Flat Rat Paint Job

[schmedly]

Here is a pic of my 1982 GS 850 Limited. It has 34K miles and runs like a champ. I bought it two weeks ago and the paint was tired. I took the front fender off to paint it but then liked the way it looked and left it off. I slapped a fairing on and then I decided to paint the fairing too. I like the way it turned out, but then agin I am a little wacked. My friends say it looks like something out of Mad Max. Go ahead, tell me what you think! I'm asking for it.

[jwhelan65]

Not a big fan, but hey...everyones bike is somewhat unique to them.

[Nessism]

Flat black screams RATTLE CAN!

[tkent02]

Screams "I am lazy" too.

[schmedly]

Screams "I am lazy" too.

I asked for your opinion of the bike, not me. Obviously it was a quicky rattle can job, just for fun. It is just a cheapo bike that I had some fun with. Lighten up.

[piester]

dont listen to haters man. satin black is always a good choice. it doesnt scream lazy or rattle can. it doesnt scream at all. it wispers. its not flashy. i personally love satin black. and so what if its spraypaint? it just means you can experiment with it without losing out on a lot of money. i would suggest giving it a small buff job and see how you like it then. maybe a kind of semi gloss. but above all else be yourself.
LONG LIVE SATIN BLACK AND RATTLE CANS

[tkent02]

I asked for your opinion of the bike, not me. Obviously it was a quicky rattle can job, just for fun. It is just a cheapo bike that I had some fun with. Lighten up.

If you don't want to read opinions, don't ask for them.
That bike looks like crap.

[schmedly]

If you don't want to read opinions, don't ask for them.
That bike looks like crap.

Dude, try more fiber. It will make you nicer.

[hikermikem]

Go ahead, tell me what you think! I'm asking for it.

Perhaps you could adapt a hanger off the the seat rail to hold a roll of TP - it might compliment that crappy looking bike...

[jwhelan65]

Dude, try more fiber. It will make you nicer.

hmmm....does fiber make you happy? makes me nervous...

[will61310]

Looks like you missed a spot...

[tkent02]

Dude, try more fiber. It will make you nicer.

I'm nice enough. That's just an incredibly ugly bike.
Like you said, you were playing with spray cans. I really don't care if you want an ugly bike, that's up to you.
Ugly bikes are fine too, I have several.
But you did ask for opinions about how it looks.
In my opinion, it looks like crap.

[jwhelan65]

I'm nice enough. That's just an incredibly ugly bike.
Like you said, you were playing with spray cans. I really don't care if you want an ugly bike, that's up to you.
Ugly bikes are fine too, I have several.
But you did ask for opinions about how it looks.
In my opinion, it looks like crap.

funny how an opinion turns to the digestive tract...

[Nessism]

One mans trash is another ones treasure.

My next door neighbor is a young'ish Hispanic guy and he made a huge graffiti mural for his place. You couldn't pay me to put something like that in my place, but to him, and his friends, it's kool. Mural is still in the garage so I guess his wife wasn't down with it either but hey, just saying.

[gryyphyn]

dont listen to haters man. satin black is always a good choice. it doesnt scream lazy or rattle can. it doesnt scream at all. it wispers. its not flashy. i personally love satin black. and so what if its spraypaint? it just means you can experiment with it without losing out on a lot of money. i would suggest giving it a small buff job and see how you like it then. maybe a kind of semi gloss. but above all else be yourself.
LONG LIVE SATIN BLACK AND RATTLE CANS

I like satin black too. But I like it *even*. There's more patchiness there than on a quilt. Let's remember everyone: start the spray and *lead on to the surface*.

Aside from that the bike in mad max was charcoal, not satin, the pipes weren't painted and it was 3 years earlier. I know, it's in my garage. But hey, it's better than being chrome dipped...