Post your cutom paint jobs

[Guest]

Going to be repainting my tank in the near future, was thinking I might just do a simple two tone scheme like below (black instead of white to make the chromed Suzuki logo stand out):



Post up your custom paint jobs you've done (or had done) that you think are especially pleasing to the eye.

 

[glib]

IMG_1038 by Gary L, on Flickr

 

[Guest]

IMG_1038 by Gary L, on Flickr

That is awesome! I wish I had the talent to add artwork like that to my bikes, or the money to pay someone talented to do it.

 

[glib]

That is awesome! I wish I had the talent to add artwork like that to my bikes, or the money to pay someone talented to do it.

Thank you. The artwork takes some practice but the right techniques and use of stencils helps a lot. As for the finish, I've seen remarkable work done with simple aerosol "2K" clear which mixes the catalyst with the clear right in the can and gives about 2 hours of spray time before it solidifies in the can. Also have used a $14 spray gun from Harbor Freight to get a nice clear coat down. Practically disposable.

 

[Spyder]

I used the 2K clear on mine. Remarkable how well a rattle can can lay a coat out...

 

[NavyDad]

Not exactly custom, but nice use of the two tone idea I think.

 

[hillsy]

I went full retard two tone on my ZX9 fighter a few years back....

 

[Guest]

I like that. Awesome paint job!

 

[Steve]

I guess you could call them "custom" because they are non-stock, but here are the two that I have. :-k

OK, we still have one, but have sold the other. My son has sold his 650L, but it went to a friend, so we still see it regularly.
I guess I need to update my signature.

Son's (former) 650L:

And my wife's 850L:

It used to be Black and charcoal gray, was in pretty sad shape. Went with different colors, basically in the stock pattern.

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[storm 64]

I like your Green Kawasaki better than your Orange one. "No officer it wasn't him. The guy that wheelied pass me was on a green motorcycle"

This motorcycle is not mine, but it caught my attention enough for me to take its picture.

 

[Guest]

A TL1000 I work on every now and then. He had me recently remove all the fairings a gave the painter free rain on it. I was more than a little nervous putting a fresh painted bike back together. Especially something like that which would be a nightmare to touch up.

 

[jsandidge]

I really like it. Nice job.

Not exactly custom, but nice use of the two tone idea I think.

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[glib]

A TL1000 I work on every now and then. He had me recently remove all the fairings a gave the painter free rain on it. I was more than a little nervous putting a fresh painted bike back together. Especially something like that which would be a nightmare to touch up.

I don't blame you. That's a lot of nice work there. One good thing about freestyle artwork though is that you can cover mistakes with more artwork and usually make it look like it belongs.

 

[Guest]

Thank you. The artwork takes some practice but the right techniques and use of stencils helps a lot. As for the finish, I've seen remarkable work done with simple aerosol "2K" clear which mixes the catalyst with the clear right in the can and gives about 2 hours of spray time before it solidifies in the can. Also have used a $14 spray gun from Harbor Freight to get a nice clear coat down. Practically disposable.

I use that rattle can 2K clear as well. Not sure why, but mine was usable for almost 5 days afterwards!

 

[glib]

I use that rattle can 2K clear as well. Not sure why, but mine was usable for almost 5 days afterwards!

Wow. That's surprising but actually I've never used it myself--just seen the results and read the product details.

 

[Spyder]

I still have a half a can that is still liquid 6 years later. Haven't tried to spay anything with it, but didn't toss it because it didn't set up in the can. Curiosity keeps it in my cabinet. I will test it on something eventually...

 

[limeex2]

Here's my 01 Speed Triple in pearl florescent lime green. Hard to tell in the pic as it resembles the roulette green. It really pops in the sun. If you've never driven a Speed Triple you owe it to yourself...

 

[Burque73]

A couple of years ago I purchased an 81 850 advertised with this picture. I liked the color scheme.



The seller wanted $1100 for it, which I was ok with but it was only after I drove the 150 miles to see it that I got the real picture. At some point, years ago, it looked like the bike in the picture. Now it sat in a storage shed stripped of the air box, carbs, exhaust, head, brakes, and seat. All that stuff was in the accompanying boxes. I went ahead and bought it but for less than half of what he was asking. It was in pretty rough shape and ultimately I decided it was best as a parts bike.

 

[ddaniels]

Here is my rattle-can paint job of my FZ1 I used to have. Came out pretty good if I say so myself.

 

[ddaniels]

I really should have kept that bike. Dang it!