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ok so i decided to paint the bike yesterday let me know what you think and give me an idea as to the rims keep them the color they are or change them and if i change them paint or powdercoat

Lookin good. I'd say paint the rims black. Another thing that would look good is if you took some nightshade and sprayed the taillight.

Yea Id say Black or Silver rims......... I added a decal kit to mine and it brought it to life for me!!!!

Go with silver or black on the rims. Depending on how much you want to spend I would o with powder coating.

Try and paint them the same color as the frame? Good paint job

before stripping the paint off of them

stripped

ready for painting

man those look pretty

getting ready to paint



the seat before it was recovered

naked seat

how it sits as of right now

looks good i like the black rims

You made a good choice with the black rims . Should look great when its all pieced back together.

thanks hopefully i'll have it fully painted by today still gotta get a new speedo cable and change to my new throttle cables and we are good to go

docrider wrote:thanks hopefully i'll have it fully painted by today still gotta get a new speedo cable and change to my new throttle cables and we are good to go

Doc,
Nice work, painting rims is always a problem unless you etch them first the paint is easily scratched and chipped . I always powder coat
Since the vote seams to be for black that will be a cheap deal @ the coaters as is white & silver (although the silver may not match the frame silver) as those 3 colours are the most used for bulk jobs & you can usually sweet talk the operator to put yours thro with a paying job

With that colour blue you need white detailing to pick it up and make it look great rather than just nice. You can see what I mean on:-

http://www.saltmine.org.uk/kgb/bluestreak.html

the "french blue" was rather uninteresting till I added the white and a darker blue stripe

ok you guys wanted pictures here they are it took a little while due to all the distractions but the bike is now painted and back together


getting the body parts ready






all painted and ready to go back on the bike




everything all painted up and put back together


















just to give you and idea of my work area

When you gettin that nightshade? Looks pretty good. I take it you're not gonna buff it at all? You know some blue pot calipers would look gorgeous on your bike!

megaloxana wrote:When you gettin that nightshade? Looks pretty good. I take it you're not gonna buff it at all? You know some blue pot calipers would look gorgeous on your bike!

picking up the nightshade tomorrow i had to have o'reillys order it for me, the plan is to get the r6 front brake setup when i can afford it

docrider wrote:

megaloxana wrote:When you gettin that nightshade? Looks pretty good. I take it you're not gonna buff it at all? You know some blue pot calipers would look gorgeous on your bike!

picking up the nightshade tomorrow i had to have o'reillys order it for me, the plan is to get the r6 front brake setup when i can afford it

I got some blue dot calipers off of a 97 YZF600 if you're interested. I won't be asking too much for them. I'll be listing them tonight. Keep your eye on the "for sale" section.

Damn you! I want your shop. Ill trade you.