fresh paint
- agentpineapple
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fresh paint
as some of you may know, I took a detour during our trip to Devon , which left my bike looking slightly worse for wear.
on my return to London I spent a little time trying to find a bike painter in London, not an easy task. eventually my friend put me onto a guy called rob in Upminster, a little bit of a journey, I know it well as it's where I used to live before moving to Spain.
took a ride up to meet rob and show him the 2 panels that needed spraying. he seemed a nice chap. I left the panels with him and the single seat cowl so he could get a good colour match.
today I collected the panels, and i'm more than happy for the price I paid, he was honest a showed me a couple of imperfections in the paint. I applauded his honesty.
the yellow is a pretty good match with no faint area's, which can be an issue with pearlescent paint.
I also decided to change the colour of the headlight surround. not sure of the paint code. I just told him I wanted a very bright white. as I think it goes well against the yellow.
so here she is, all ready for an mot in the morning.
on my return to London I spent a little time trying to find a bike painter in London, not an easy task. eventually my friend put me onto a guy called rob in Upminster, a little bit of a journey, I know it well as it's where I used to live before moving to Spain.
took a ride up to meet rob and show him the 2 panels that needed spraying. he seemed a nice chap. I left the panels with him and the single seat cowl so he could get a good colour match.
today I collected the panels, and i'm more than happy for the price I paid, he was honest a showed me a couple of imperfections in the paint. I applauded his honesty.
the yellow is a pretty good match with no faint area's, which can be an issue with pearlescent paint.
I also decided to change the colour of the headlight surround. not sure of the paint code. I just told him I wanted a very bright white. as I think it goes well against the yellow.
so here she is, all ready for an mot in the morning.
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Re: fresh paint
And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?
- Saintsman27
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That's an ace job ... Well done ...pray tell did he finish your
Front forks they look black...but maybe not.. Good luck :
Front forks they look black...but maybe not.. Good luck :
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Looking good Marty
Good job with the paintwork knowing how hard it is to get an half descent match with that yellow. I like the white headlamp surround
Good luck with the mot tomorrow,
Chris.
Good job with the paintwork knowing how hard it is to get an half descent match with that yellow. I like the white headlamp surround
Good luck with the mot tomorrow,
Chris.
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Looks a good job fella
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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Looks great. You must be pleased
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Wow that looks good and I too like the White headlight surround. Cant wait to see it in the flesh ready for inspection. The paintwork that is
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- agentpineapple
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I did the fork lowers myself, whilst the forks were apart and being repaired. the colour is darker than I would have liked, bmw graphite something or other. lets see how long it lasts, i'm happy with robs work, he's also sorting me out some touch up paint, as there's a few marks on the rest of the bike.Saintsman27 wrote:That's an ace job ... Well done ...pray tell did he finish your
Front forks they look black...but maybe not.. Good luck :
thanks for the kind comments, i'll just wait for mac to say something negative....
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- agentpineapple
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sorry dude, I didn't think you'd me in mid morning, i'll give you a shout next time buddy....bald_pig wrote:And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?
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6 week hols fella had august offagentpineapple wrote:sorry dude, I didn't think you'd me in mid morning, i'll give you a shout next time buddy....bald_pig wrote:And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?
- bigtwinthing
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looks Great Marty. always a smart looking Storm.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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Looking good marty. just try and stay outa fields from now on
the older i get,the faster i was
- agentpineapple
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sadly I never made it into the field, the bloody ditch was in the way.....fabiostar wrote:Looking good marty. just try and stay outa fields from now on
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That looks great Marty
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Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project