SV hugger pics

**arj127** · 27th April 2008, 18:04

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

My fav colour "Cobalt Blue"

Is that what the colour is called, paint man didn't tell me the colour name. Although there are a few different shades of that colour from what i saw too.

Cheers

**Boob Johnson** · 27th April 2008, 18:10

Originally Posted by arj127

Is that what the colour is called, paint man didn't tell me the colour name. Although there are a few different shades of that colour from what i saw too.

Cheers

Yeah paint names are a lil crazy these days............"fu fu orange"...."ducks breath yellow" lol. But yeah seriously now it is Cobalt Blue. Has bucket loads of oyster & pearl in it to give it that deep shiny look. Suzi may have some other funky name for it

**Pumba** · 27th April 2008, 19:54

Looks good, it was always my intention to put the hugger on my SV but didnt get the chance. Even if I am not a fan of the baby blue colour (go the K6 Dark Blue) , the matching hugger and under tray really make a difference.

**arj127** · 27th April 2008, 20:18

yeah, suzuki don't offer many colour choices per year. But i prefer the light blue myself

**imdying** · 28th April 2008, 10:10

Looks great mate... I've a rear seat cover, grab rail replacement, and the fairing fillers, in black, if you feel like more painting

**vifferman** · 28th April 2008, 12:37

It looks very nice, and that's a lovely blue!

Originally Posted by arj127

I was supposed to actually spray a metallic silver base on first and then a blue tint over that, but the guy at Smits put the blue tint in with the silver to make it less hassle for me. I then sprayed 2k clear over it..

Yeah, my bike's the same - it's "Candy Tahitian Blue" or somesuch, and is very difficult to get right. I went to Smits a few months back to get some paint, ad two of the guys both had a go at mixing a pot of paint for me, but gave up. They were both pretty close, but like your bike, the original paint job was several coats, and in sunlight a one-pot paint can't match it perfectly. Originally, there's a black undercoat, a basecoat with silver and blue, then another coat with blue and purple, then clear top coats.
As it is, the bike's had some repair work done on it, and the various fairing parts are different shades of the same colour, as whoever resprayed it didn't do it properly, and some of the fairing pieces are black ABS whereas others are white.

One day, I'll have to have the whole bike resprayed, as every panel has scratches and chips.

Anyway - your SV looks very nice - well done!

**arj127** · 28th April 2008, 17:25

Originally Posted by imdying

Looks great mate... I've a rear seat cover, grab rail replacement, and the fairing fillers, in black, if you feel like more painting

What do you mean, are they for sale or do you need them sprayed for your bike. Have you had your bike resprayed. I wouldn't mind a rear seat cover actually.

**arj127** · 28th April 2008, 17:26

Cheers vifferman, i'm happy with the result.

**arj127** · 28th April 2008, 17:35

Originally Posted by vifferman

One day, I'll have to have the whole bike resprayed, as every panel has scratches and chips.

What bike have you got now? I had a VFR400 that i resprayed a while ago, came up mint. pics here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=61108

**imdying** · 28th April 2008, 18:38

Originally Posted by arj127

What do you mean, are they for sale or do you need them sprayed for your bike. Have you had your bike resprayed. I wouldn't mind a rear seat cover actually.

They're for sale (well, should be, I'm lazy...), along with a set of rear fairings and a taillight. My bike doesn't have much use for them these days.

**FkNAmerican** · 30th April 2008, 16:14

damn.....nice Sv-1000. Its a seriously underated bike here in the states. I think my brain would shut down trying to decide between that and an Fz-1.

Good work on the hugger. It does kinda complete the bike.