Painting the Spookster

[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 ...

[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 ....

[AllanB]

Wow - just had a read through your blog list of mods to your beast - 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!

Fine work there.

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

[DMNTD:Me]

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

[SARGE]

Wow - just had a read through your blog list of mods to your beast - 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!

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

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

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

[FJRider]

Ahem - do a Google for 'FJ1200 chopper"

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

[AllanB]

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

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

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...