The yellow storm, back from the dead
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:50 am
To put a long story short, I laid my Firestorm down, and even though I was getting the usual "Get rid of that bloody thing" from the family, I was determined to get it back on the road even though I broke my clavicle in the accident
The damage to the bike wasn't all that bad, and this is where being a mechanic came in handy! Many late nights after work, and weekends were poured into this project, but I think it was all worth it.
Since I was at it I installed a set of MCCT's, and got the whole bike resprayed (I was going to spray can the bad spots, but my colleague who is a painter talked me out of it)
I used Advanced Paints Y163P base and pearl, and I would say the results were very good! Not as much shine as I had hoped, but that may be due to application, so I'm not going to point fingers.
And whilst I was at it, I decided to get an OEM style set of decals from Ralf Haas in Germany. I can not recommend him enough, and I actually learned of him via this very forum! A very nice gentleman who went above and beyond to meet my needs and got them shipped to my door within a week or 2 of placing the order! (It was a while ago, so I'm not 100%, but it was quick anyway!) It was also very affordable compared to other sets I saw online.
Apologies for the essay, but I've wanted to make this post for a while, and I kept putting it off. Anyway, I'm rambling now. Enjoy your day/night, folks! And I hope these photos do the paint and decals justice!
The damage to the bike wasn't all that bad, and this is where being a mechanic came in handy! Many late nights after work, and weekends were poured into this project, but I think it was all worth it.
Since I was at it I installed a set of MCCT's, and got the whole bike resprayed (I was going to spray can the bad spots, but my colleague who is a painter talked me out of it)
I used Advanced Paints Y163P base and pearl, and I would say the results were very good! Not as much shine as I had hoped, but that may be due to application, so I'm not going to point fingers.
And whilst I was at it, I decided to get an OEM style set of decals from Ralf Haas in Germany. I can not recommend him enough, and I actually learned of him via this very forum! A very nice gentleman who went above and beyond to meet my needs and got them shipped to my door within a week or 2 of placing the order! (It was a while ago, so I'm not 100%, but it was quick anyway!) It was also very affordable compared to other sets I saw online.
Apologies for the essay, but I've wanted to make this post for a while, and I kept putting it off. Anyway, I'm rambling now. Enjoy your day/night, folks! And I hope these photos do the paint and decals justice!
, good to see it live again 