl to make the white 'pop' a bit and running matting clear over it ... ive seen some panels he prepped up for me and it looks awesome .. almost a velour- look to it


still havnt green lighted anything so im open to suggestions Got any pics of said panels Sarge?Fwiw when done apply plenty of good quality clear plastic stuff(done properly you cant tell its on there)the lamb shit yellow or Y3G "Candy jade lime yellow" on my old TL is a bitch to match,after 10 years and a babillon kms its still primo,ive got the clear plastic everywhere,even forks,not a stone chip on em.

[SARGE]

Got any pics of said panels Sarge?Fwiw when done apply plenty of good quality clear plastic stuff(done properly you cant tell its on there)the lamb shit yellow or Y3G "Candy jade lime yellow" on my old TL is a bitch to match,after 10 years and a babillon kms its still primo,ive got the clear plastic everywhere,even forks,not a stone chip on em.

apparently, my painter mate says the clear matte he is using is rugged as a brick.. he whacked it with a spanner and it didnt chip so im not too horribly worried about it

[AllanB]

Yeah I'm a bit of a old fart with paint - expect it to shine!

Having said that below is a picture of a flat and gloss combo paint job that I really like - a combo design may work well on the FJ.

Check with your painter if you go flat then decide it's not for you, can it just be clear coated with a gloss to give full shine? I'm pretty sure it could be.

[SARGE]

Yeah I'm a bit of a old fart with paint - expect it to shine!

Having said that below is a picture of a flat and gloss combo paint job that I really like - a combo design may work well on the FJ.

Check with your painter if you go flat then decide it's not for you, can it just be clear coated with a gloss to give full shine? I'm pretty sure it could be.

yea ... he mentioned the mix of diamond gloss and matte but i think im leaning more to the full matte look..

[slowpoke]

Goodonya for even thinkin' about it Sarge. So many supposed motorcycling "rebels" just stick with OEM paint schemes, it'd be great to see sumthin' a bit more personal.

[SARGE]

Goodonya for even thinkin' about it Sarge. So many supposed motorcycling "rebels" just stick with OEM paint schemes, it'd be great to see sumthin' a bit more personal.

yea ... thought about going batshit on it ... full custom everything, but its a homage to the bike i think to keep it 'relatively' standard looking and updating it just a touch


they are after all a cult bike like the Vmax, the Z1000 and Katana .. be a shame to make it unrecognizable

[The Pastor]

Sounds like a brilliant idea, post up some good pics once its done!

[AllanB]

be a shame to make it unrecognizable


Ahem - do a Google for 'FJ1200 chopper" :shit:

[SARGE]

Sounds like a brilliant idea, post up some good pics once its done!

Thanks for the positive post RM..


i will keep a running memory card on the camera .. i think while its down might take the rims to him also and have him give them a coat or 2 ...

[SARGE]

Ahem - do a Google for 'FJ1200 chopper" :shit:

wow .. you just came within SECONDS of my Ignore list for that one


i need to go wash out my good eye now ..

[Subike]

Stainless brakes lines, polished fork brace, all visible screws, bolts, nutts changed to stainless, red plug leads.

Just a couple of thoughts for you to personalise your ride for a few dollars

[SPman]

Good to keep it to a vaguely standard sort of scheme - you don't want to give the game away TOO soon, to those unsuspecting squids you gaff, slice and feed through the mincer.........

Stainless brakes lines, polished fork brace, all visible screws, bolts, nutts changed to stainless, red plug leads.
Hey - it's an FJ, not an XJR.........

[SARGE]

Stainless brakes lines, polished fork brace, all visible screws, bolts, nutts changed to stainless, red plug leads.

Just a couple of thoughts for you to personalise your ride for a few dollars

brake lines done when the ABS "fell off".. fork brace i am going to wait on till i can get the forks sorted out (EXUP) .. never got into the stainless stuff .. maybe if they were black anodized Torx-head bolts...i can source anything like that through work anyway... i have a set of Taylor 10mm hi energy leads for it but havnt put them on yet


i've already "personalized" the engine ... :innocent::shit:

[SARGE]

Good to keep it to a vaguely standard sort of scheme - you don't want to give the game away TOO soon, to those unsuspecting squids you gaff, slice and feed through the mincer.........

Hey - it's an FJ, not an XJR.........

nothing like a 'sleeper'... big fat sports touring machine with a big fat gorrilla on it .. running deep into the 10's .... :gob:

[AllanB]

Wow - just had a read through your blog list of mods to your beast :love:- I now strongly recommend painting the entire bike in the same matte paint used on the stealth bombers - you'll need all the help you can get to avoid radar detection! :yes:

Fine work there.

If it's not too vulgar to ask, what kind of $ has gone into the engine?

[DMNTD]

Hey D...take a squizz at the satin "black" on the '09 R1's.
Comes up looking wicked man.
Oh...still shooting flames? :shifty:

[SARGE]

Wow - just had a read through your blog list of mods to your beast :love:- I now strongly recommend painting the entire bike in the same matte paint used on the stealth bombers - you'll need all the help you can get to avoid radar detection! :yes:

Fine work there.

If it's not too vulgar to ask, what kind of $ has gone into the engine?



gosh ... lost track of it really .. started right after a muppet cut a corner and went up my headlight while i was sitting at a light a few years ago and i found out that the go-fast bits were cheaper than the OEM.. im guessing about $NZ6k in parts.. $NZ15oo in machining.. did all the spannering myself.. might roll up to Frosty's place this morning and let Shaun tickle the Ohlins up a bit.. nice day for a ride :Punk:


Hey D...take a squizz at the satin "black" on the '09 R1's.
Comes up looking wicked man.
Oh...still shooting flames? :shifty:


yea .. might do the satin black on the ThunderAce but Spooky needs to stay Retro


only fires flames out when im running the Blue Voodoo Juice :)

[Swoop]

I've always thought the colour scheme looked nice. A simple blue/white does look good on most bikes! (the new Daytona 675 SE is a superb example).
Perhaps "lifting" the look with the pearl through the same paint layout/locations, and incorporate your graphics underneath the clearcoat?

Look forward to seeing the final result!

[SARGE]

I've always thought the colour scheme looked nice. A simple blue/white does look good on most bikes! (the new Daytona 675 SE is a superb example).
Perhaps "lifting" the look with the pearl through the same paint layout/locations, and incorporate your graphics underneath the clearcoat?

Look forward to seeing the final result!

the white on the FJ's already has a pearl shot through it .. with a matte clearcoat should look like polished quartz :love:

[FJRider]

Ahem - do a Google for 'FJ1200 chopper" :shit:

Small children and honda riders should never see a project before its finished... :innocent:

[AllanB]

Small children and honda riders should never see a project before its finished... :innocent:

he he he - it may turn out to be a stunner. The frame is indeed interesting.

[FJRider]

That is one word for it ...

[Owl]

the white on the FJ's already has a pearl shot through it .. with a matte clearcoat should look like polished quartz :love:

I'm sure it'll look mint!

One question though about the polished metal. Is your painter planning to use the same matte clear as the rest of the bike, or is he using specific metal clear coat?

[SARGE]

I'm sure it'll look mint!

One question though about the polished metal. Is your painter planning to use the same matte clear as the rest of the bike, or is he using specific metal clear coat?

havnt got that far yet .. he's having a tussle with his landlord so the paint may have to be on hold till he gets a new location...