What colour?

[firefighter]

Ok so Iv'e got a ZZR and my uncle has offered me a free paint job as he hates the current one, all I have to do is rub it down and get it ready for paint.......but I have no idea which colour to go for.......

[Maverick]

If you want to try keep resale value then choose as close to an original ZZR colour as possible and get yourself a set of decals. immediate thought when someone sees a resprayed bike in an aftermarket colour or with no decals is "its been binned, and bad enough that it had to be patched up and resprayed"

[firefighter]

If you want to try keep resale value then choose as close to an original ZZR colour as possible and get yourself a set of decals. immediate thought when someone sees a resprayed bike in an aftermarket colour or with no decals is "its been binned, and bad enough that it had to be patched up and resprayed"

thanks for the concern but i'm not too worried about that, if theyr'e really that worried I can prove to them that my uncles a motorcycle restorer.

[disenfranchised]

.....my uncle has offered me a free pint job.......

A pint job eh?? Speights? Tui?

Seriously though, I reckon a nice custom blue would look great

[nodrog]

Black, Matt Black infact!

[megageoff76]

So you want to change the colour of your bike just because your uncle doesn't like it??

Who cares what your uncle thinks, so long as you like it...free paint job or not.

[imdying]

Don't rub it down, don't have him spray it. Brush paint it matt black... bad arse paintjob for a bad arse bike :yes: :punk:

[barty5]

Just out of interest what colour is at the moment????

[martybabe]

BLACK ! some of them kwakas do come a bit erm colourful eh.

[Mully]

Beige.

Beige is the NEW black

[firefighter]

So you want to change the colour of your bike just because your uncle doesn't like it??

Who cares what your uncle thinks, so long as you like it...free paint job or not.

oh no believe me I hate it too! It's a sparkly green european ugly as shit colour, with a glittery type look, trust me its bloody embarrassing! well I hate it, and I get a nice new paint job so I figure i'll get something I like........

[megageoff76]

well thats different then, lets see some pics of this monstrosity so we can point and laugh.

But seriously, it might help us imagine an appropriate paint scheme.

[firefighter]

ok i'll have a go at putting some on no promises with my technical abilities though!

[jim.cox]

two tone

Ferric oxide

and

Blackboard paint

Go for that genuine Rat Bike look :)

[Matt Bleck]

Matt Bleck!!!!!

[phoenixgtr]

I would say a nice metallic silver or a deep metallic blue

[PrincessBandit]

Bright pink with purple hippie flowers and peace signs.
Blue with silver detail.

[rainman]

Couldn't find the option for "anything but the colour it is now"... :)

[Bonez]

Red. Like a fire engine. Everyone knows red bikes go faster.

[2fst4u]

two tone. black and white or black and green. that would look mean.

eg, both side fairings white and top/rear black or sides black and top/rear green

[kiwifruit]

stock standard

[Headbanger]

Deep deep black with a hint of pearl, and metallic red highlight's.

[crash harry]

I said Blue - meaning that irridescent blue that the late ZZR1200s came out in. Either that or a nice gloss black. ZZRs look pretty good in the standard black - just resist the temptation to do the factory red-on-black thing, it looks really dated.

Or you could go badass and paint it in camo...

[munterk6]

I say a deep cheery red....mmmmmm :calm:

[Rogue]

I would say a nice metallic silver or a deep metallic blue

I would go with the metallic blue :rockon:

[GazzaRuney]

A nice subtle pale, but not too austentatious lavender maybe FFS!!!!!!!






98% of all Harleys ever made are still on the road. The other 2% have made it home !!!!

[The Stranger]

If you want to try keep resale value then choose as close to an original ZZR colour as possible and get yourself a set of decals. immediate thought when someone sees a resprayed bike in an aftermarket colour or with no decals is "its been binned, and bad enough that it had to be patched up and resprayed"

I doubt that it is a std Kawasaki colour as it stands is it?

[firefighter]

I doubt that it is a std Kawasaki colour as it stands is it?

nope, and i'd like to meet the person who chose the current colour scheme!

[The Stranger]

nope, and i'd like to meet the person who chose the current colour scheme!

They certainly need a whack round the ears. Your uncle is right.

[-df-]

Black, Matt Black infact!

Oh yes...thats the one.

Either that or a matt subaru WRC blue...seen that before...damn nice.

EDIT: This colour...
http://www.tunerzine.com/articles/203/images/_DSC9432.jpg

[skidz]

Black... nothing but black!!!

[SPman]

Pink is really good!

[chrisso]

Seeing as its FREE-- Get House of Kolor Pearl--- or Candy or some mad Airbrushing=== eg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4982/3985bfbe721b45f1b6bbd20by5.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5744/firegirltank1us3.jpg

[fireball]

black with a blue pearl through it and original decals

[pete376403]

Truck bed liner paint
http://www.levineautoparts.com/duptrucbedli.html

[Ripperjon]

I'd go for red over black. Black looks good in photos and at night and shit in the daylight.
Black and dark blue show up light polish scratches badly.
Deep Ferrari red would be pretty porno.
or this colour...

http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_352/blog88/5048349.jpg

[skidMark]

Ok so Iv'e got a ZZR and my uncle has offered me a free paint job as he hates the current one, all I have to do is rub it down and get it ready for paint.......but I have no idea which colour to go for.......


HA! It's the one the guy from The panel and paint shop on morrin road used to have...

Grattons panel n paint from memory.

Jesus havn't seen that bike in a long time.

Yes it was painted the wrong green :weep:

[brown13]

two tone

Ferric oxide

and

Blackboard paint

Go for that genuine Rat Bike look :)

I agree blackboard paint so you can change colour whenever you want with chalk!Airbrushing: just do a nice mural.