To paint or not....

[GIXser]

Ok,, im at a crossroad,, so im thinkin do i get a new bike, or simply paint mine, a freaky colour (like black) or to match me highlights---
now i know for resale, bla bla bla, ya wont get ya money back bla bla...etc etc..but its firken yella, and im getting sick of it, a new bike doesnt really offer me much apart thats its new" as far as power i dont think there is much point , i cant handle the power of the current one"
so i guess im asking for opinions--???!!!!!!

[justsomeguy]

Sell it - get big bro to find you a K6 750 and ride that.

Or sell it and buy another one in a colour you like.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Customize it

[Colapop]

$700 - $800 for a new paint job...? If ya don't like it and ya got the lolly, then ya may as well.

[N4CR]

Paint it.. I'll be getting mine done for the 2nd time in a few months fuckdarnit....

So much better knowing you have a once off. And a black gixxer isn't a once off. Neither is a black zxr250. But a 'black with faint suzuki style blue pearl and orange/silver stickers' is. :)

Or you could streetfighter it to be a real pro... Saves paint money.. spend it on gofast bits.

1k ish roughly for a good job that makes it stand out. Check out the black with copper pearl... looks nice man.

[GIXser]

a mate of mine did another of mine last year firken looked awesome real good job , so much so colemans bought it off me

[GIXser]

Sell it - get big bro to find you a K6 750 and ride that.

Or sell it and buy another one in a colour you like.

k6 750 is too slow----

[Clivoris]

Keep the yellow man. :yes: Yellow bikes are way fast. :blah:

[Zed]

Yeah paint the muther! It'll cost you much more to upgrade and "for what?" as you say.

Any 'manly' colour will do just fine! :cool:

[Zapf]

Use sign writing vinyl :) I can't make up my mind today at the shop... its like walking in a rainbow

[Colapop]

PM Crazefox (wellington) he may not be able to do the job for ya, but he should be able to give you the low down...


How about black with purple pearl overlay?

[justsomeguy]

Use sign writing vinyl :) I can't make up my mind today at the shop... its like walking in a rainbow

Yup second that - There's a KB'er here who works for a place called Attract Promotions http://www.attractpromotions.co.nz/

Apart from the girly bits they also do vinyl coverings which look exactly like a paint job.

Don't know the costs - you'll have to ask them.

[justsomeguy]

k6 750 is too slow----

Then buy this:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourers/auction-61521931.htm

[GIXser]

Then buy this:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourers/auction-61521931.htm

thats worse than yella""""

[justsomeguy]

thats worse than yella""""

Cover it in vinyl - any colour/graphics/design you want. Ride it around then take it off to reveal a brand spanking new paintjob underneath before selling.

I've seen the bike of the KB'er mentioned above - the finish is more matt than smooth but it looks pretty good for what you pay for it.

Also ask Zapf which vinyl shop he went to.

[Cajun]

okay there are some of us think that the customizing of bikes in nz is set to boom, eg repainting bikes(to us here you see a repainted bike you say its been crashed, over in states, that is maybe right only 1/2 the time), but also adding your own style, and identy to your bike might start happening more in this country.

This in a way is a good thing, in others not so good(wallet mostly),

Go look at www.tapeworks.com for different designs, and see what you can do, tapeworks can make up any design you want pretty much.

[dawnrazor]

Ok,, im at a crossroad,, so im thinkin do i get a new bike, or simply paint mine, a freaky colour (like black) or to match me highlights---
now i know for resale, bla bla bla, ya wont get ya money back bla bla...etc etc..but its firken yella, and im getting sick of it, a new bike doesnt really offer me much apart thats its new" as far as power i dont think there is much point , i cant handle the power of the current one"
so i guess im asking for opinions--???!!!!!!

Oddly enough I had a similiar train of thought recently, given that I need to get part of the fairing resprayed. I thought why not do the the whole bike matt black or somethign wild like pagan green. Came to the conclusion that I would do just that, if I planned on keeping the bike for some time, but to be honest the 750 or 1000 has me in its sights and its only a matter of time before I chop in the 600.

[The_Dover]

A kumandsukme and blonde HIGHLIGHTS?????

Now what kind of impression would that give people?? As for black with a purple helmet, wtf??

Do a Rizla rep or an Alstare. Never seen an Alstare 1000 on these shores.

Or paint it in Honda colours with all the decals and shit. And then scare people when they see a Honda moving so fast. Double take anyone? Repsol Gixxer....

[Cajun]

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/4527/P1010050.jpg <- k3 in alstare corona colours
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/2124/PICT0725.jpg <- another

http://www.redracingparts.com/pictures/fz/SBS400.jpg <- buy the complete sticker kit from here

[The_Dover]

Ok, scrub that one. They look gash.

I reckon the Repsol Gixxer is a goer. Go and scare some Honda owning poofs.

[GIXser]

Ok, scrub that one. They look gash.

I reckon the Repsol Gixxer is a goer. Go and scare some Honda owning poofs.


Repsol Gix now there's a thought...............

[The_Dover]

Repsol Gix now there's a thought...............

See, I'm not just a pretty face, hot body and large penis.

I have brains too.

[placidfemme]

Yeah paint the muther! It'll cost you much more to upgrade and "for what?" as you say.

Any 'manly' colour will do just fine! :cool:

That matrix bike looks MEAN... I want it

[slowpoke]

Or paint it in Honda colours with all the decals and shit. And then scare people when they see a Honda moving so fast. Double take anyone? Repsol Gixxer....

Note to self: amongst other things Dover is a sneaky bastid!!!

Yeah, paint it man. Sooooo many boring factory paint schemes out there.
Lots of bikers go on about being a bit different and alternative to cagers but when it comes to repairing or painting bikes they wuss out bigtime.

[The_Dover]

I am, very very sneaky Sr.

[GIXser]

See, I'm not just a large penis

you stand corrected-- hehehehe:blip:

[crshbndct]

just make sure to take pictuers of it just before ad during painting, and you will not lose to much resale.

it just gives you proof that it hasnt been binned

[aff-man]

couple of cans of black and white and you can have a cow-mobile...

I still say gun0metal black or black with metal flake would look the business... SAw a pic of this frosted grey vtr1000 looked the business.

My favorite paint job is the blue/silver mv... was gonna gdo my CBR a similar scheme before I sold it. Even bought the paint and everything...